Contracting party
The Terms of Service are an agreement with Manychat, Inc., a US company.
EU compliance setup · ManyChat
ManyChat, set up GDPR-compliant
ManyChat collects email addresses where people are already talking: in Instagram DMs, on Messenger, on WhatsApp. For Europe, an 'opted in' flag is not enough. The confirmation is missing, and so is the proof.
- Facts checked on 3 October 2026, each with its source.
- Fixed price € 890 for your whole stack, not per tool.
- Technical setup, not legal advice.
What we looked up for ManyChat
Hosting
According to its own security page, ManyChat stores all production data in AWS data centres in Frankfurt.
Sub-processors
The sub-processor list (effective 21 September 2026) names Amazon Web Services for hosting and storage with location USA, as well as the error-logging services Rollbar and Sentry. Frankfurt does not mean EU-only.
EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Manychat, Inc. is on the official list. Status on 3 October 2026: 'Active - Re-certification under Review', next recertification due on 25 August 2027.
Data processing agreement
The data processing addendum (effective 24 April 2025) forms an integral part of the Terms of Service. It names Rickert Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH as the representative in the EU.
Double opt-in
The help article on sending email describes no double opt-in. The 'Set Email Opt-In' setting in the data collection block marks the contact as opted in; ManyChat only suggests a confirmation email as an extra.
Proof of consent
ManyChat documents 'Opted-in for Email' (yes or no) and 'Subscribed' (date of sign-up) as system fields. Confirmation time, IP address or form wording are not listed there.
Email tool integrations
The help centre lists native integrations for Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, Kit, Mailchimp and Flodesk. beehiiv is not on the list and runs through Zapier, Make or the API.
Sender address
Without your own domain, ManyChat sends email from an address on ManyChat's domain. For your own domain, ManyChat generates DNS records that you add at your domain provider.
This page is not legal advice and we are not a law firm. We report what the vendor itself documents, with a date. Vendors change their terms; the linked source in its current version always prevails.
Where ManyChat setups snag in Europe
A flag is not proof
A yes in the 'Opted-in for Email' field does not show who typed the address or whether it belongs to that person. Article 7(1) GDPR requires that you can demonstrate consent. The confirmation therefore belongs in the connected email tool, with timestamp and source in the log.
A DM is not newsletter consent
Someone who messages you on Instagram wants a conversation, not your newsletter. An email address collected in a chat needs its own explicit consent before it enters a marketing sequence. Austria's § 174 TKG 2021 requires that consent beforehand, not afterwards.
How we set up ManyChat
Trace the address
We check where ManyChat sends the addresses: into a tool with a native integration, or through Zapier, Make or the API. That decides where the confirmation happens.
Build the confirmation
The address from the chat lands in the email tool as unconfirmed. Only the click in the confirmation email activates it, with a timestamp and 'ManyChat' as the source in the log.
Agreements and wording
Data processing agreements with ManyChat and the email tool, an entry in your records of processing, and a paragraph for the privacy notice that keeps chat and newsletter apart.
What people ask about ManyChat
Is ManyChat GDPR compliant?
No tool is compliant on its own; it depends on the setup. ManyChat provides the basics: hosting in Frankfurt, a data processing addendum in its terms and a listing under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. What is missing is built-in email double opt-in. That has to happen in the connected email tool.
Does ManyChat have double opt-in?
For email, ManyChat describes no built-in double opt-in. 'Set Email Opt-In' marks a contact as opted in, and ManyChat only suggests a confirmation email as an extra. For Austria and Germany we therefore build the confirmation in the email tool that ManyChat hands the address to.
How do I connect ManyChat to beehiiv?
beehiiv is not on ManyChat's list of native integrations. The route is Zapier, Make or the API. What matters is that beehiiv creates the new address with double opt-in and sends the confirmation email itself, otherwise the proof gets lost on the way.
Where does ManyChat store data?
According to its security page, in AWS data centres in Frankfurt. The listed sub-processors, including Amazon Web Services, have the location USA, though. A legal basis for transfers to the US is therefore still needed; ManyChat relies on the Data Privacy Framework.
There is usually more than one tool
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