--- title: empower® security and privacy information description: empower® Express security and authentication overview. empower® Express is hosted securely on Microsoft Azure. Microsoft Entra ID. --- [Skip to content](https://empower.express/knowledge/empower-security-and-privacy-overview#main-content) ![empower Express](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Empower%20Blue.png?width=200&height=54&name=Empower%20Blue.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](mailto:info@empower.express) [Contact us](mailto:info@empower.express) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [empower Express Knowledge Base](https://empower.express/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Troubleshooting & Technical information](https://empower.express/knowledge/troubleshooting-technical-information?hsLang=en) 3. [IT architecture & security information](https://empower.express/knowledge/troubleshooting-technical-information?hsLang=en#it-architecture-security-information) # empower® security and privacy information ## empower® Express information security details and authentication process #### Overview empower® Express is hosted securely on **Microsoft Azure** ([click here to learn more](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb)), and is managed by our development partner, **empower® GmbH**—a certified Microsoft Partner and the creators of the world’s most widely used PowerPoint content management solution, *empower®* ([learn more here](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/empower-express)). Our firm, **Right Aligned** ([more about us here](https://www.rightaligned.com)), serves as empower® GmbH’s design and deployment partner, responsible for pre-sales support, implementation, training, and ongoing content library administration for empower® Express clients. **Your  empower® Express contract is made between you (or your firm) and Right Aligned Limited.** ##### Authentication and Security User access to empower® Express is governed by the security protocols of **Microsoft Entra ID**. Before a user can access any part of the empower® Library, they must authenticate via Microsoft’s secure identity framework. The authentication process follows these steps: 1. The user provides a **Microsoft 365-compliant email address**. 2. Our admin team adds this email to our **Entra ID tenant**, which triggers a **verification email** inviting the user to log in. 3. Upon login, the user confirms their credentials via the **standard Microsoft sign-in dialogue**. - If multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled on the user’s Microsoft account, they are prompted to verify their identity using **Microsoft’s two-step process**, which includes: i. Downloading the **Microsoft Authenticator app** ii. Verifying via **push notification** or **a verification code** sent to their mobile device 4. Once authentication is successful, the user is granted **read-only access** to generic, non-sensitive content provided in our database. 5. For new client organizations, we create a dedicated group within **Microsoft Entra ID** and assign the appropriate users. 6. **Permissions** within empower® Express are managed at the folder level using either **Entra ID groups** or individual user access. As a best practice, we manage folder access via group assignments. 7. We then establish your company’s private folder structure with the following access rights: - **Editable folders** accessible only by your authorized users and our admins (for support purposes only): - A central folder to store complete presentations, slides, and PowerPoint content - An elements folder for individual slide components - A template folder for your corporate slide templates - **Read-only folders** containing shared, non-confidential resources (e.g. sample charts, tables, icons, flags, maps, etc.) ##### In Summary: - Your **empower® Express** environment is **logically siloed** from other organizations - **You control who adds, removes, edits, and can access your content**. - Access permissions can be **granted, modified, or revoked at any time** via **Microsoft Entra ID** - Administrative access is strictly limited to **three members of the empower Express team** and at most **two technical support team members at empower® GmbH** We would be happy to [**arrange a call**](https://empower.express/meetings/derrick-waylen/empower-express-intro?hsLang=en) to address any questions you may have regarding the security model or platform setup. #### Detailed information | [![download doc](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/download%20doc.png?width=67&height=68&name=download%20doc.png)](https://empower.express/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/empower%20Express%20-%20InfoSec%20Master%20Answers%20-%20Sep%202026.pdf?hsLang=en) | **empower® Express Information Security FAQs** This document is designed to answer most IT InfoSec type questions for a security review.  [Contact us](mailto:support@empower.express) if you need additional information | | --- | --- | | | | | [![download doc](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/download%20doc.png?width=67&height=68&name=download%20doc.png)](https://empower.express/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/Technical%20Infor%20(PPT).pdf?hsLang=en) | **empower® Express Full technical documentation** | | | | | ![download doc](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/download%20doc.png?width=67&height=68&name=download%20doc.png) | **empower® GmbH ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate (SCD000017IS)Nov 2026** The ISO27001 certificate controls the development, provisioning, and support of technologies for marketing and sales management. empower® fulfils the international standards. See empower® GmbH's website for more details:[https://www.empowersuite.com/en/about-us/security-at-empower](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/about-us/security-at-empower) | | | | | [![Microsoft