If your within the EU then you would be wise to keep your hosting within the EU to remain protected by the Data Protection Act.

Otherwise, you could find your data going down the same road as it does with PayPal.

(Signup for paypal wih a brand new email address and dont use it for anything else to see how quickly they sell your details and you start getting spam)

US Hosting companies dont have any such data protection act that would be of any use to somebody in the UK, plus speed and access times are better if your in the same country as your hosting.

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