Canonical Ltd. is a privately held company supporting computer software, based in London, England.
Summary from Wikipedia.
Publicly advertised compliance posture
As observed on September 8, 2026 on the organization’s public trust center.
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SOC 2
Independent CPA audit of controls for security, availability, and confidentiality.
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GDPR
Public claim of alignment with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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ISO 27001
International standard for an information security management system, certified by accredited bodies.
Compliance timeline
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2004
Company founded
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September 8, 2026
Posture last observed by Trust Index
Security & compliance hiring
Open roles on the organization’s public job board, a signal of active investment in security and compliance.
- Engineering Manager - Security Standards and Hardening
- Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Security
- Head of Security Operations
- Lead Data Governance Engineer
- Legal Counsel - Regulatory Compliance, Product and Privacy
- Linux Cryptography and Security Engineer
- Product Manager - Security
- Security Risk Management Specialist
- Security Software Engineer
- Senior Security Operations Engineer
- Staff Security Operations Engineer
- Ubuntu Security Engineer
Subprocessors
Third parties Canonical Ltd. discloses on its trust center. Linked entries have their own profile in the Trust Index.
75% chain trust: 3 of 4 disclosed subprocessors are themselves in the Trust Index.
- Salesforce Support portal
- Files.com Upload of large files for support case handling
- Google Workspace Joining meetings, emailing and document sharing
- Google Voice Calling Canonical - Support requests
About this data
The Trust Index reports only what organizations publicly advertise. A missing framework here means no public claim was observed as of September 8, 2026; it never means an organization is non-compliant. HIPAA entries reflect a public claim of compliance; no HIPAA certification exists. Corrections are welcome and verified against public evidence. Read the full methodology.
