PrivaSphere Secure Messaging is a platform from PrivaSphere AG of Zurich for confidential email and document exchange. Without installing hardware or software, you send messages and attachments in encrypted form; the recipient is authenticated, which prevents misrouting. The platform can be connected to common mail programs via POP and SMTP, has an Outlook add-in and a secure contact form. Variants such as Registered Secure email provide time stamps and delivery receipts, and an eGov variant is intended for communication with Swiss authorities and courts.
PrivaSphere AG is based in Switzerland and, according to its website, is majority owned by its management; no foreign parent company is stated. The vendor delivers its service from secure data centres in Switzerland. Switzerland is not an EU member but is an EFTA country with a European Commission adequacy decision. The privacy statement refers to the Swiss Data Protection Act. No self-hosting option is mentioned: the service runs as SaaS at the vendor.