You’ve left the UK. Your data rights shouldn’t have to.
Bigby gives UK expats and overseas residents private, encrypted cloud storage on UK infrastructure. Your documents stay in the UK, under UK law, accessible from wherever you are in the world.
Living abroad does not mean your most important documents should be governed by someone else’s laws
Passports, birth certificates, financial records, property documents, tax returns, pension correspondence. The paperwork that anchors your life to the UK does not stop mattering when you move abroad. Where you store it does.
Most expats default to whatever cloud storage they were already using, often a US platform with US servers and US legal exposure. For documents with UK legal significance, that is worth reconsidering. Bigby stores your files in the UK, under UK GDPR, in encrypted form. Accessible from anywhere, protected by UK law, and managed by a service with no commercial reason to read or share them.
Why where your data lives matters when you live abroad
Cloud storage feels geography-free. It is not. The legal framework governing your data is determined by where the provider is based and where the servers are. For UK nationals abroad, that distinction has real consequences.
US jurisdiction over UK documents
Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive are US companies. Your files, including sensitive UK documents, sit on infrastructure subject to US law. The CLOUD Act gives US authorities a mechanism to compel access to data held by US companies regardless of where it is stored. For documents with UK legal significance, that exposure is worth understanding.
Your UK data rights follow UK law
UK GDPR gives you meaningful rights over how your personal data is stored and processed. Those rights are most straightforwardly enforceable when the provider storing your data is based in the UK and subject to UK law. Storing UK documents with a UK provider on UK infrastructure keeps the legal framework consistent with the documents themselves.
Sensitive documents need proper protection
Passport scans, financial statements, property deeds, and legal correspondence are exactly the kind of documents that cause serious harm if exposed. Standard cloud storage platforms scan what you store and build business models around that access. Bigby does not access the contents of what you store and has no commercial reason to do so.
A single secure home for everything UK-related
Living abroad often means managing a dispersed collection of important documents across email attachments, local drives, and various cloud services. Bigby gives you one encrypted, UK-based location for everything that matters, accessible from any device, in any country, without compromising on security or jurisdiction.
How Bigby works
Encryption at rest, UK infrastructure, and no business model built on your data
Unlike the major cloud platforms, Bigby does not scan, analyse, or profit from the files you store. Here is what that means for someone managing UK documents from overseas.
01. Encrypted at rest
Your files are encrypted on our UK servers. The data stored on our infrastructure is in encrypted form, which provides meaningful protection in the event of a storage breach and ensures your files are not sitting as readable plain text on any server.
02. Stored in the UK, under UK law
All data sits on UK-based infrastructure. UK GDPR applies regardless of where you access your files from. There is no transfer to US servers, no exposure to US jurisdiction, and no ambiguity about the legal framework governing your documents.
03. Accessible from anywhere
Bigby works on web and desktop. You can access your files from any country, on any device, without VPNs or workarounds. Access is fast and private regardless of where you are.
04. 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.
Frequently asked questions
Can I access my files from any country?
Yes. Bigby works on web and desktop from anywhere in the world. There are no geographic restrictions on access. The files themselves are stored in the UK and governed by UK law, but you can upload, access, and share them from any country on any device without restriction.
Is Bigby suitable for sharing documents with UK-based solicitors or accountants?
Yes. You can share specific files or folders with anyone. For expats managing UK property, estates, financial affairs, or legal matters from abroad, being able to share encrypted documents securely with UK-based advisers is one of the most practical uses of Bigby. Recipients access only what you have shared, and all files remain encrypted throughout.
Do I need a UK address or bank account to use Bigby?
No. Bigby is available to anyone regardless of where they are based. You do not need a UK address, UK bank account, or UK phone number to sign up. Payment is taken in GBP and billed annually, but the service is accessible from anywhere in the world.
What kinds of documents do expats typically store with Bigby?
Passport and identity documents, birth and marriage certificates, property deeds and tenancy agreements, UK tax records and HMRC correspondence, pension documents, bank statements, wills and power of attorney documents, and NHS and medical records. Anything with UK legal or financial significance that you need to be able to access and share securely from abroad.
How does Bigby handle storage for families spread across different countries?
The Group plan provides shared encrypted storage for three or more users from £4.99 per user per month. It is well suited to families managing shared documents across multiple locations and countries. Each member has their own access, shared folders can be set up for documents that need to be accessible to more than one person, and everything remains encrypted throughout.
How much does Bigby cost?
Plans start at £3.99 per month for 100 GB of encrypted storage, billed annually in GBP. For most expats storing documents rather than large media files, 100 GB is more than sufficient. The Office plan adds document and spreadsheet collaboration from £5.99 per month. Full pricing is at bigby.cloud/pricing.
Your UK documents, stored in the UK, accessible wherever you are
Private, encrypted, UK-based cloud storage from £3.99 per month. Built for people who need their most important documents to stay safe, legal, and accessible from anywhere.
Annual billing · All prices in GBP · UK data residency · GDPR compliant