The “sovereign storage” market is dominated by European providers like Proton. Swiss law is better than no protection, but it is still foreign jurisdiction, foreign hardware, and foreign hands. RigidVault is American sovereign storage — Michigan hardware, Michigan law, American ownership, no foreign beneficial interest.
Proton, Tresorit, and several other European “sovereign” storage providers market themselves as privacy-first alternatives to Google and AWS. They are genuinely more private than Big Tech. But they are not American sovereign storage — and for American users, families, businesses, and defense-adjacent organizations, that distinction matters.
Your data lives on physical, RAID-redundant hardware in Clinton Township, Michigan. Owned by a Michigan LLC. Operated by Americans. Governed by Michigan and US federal law. Inspectable by you in person if you want to. Subject to American legal recourse if anything goes wrong. No foreign beneficial ownership. No foreign jurisdiction. No MLAT ambiguity.
This is what sovereignty means when it is not a marketing term.
| Provider | Hardware Location | Governing Law | American Ownership | Inspectable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RigidVault | Clinton Township, MI | Michigan / US Federal | ✓ Yes | ✓ In person |
| Proton Drive | Switzerland | Swiss Law + MLAT | ✗ Foreign | ✗ No |
| AWS GovCloud | US (multiple states) | US Federal | ○ Partial | ✗ No |
| Google Drive | Multiple countries | Delaware / CA / foreign | ○ Mixed | ✗ No |
| Tresorit | Ireland / Switzerland | EU/Swiss Law | ✗ Foreign | ✗ No |
Start at $5/mo. Michigan hardware. No foreign jurisdiction. No foreign hands.