About Archibou — Our mission and approach
Our story
In October 2015, floods in southern France destroyed cars, houses... and years of digitized memories. An external hard drive belonging to a family member had everything backed up, or so they thought. The water destroyed it all. Someone in my circle experienced a similar situation: their photos were stored on Samsung's cloud, until they unilaterally deleted the account and all photos. Archibou was born from this conviction: your photos and documents deserve better than a hard drive or a foreign giant. Even if your phone falls in water or your provider disappears, your precious memories stay safe. It's this data backup and protection expertise that we offer you.
OUR MISSION Making secure, sovereign cloud storage accessible to everyone
At Archibou, we believe your digital life belongs to you — not to big tech companies. Our mission is to provide a simple, secure, and truly sovereign cloud storage solution, hosted in France and built on open-source software.
WHAT WE DO A French cloud that respects your privacy
- Sovereign storage: Your files stay in France, under French jurisdiction. No US Cloud Act, no extraterritorial law can access your data without going through French courts.
- Sauvegarde photos automatique : Our mobile app automatically backs up all your photos and videos right after capture, without compression. A true sovereign alternative to big tech.
- Ethical technology: Built exclusively on open-source software (Nextcloud, Linux) — no proprietary lock-in, no hidden algorithms. You can verify everything we do.
- Ease of use: A simple, intuitive interface accessible to everyone, with automatic synchronization across all your devices.
OUR APPROACH Concrete choices for digital sovereignty
- Hosting: All data hosted in France at OVH. Physical control of our infrastructure, under French jurisdiction.
- Open source: 100% of our infrastructure relies on open-source solutions. No hidden black boxes, total transparency on how your data is managed.
- Support: A French-speaking team responsive to your needs. No offshore call center, no chatbots.
WHAT WE DON’T DO
- We don’t analyze your files for advertising purposes.
- We don’t sell your data.
- We don’t display advertising.
- We don’t use your data to train AI models.
OUR PARTNERS French and European partners
We work exclusively with French and European partners:
- OVH for server hosting
- Clever Cloud for infrastructure deployment and management
- Creem.io pour les paiements sécurisés
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