Tag: CloudSecurity

  • From Idea to Online Store: How Good Love Got Online

    From Idea to Online Store: How Good Love Got Online

    “I didn’t need something complicated — I just needed a place that felt like mine.”

    Learn how Good Love launched a simple, affordable online store using WordPress and WooCommerce — without complexity or per-sale fees.

    Good Love is a small, independent clothing project run by Elsie van Dam. She takes second-hand garments and gives them a new life through her own printed designs, releasing them in small drops every couple of months.

    For a while, everything lived on Instagram. But it needed a proper home.


    Keeping It Simple

    “Most platforms just felt like too much, or they took a cut of every sale, which didn’t make sense for how I work.”

    Elsie wasn’t trying to build a big e-commerce operation. She just needed somewhere clean and simple — a place to upload her drops, take orders, and move on so she can focus on her designs.


    Getting Set Up

    We set her up with a WordPress and WooCommerce store on Perch.

    Nothing fancy — just something that works and let’s her products shine.

    “I can manage everything myself, which was really important. It’s simple, but it does exactly what I need.”

    The result is goodlove.online — a straightforward shop where each piece can stand on its own.


    Real Support (Not Just Docs)

    “I got stuck once, I just emailed and got a real reply. That made a big difference.”

    No tickets, no digging through help centres — just actual help when it was needed.


    So She Can Focus on the Work

    “I don’t have to think about the technical side at all — I can just focus on designing and running my business.”

    That’s really the whole point.

    The shop runs in the background, and Elsie can just get on with making things.


    Something That Can Grow

    “It feels like something I can build on, not something I’ll outgrow straight away.”

    New drops every couple of months, and the store just keeps up.

    No replatforming. No messing.


    See It For Yourself

    Good Love is live and taking orders at goodlove.online. If you’re a maker, artist, or small business owner looking for the same kind of setup — a managed WordPress store on EU infrastructure, without the complexity — we’d love to help you build it.

    Get started with Perch →

  • U.S. Authorities Can Access European Cloud Data — Why This Matters

    U.S. Authorities Can Access European Cloud Data — Why This Matters

    A recent legal opinion reported by heise confirms a reality many European businesses overlook: U.S. authorities can access cloud data even when it is stored in Europe.

    The key factor isn’t where the data sits, but who controls the provider. Companies subject to U.S. law can be compelled to hand over data under laws like the CLOUD Act, regardless of server location.

    Why This Matters for GDPR

    GDPR aims to strictly limit access by third-country authorities. U.S. access laws can bypass European safeguards, creating compliance risks for businesses using U.S.-linked cloud services — including those advertising “EU data residency.”

    Why Perch Is Different

    Perch runs as a private, dedicated instance per customer, hosted in the EU and operated by a European company.

    That means:

    • No shared multi-tenant environment
    • No exposure to U.S. jurisdiction
    • Full legal and operational control under EU law

    Data sovereignty is about control, not just location.

    The Takeaway

    The heise report highlights a simple truth: European-hosted data is not automatically protected if the provider is subject to U.S. law.

    For organizations that value privacy and compliance, a private, EU-controlled collaboration platform like Perch offers a safer foundation.

    Link to heise report: https://www.heise.de/news/Gutachten-US-Behoerden-haben-weitreichenden-Zugriff-auf-europaeische-Cloud-Daten-11111043.html