What TikTok project focuses on storing European information locally?

TikTok’s project for storing European information locally was called Project Clover. It was presented as a broad European data-governance and security program, not simply as the name of a single data center.

TikTok outlined Project Clover in March 2023, promising a specially protected environment for European user data. Its main elements included storing European data in Europe by default, reducing transfers outside the region, limiting employee access, and adding independent oversight of data controls and flows. The plan was designed to address privacy and data-sovereignty concerns surrounding TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance.

The infrastructure included data centers in Europe. TikTok’s first Dublin facility became operational in 2023, while another Irish facility and a Norwegian facility were part of the wider rollout. The company also said the cybersecurity firm NCC Group would independently monitor and verify safeguards.

Project Clover should not be confused with Project Texas, a separate U.S.-focused proposal associated with American data security and Oracle. For the European localization effort, Project Clover is the specific and canonical name.