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Most cloud storage leaves your files readable by the platform. Bigby is built differently.

Bigby encrypts your files in transit and at rest on UK infrastructure. We do not access, scan, or profit from what you store. If you have had your data exposed by platforms that treat it as a product, Bigby is designed around the opposite principle.

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When your data is stored with a platform that treats it as a product, you become the risk

The major cloud platforms store your files in a way that lets them read, scan, and act on the contents. That is not a side effect of how they work. It is the point. Your data funds features, trains AI, and in some cases gets handed to advertisers.

Bigby stores your files in encrypted form on UK infrastructure. We do not scan the contents, and we have no commercial incentive to. A smaller, independent service with a subscription business model is a fundamentally different relationship with your data than a platform where you are the product.

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What happens after your data is exposed

A breach does not end when the headlines stop. Here is what continues to put you at risk, and why where you store your files next matters.

The platform that lost your data is often still doing the same thing

A breach exposes a weakness, but the underlying practice, storing your data in a form the platform itself can read and act on, is usually left unchanged. Staying with the same provider often means facing the same exposure again.

Exposed data fuels phishing and fraud for years, not weeks

Names, emails, and file contents leaked in a breach get reused long after the story fades. Targeted phishing, identity fraud, and impersonation attempts tend to rise off the back of exactly the details a breach hands to attackers.

You rarely find out exactly what was taken

Breach notifications are usually vague about what data was actually exposed. That uncertainty makes it hard to know what to protect next, and it is often the moment people decide to move their most sensitive files somewhere they trust more.

The incentive that caused the breach doesn't go away afterwards

Many large breaches happen to platforms that store data in a readable form so they can scan it, monetise it, or build features from it. That same readability is what makes a breach so damaging, and the incentive to keep your data readable does not disappear once the dust settles.

How Bigby works

Unlike the major cloud platforms, Bigby does not scan, analyse, or profit from the files you store. Here is how that works.

01. Encrypted in transit and at rest

Your files are encrypted on the way to us and while they sit on our UK servers, so they are protected in transit and never stored as readable plain text. We hold the encryption keys, which is what allows features like editing documents in your browser to work.

02. No access to file contents

Bigby does not open, scan, or read the contents of what you store. We have no business reason to and our data processing terms prohibit it.

03. No AI training or secondary use

Your stored content is not used for AI training, advertising targeting, or any analysis of any kind. The subscription fee covers the cost of running the service. That is the entire arrangement.

04. UK data residency throughout

All data is stored on UK-based infrastructure under UK GDPR. In the event of any incident, your rights as a UK data subject apply without ambiguity. No overseas jurisdiction, no conflicting legal framework, no uncertainty about what you are owed.

Frequently asked questions

Encrypted data. Files are stored in encrypted form, so an attacker who gained access to our file storage would encounter encrypted data rather than readable files. We separate file storage from key management. That said, Bigby uses server-side encryption rather than end-to-end encryption, which means the service holds encryption keys. For users with very high security requirements, Bigby should be considered alongside other security measures.

For day-to-day use the difference is minimal. You upload, access, and share files as you would with any cloud storage service. The encryption happens in the background without affecting how you work with your files.

It is never too late to improve your storage security going forward. Switching to a storage service that does not scan or mine your data does not undo a past breach, but it does mean that files you store from this point are handled differently. Moving your most sensitive files to Bigby is a practical step you can take now.

Given that files are encrypted in transit and at rest, a breach of our file storage infrastructure would encounter encrypted data rather than plain text. We follow UK GDPR requirements for breach notification, including notifying the ICO within 72 hours where required, and notifying affected users where the law requires it.

Bigby provides standard account recovery options. If you forget your password, you can reset it via your registered email address. Unlike end-to-end encrypted services, you are not at risk of being permanently locked out of your files due to a lost local key. If you need help recovering access, our support team can assist.

Plans start at £3.99 per month for 100 GB on annual billing. There is no free tier, no advertising, and no data monetisation. The Office plan adds document and spreadsheet collaboration from £5.99 per month. Additional storage can be added to any plan for £1.49 per month per 100 GB. Monthly billing is available on every plan, and paying for a year up front gets you two months free. Full pricing is at bigby.cloud/drive/#pricing.

Storage with no commercial reason to read, scan, or share what you store

Encrypted, UK-based cloud storage from £3.99 per month. Built for people who have already seen what happens when a platform treats their data as a product.

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