FlashStart is a cloud DNS service for internet protection. It blocks malware, phishing and inappropriate content, and administrators can filter by category, user, device and schedule. The service also detects threats at DNS level and describes a global anycast network. It is delivered as a hosted service: organisations point their DNS to the provider rather than running a filtering server of their own.
The operator is Flashstart Group S.r.l., headquartered in Cesena, Italy, with subsidiaries established within the EU according to its privacy policy. The policy cites the GDPR, refers to data processing agreements with third parties, and mentions standard contractual clauses for transfers between group companies. It does not name the locations of its data centres, and it states that data may be shared with business partners outside the European Union. A European organisation can therefore choose an EU-established provider, but should ask for the hosting locations in writing. No self-hosted option is described on the vendor's public pages.