netfiles Send

Yes, netfiles Send meets the requirements of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for secure and confidential data exchange. Thanks to the use of managed file transfer (MFT), netfiles Send transmits data in encrypted form, provides robust access protection and enables every download to be reconstructed in full. In this way, key GDPR requirements such as confidentiality, integrity, the principle of specified purpose and technical/organizational measures are met reliably and consistently.

All data transmitted by netfiles and/or stored at its ISO-certified data centers in Germany is always AES-256-encrypted. This practice complies with the EU's strict data protection regulations (GDPR), while guarding data from the influence of and access by foreign government agencies or laws (such as the US CLOUD Act).

netfiles is certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO 22301:2019. C5 compliance pursuant to Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and compliance with the internationally recognized System and Organization Controls (SOC 2) standard have also been independently audited. netfiles Send thus meets the strictest requirements regarding security, data protection, compliance and data sovereignty.

Yes, netfiles Send is a filesharing service. Filesharing means sharing files between two or more parties, usually ad hoc (i.e. at short notice) and with a small group of recipients. netfiles Send enables files and folders to be shared securely in a professional context, with full compliance and in line with data protection laws – in a teamwork setting, for project communication, for customer communication or for data transfer between trusted partners. In addition, it facilitates the secure and efficient transfer of especially large or sensitive files. To this end, netfiles Send uses managed file transfer (MFT) technology.

MFT is a specialized solution for the automated, secure and transparent exchange of mission-critical data. By using established protocols such as SFTP, FTPS and HTTPS, it makes data transfer consistent, audit-proof and fully compliant. While the main benefits of filesharing in general are flexibility and ease of use, MFT adds clear guidelines and maximizes security. Companies use MFT above all in contexts where the confidentiality and security of transferred data must be guaranteed.

 For these reasons, it is important to distinguish between netfiles Send – a certified and legally compliant service for secure business filesharing and professional data transfer – and other, unsafe applications.

No, netfiles Send is not an e-mail program. It provides a secure, data protection-compliant business filesharing service. To do so, netfiles Send uses managed file transfer (MFT) as its technical basis and is a useful complement to e-mail programs. Via upload or download links, you can use netfiles Send to share files securely via e-mail without first having to store them in your e-mail inbox.

That is important, because e-mail attachments quickly run into constraints: There are size limits, they cannot be tracked and traced, and they often fail to meet companies' own compliance specifications. In other words, netfiles Send makes sense whenever large files and/or sensitive files need to be sent – including clearly defined rights and access management. Files are released for sending via an e-mail address: The recipient then receives an e-mail containing the link that is needed to access the data.