SOV-1 Strategic Sovereignty

Ownership, governance, and financing anchored in the European ecosystem; ability to sustain operations independently.

linkyard ag is a 100% Swiss-owned, owner-managed company headquartered in Bern, Switzerland. No non-European ownership, no external investor dependencies. Phonemos is developed, operated, and governed entirely within Switzerland. linkyard is an active participant in the Swiss and European technology ecosystem.

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SOV-2 Legal & Jurisdictional Sovereignty

Governed by European law; insulated from non-European extraterritorial reach (e.g. US CLOUD Act, Chinese Cybersecurity Law); IP under European jurisdiction.

Phonemos operates exclusively under Swiss law (Federal Data Protection Act / nDSG, equivalent to GDPR). linkyard ag has no US parent, no US-listed entities, and no legal exposure to the US CLOUD Act or equivalent non-European extraterritorial instruments. All intellectual property is created and registered in Switzerland. Contracts are governed by Swiss law with jurisdiction in Bern.

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SOV-3 Data & AI Sovereignty

Customer control over data and cryptographic access; strict confinement of storage and processing to Europe; AI services developed and governed under European control.

All Phonemos Cloud data is stored and processed exclusively in Switzerland (Exoscale/cloudscale.ch infrastructure, Swiss data centres). Customer data is never transferred to non-European jurisdictions. Customers retain full control over their content. Audit logs provide visibility into data access. No AI training on customer data. AI features, where offered, are opt-in and scoped to European-hosted models.

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SOV-4 Operational Sovereignty

Ability to run, support, and migrate workloads independently; European-based operations and talent; no non-European vendor lock-in; full technical documentation available.

All engineering, operations, and support are performed by linkyard staff in Switzerland. Phonemos is available as both a managed cloud service and a self-hosted on-premises deployment, enabling customers to migrate or operate independently at any time. Full technical documentation is maintained in the Phonemos User Guide. No dependency on non-European operational resources or vendor access. In case of government customers, there is a special government license agreement under which source code is opened for non-commercial use including the possibility to create derivates of the product.

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SOV-5 Supply Chain Sovereignty

Geographic origin and transparency of hardware, firmware, and software supply chain; degree of reliance on non-European vendors.

Phonemos Cloud is hosted on cloudscale.ch and Exoscale (Swiss-European cloud infrastructure) operated by linkyard. The application stack is built primarily on selected open source components with European or globally distributed origins. Sub-processors are documented in the Sub-processor Policy. Hardware dependencies on non-European suppliers (e.g. commodity server hardware) represent the main residual supply chain exposure, consistent with the broader European cloud market.

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SOV-6 Technology Sovereignty

Open standards and APIs; open-source licensing; architectural transparency; no lock-in to foreign proprietary systems.

Phonemos exposes well-documented REST, GraphQL and MCP APIs enabling integration without proprietary lock-in. The platform is built on open web standards, open document formats and open source components. Phonemos is available under a dual-licensing model including a special noncommercial licence for public-sector use. Architectural documentation and data flow descriptions are published in this User Guide. Customers can export their complete data at any time in standard formats.

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SOV-7 Security & Compliance Sovereignty

European-recognised certifications; adherence to GDPR/NIS2/DORA; security operations under European jurisdiction; independent audit capability.

linkyard ag holds ISO 27001 (information security) and ISO 9001 (quality management) certifications. Phonemos is designed for compliance with nDSG (Swiss GDPR-equivalent), and aligns with NIS2 and DORA requirements relevant to its critical infrastructure customer base (banking, public administration, energy). Security operations, incident response, and vulnerability management are conducted exclusively by Swiss-based staff under Swiss law. Customers can commission independent audits.

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SOV-8 Environmental Sustainability

Energy-efficient infrastructure; circular economy practices; transparent carbon and sustainability reporting; renewable energy sourcing.

linkyard ag holds an ISO 14001 (environmental management) certification. Phonemos Cloud runs on cloudscale.ch and Exoscale infrastructure in Swiss data centres, which benefit from Switzerland's high share of hydropower and renewable energy in the national grid. linkyard does publish a formal sustainability report. We depend on a stable energy network.

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