logo](https://empower.express/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/Microsoft%20logo.svg)](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/about-us/microsoft-partnership) | **Certified Microsoft Partner** empower® is Office 365 certified and participates in the Microsoft Compatibility Lab, ensuring that our software is always compatible with the most recent MS Office updates. [https://www.empowersuite.com/en/about-us/microsoft-partnership](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/about-us/microsoft-partnership) | | | | | ![download doc](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/download%20doc.png?width=77&height=78&name=download%20doc.png) | **EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)** empower® allows customers the necessary flexibility to adapt services to their organizational needs in order to comply with local data protection legislation. We are fully GDPR compliant. [https://www.empowersuite.com/hubfs/Marketing/Website/pdf%20documents/General-DPA-empower.pdf](https://www.empowersuite.com/hubfs/Marketing/Website/pdf%20documents/General-DPA-empower.pdf) | | | | | [![Microsoft\_Azure](https://empower.express/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/Microsoft_Azure.svg)](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/trusted-cloud/) | **Microsoft Azure Cloud Solution** (If you have an empower® Express Full or Mac subscription, your data in the empower Library is stored in the Microsoft Azure Netherlands Data Centre empower® backend and web apps are hosted on Microsoft Azure Resources (Azure VMs, Azure SQL, AKS, etc.). Data is stored inside the Azure Platform (PaaS). Microsoft Azure is certified with ISO 27001 and PCI DSS among other. [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/trusted-cloud/](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/trusted-cloud/) | | | | | [![download doc](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/download%20doc.png?width=77&height=78&name=download%20doc.png)](https://empower.express/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/Penetration%20test.pdf?hsLang=en) | **empower® GmbH Security Penetration Executive Summary** | | | | | [![download doc](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/download%20doc.png?width=77&height=78&name=download%20doc.png)](https://empower.express/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/Cert%20professional%20indemnity.pdf?hsLang=en) | **Right Aligned/Hiscox – Public Indemnity Insurance Certificate 2026-27** | | | | | [![download doc](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/download%20doc.png?width=77&height=78&name=download%20doc.png)](https://empower.express/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/Cert%20Public%20Libability.pdf?hsLang=en) | **Right Aligned/Hiscox – Public Liability Insurance Certificate 2026-27** | | | | | [![download doc](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/download%20doc.png?width=77&height=78&name=download%20doc.png)](https://empower.express/hubfs/Technical%20Documentation/info%20sec/Ts%20and%20Cs.pdf?hsLang=en) | **empower® Express T&Cs** |   [![ICON Block meeting](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Icons/ICON%20Block%20%20meeting.png?width=20&height=20&name=ICON%20Block%20%20meeting.png)](https://empower.express/meetings/derrick-waylen/full-intro-demo?hsLang=en)[**Book a call or a meeting**](https://empower.express/meetings/derrick-waylen/full-intro-demo?hsLang=en) to learn how empower® Express can help you and arrange a demo **[![ICON Block email blue](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Icons/ICON%20Block%20email%20blue.png?width=20&height=20&name=ICON%20Block%20email%20blue.png)](mailto:support@empower.express)** [**Contact us**](mailto:support@empower.express) (support@empower.express) if you have any questions [**![ICON Block website Blue](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Icons/ICON%20Block%20website%20Blue.png?width=20&height=20&name=ICON%20Block%20website%20Blue.png)**](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/empower-express)[**Click here**](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/empower-express) to learn more and sign up for a free trial [![ICON Block tech support](https://empower.express/hs-fs/hubfs/Icons/ICON%20Block%20tech%20support.png?width=20&height=20&name=ICON%20Block%20tech%20support.png)](https://empower.express/meetings/derrick-waylen/technical-assistance?hsLang=en)  [**Click here**](https://empower.express/meetings/derrick-waylen/technical-assistance?hsLang=en) to book a call with our technical support team - [Before you get started](https://empower.express/knowledge/before-you-get-started?hsLang=en#main-content) - [What is empower® Express?](https://empower.express/knowledge/before-you-get-started?hsLang=en#what-is-empower-express) - [How can I try it?](https://empower.express/knowledge/before-you-get-started?hsLang=en#how-can-i-try-it) - [How much does it cost?](https://empower.express/knowledge/before-you-get-started?hsLang=en#how-much-does-it-cost) - [How can I buy it?](https://empower.express/knowledge/before-you-get-started?hsLang=en#how-can-i-buy-it) - [Set up options](https://empower.express/knowledge/before-you-get-started?hsLang=en#set-up-options) - [Integrating your brand and template](https://empower.express/knowledge/before-you-get-started?hsLang=en#integrating-your-brand-and-template) - [What training & support is included?](https://empower.express/knowledge/before-you-get-started?hsLang=en#what-training-support-is-included) - [Information Security / T&Cs](https://empower.express/knowledge/before-you-get-started?hsLang=en#information-security-tcs) - [empower® Express Full (PC)](https://empower.express/knowledge/empower-express-full-pc?hsLang=en#main-content) - [1. 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