> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/data-security-documentation/onboard-and-configure/deployment-checklist/activation/supported-regions.md).
# Supported regions
Supported regions in which you want to host Cortex Data Security and any associated services. The following table lists the regions available to host Cortex Data Security and any associated Cortex services:
**Americas**
| Country | Description |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| US (United States) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of the United States. |
| Brazil (BR) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Brazil. |
| Canada (CA) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Canada. However, if you have a WildFire Canada cloud subscription, consider the following:
• You cannot send file submissions for bare-metal analysis.
• You will not be protected against macOS-borne zero-day threats. However, you will receive protection against other macOS malware in regular WildFire updates.
|
**EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, Africa)**
| Country | Description |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| France (FA) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of France. |
| Germany (DE) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Germany. |
| Israel (IL) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Israel. |
| Italy (IT) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Italy. |
| Netherlands (Europe) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Europe. |
| Poland (PL) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Poland. |
| Qatar (QT) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Qatar. |
| Saudi Arabia (SA) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Saudi Arabia. |
| South Africa (ZA) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of South Africa. |
| Spain (ES) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Spain. |
| Switzerland (CH) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Switzerland. |
| UK (United Kingdom) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of the United Kingdom. |
**JPAC (Asia-Pacific)**
| Country | Description |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Australia (AU) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Australia. |
| Delhi (DL) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Delhi. |
| India (IN) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of India. |
| Indonesia (ID) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Indonesia. |
| Japan (JP) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Japan. |
| Singapore (SG) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Singapore. |
| South Korea (KR) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of South Korea. |
| Taiwan (TW) | All Cortex Data Security logs and ingested data remain hosted within the boundaries of Taiwan. |
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