Health Data Hosting (HDS) and Zoho Creator
At Zoho Creator, we recognize the importance of Hébergeur de Données de Santé (HDS) certification for organizations hosting personal health data governed by French law. Issued under the French Public Health Code, the HDS certification establishes stringent security and operational requirements for hosting health data and enables healthcare organizations and service providers in France to entrust their data to certified hosting providers.
Zoho Creator is now HDS v2.0 certified for the applicable hosting activities. Our certification has been issued by an independent certification body accredited by COFRAC (French Accreditation Committee), and Zoho Creator is listed on the official Agence du Numérique en Santé (ANS) register of HDS-certified hosting providers.
By achieving HDS certification, Zoho Creator demonstrates compliance with the security, privacy, operational, and business continuity requirements applicable to hosting personal health data under French law. The certification provides customers with confidence that the platform implements the necessary controls for securely hosting and managing regulated health data.
Representation of Guarantees
To provide transparency regarding the scope of services covered by our HDS certification, Zoho Creator has published a Representation of Guarantees document. This document describes the hosting activities and services covered under the certification. For detailed information, visit our Representation of Guarantees doc.
Contractual Requirements
If you process or host personal health data governed by French law using Zoho Creator, an HDS Addendum must be executed in addition to the Zoho Creator Terms of Use.
To comply with the obligations set forth in the French Public Health Code and the HDS v2.0 certification requirements for hosting personal health data governed by French law, Zoho is prepared to enter into an addendum to the Zoho Creator Terms of Use (“HDS Addendum”).
You can request the HDS Addendum by completing the designated request form. Upon receiving your request, Zoho will provide the HDS Addendum for review and signature.
Note: Applicability of HDS certification for Zoho Creator is limited to EU DC i.e., you need to choose any country in the European region.