ChatSEO
GDPR CompliantFrench AI SEO assistant from GROW IT SASU in Cairon, connecting to Search Console, Analytics and DataForSEO to audit, write and publish SEO improvements, with EU-hosted data on Hetzner in Germany.
Subject to the US CLOUD Act: a US provider in this tool's processing chain can be compelled to disclose data it holds, including data stored in the EU. The vendor itself is European-owned.
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GDPR Compliance Data
Not independently verified| GDPR Status | GDPR Compliant |
| HQ Country | France |
| Ownership | European-owned |
| Foreign Disclosure Exposure | US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 |
| Data Hosting Location | European UnionSub-processor table: "Hetzner Online GmbH | Server hosting | All service data | Germany (EU)" (chatseo.app/privacy, read raw 2026-09-11). |
| EU Servers Available | |
| Data Processing Agreement | Not verified |
| Sub-processor List | View sub-processors |
| Schrems II Risk | Low Risk |
| SCCs in Place | |
| Last Verified | 11 September 2026 |
How we reached this
French legal entity: GROW IT, SASU registered in France, SIRET 984 879 932 00015, 3 impasse du parc, 14610 Cairon, France, confirmed in the DPA (chatseo.app/dpa) and named as operator in the Terms of Service (chatseo.app/terms), both read raw (curl, not WebFetch summary) 2026-09-11. Governed by French law, exclusive jurisdiction of the French courts. COMPLIANT: ChatSEO publishes a genuine Article 28 GDPR DPA at a stable URL, auto-applying via Terms of Service acceptance, and its privacy policy carries the most detailed sub-processor disclosure read in this directory to date — twelve named vendors each with purpose, data processed and location individually specified, rather than a generic list. Primary hosting: Hetzner Online GmbH, Germany (EU), for all service data. Two more named sub-processors are EU-based (Crisp IM SAS, France, for support chat; Firecrawl, self-hosted EU, for web scraping). The remaining nine (Anthropic, Voyage AI, Stripe Inc., Resend, Mixpanel Inc., Customer.io, Sentry, Google APIs, DataForSEO) are US companies. For those transfers the policy specifically cites 'Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, Adequacy decisions by the European Commission, Other lawful transfer mechanisms under the GDPR', hence sccInPlace true and schremsIIRisk LOW: the safeguard is named specifically against the actual recipient list, not asserted generically. extraterritorialExposure remains US_CLOUD_ACT despite the EU primary hosting, because the majority of named sub-processors are US companies handling real categories of data (AI analysis content, payment details, email/usage data), the same reasoning already applied to Vainu and Morningscore in this directory.
About ChatSEO
SEO Guidance From a Site's Actual Data, Not a Generic Checklist
ChatSEO's pitch is decision support rather than constant chat: it connects to a site's real Search Console, Analytics and DataForSEO data, then surfaces a prioritized, specific action plan rather than a generic audit checklist, and can execute directly (writing and publishing content) rather than only recommending.
What It Covers
- Research & analysis: keyword research, competitor analysis, backlink analysis
- Audit & tracking: technical SEO audit, local SEO
- Create & optimize: AI content writer, on-page SEO
- Data & integrations: Google Search Console, Google Analytics, MCP/API access so the assistant works directly inside Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor
Pricing
Free: 10 initial prompts then 3/day (max 40/month), no credit card. Starter €29-79/month (100-350 credits). Pro €49-99/month (200-450 credits, adds Google Analytics, 3 sites, 3-person team, API/MCP access). Ranker €79-129/month (400-650 credits, 10 sites, 5-person team, priority support). Enterprise custom. Annual billing saves 20%; unused credits roll over up to the monthly allocation.
The French Entity, and the Most Transparent Sub-Processor Table Read Here Yet
Operated by GROW IT, a SASU (a French single-shareholder simplified joint-stock company) registered in France, SIRET 984 879 932 00015, located at 3 impasse du parc, 14610 Cairon, France. Governed by French law, exclusive jurisdiction of the French courts.
ChatSEO publishes a genuine Article 28 GDPR Data Processing Agreement at a stable URL, automatically forming part of its Terms of Service. What sets this listing apart is the privacy policy's sub-processor table: twelve named vendors, each with its purpose, the data processed, and its location spelled out individually rather than a generic list. Primary hosting is Hetzner Online GmbH in Germany (EU) for all service data. Two more sub-processors are EU-based: Crisp IM SAS (support chat, France) and Firecrawl (web scraping, self-hosted in the EU). The remaining nine — Anthropic, Voyage AI, Stripe, Resend, Mixpanel, Customer.io, Sentry, Google APIs and DataForSEO — are US companies, and for transfers to them the policy cites "Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, Adequacy decisions by the European Commission, [and] Other lawful transfer mechanisms under the GDPR" specifically, not just in the abstract.
Because the majority of named sub-processors are US companies handling real categories of data (AI analysis content, payment details, email addresses, usage events), this listing still carries US_CLOUD_ACT exposure despite the EU-hosted primary database, the same shape as Vainu and Morningscore. The specificity of the disclosure, naming exactly which vendor touches what and where, is what earns this a LOW Schrems II risk rating rather than MEDIUM.
Where It Fits
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ChatSEO GDPR & data protection: common questions
Is ChatSEO GDPR compliant?
Yes. On the evidence we checked, ChatSEO meets the requirements European businesses usually need. ChatSEO is a European company headquartered in France, data is hosted within the European Union.
Where does ChatSEO store data?
ChatSEO states: "Sub-processor table: "Hetzner Online GmbH | Server hosting | All service data | Germany (EU)" (chatseo.app/privacy, read raw 2026-09-11).". Data is hosted within the European Union.
Does ChatSEO offer a Data Processing Agreement (DPA)?
We could not locate a published DPA for ChatSEO. That does not mean one is unavailable. Many vendors provide it on request or inside the account area rather than publishing it. Ask before you sign.
What a DPA has to cover →Is ChatSEO a European company?
Yes. ChatSEO is headquartered in France and, as far as we can establish, European-owned.
Is ChatSEO subject to the US CLOUD Act?
Indirectly. ChatSEO itself is European-owned and headquartered in France, so the company is not subject to US jurisdiction. The exposure runs through a US provider in its processing chain, a host, CDN or other sub-processor, which can be compelled to disclose data it holds even when that data sits on EU servers. That is a narrower exposure than a US-owned vendor, and the compliance notes above say which provider it is. Standard Contractual Clauses are in place for transfers, which is the required safeguard but does not override a lawful US order.
Schrems II compliance checklist →Who are ChatSEO's sub-processors?
ChatSEO publishes its sub-processor list at https://chatseo.app/sub-processors. Worth reading: a vendor hosting in the EU can still route data through non-EU sub-processors, which is where residency claims usually come apart.
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