---
title: "Email Cloud"
slug: "email-cloud"
abstract: "Introduction to the Email Cloud service referenced by Content Management and EXM Dispatch."
---
# Email Cloud

The Email Cloud service role is a web service that manages a customer’s interactions with the Sitecore MTA provider, SparkPost.

## Supported infrastructure

The Email Cloud role is a SaaS Cloud Service.

## References

![email-cloud.png](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/images/email-cloud.png)

The role is referenced by:

- [Content Management](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/content-management--cm-.html "Content Management (CM)")
- [EXM Dispatch](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/exm-dispatch.html "EXM Dispatch")

## Privacy and security

The Email Cloud role uses Sparkpost as a provider. For information about how personal data is handled, see [Sparkpost’s documentation](https://www.sparkpost.com/gdpr/).