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> If you could only gain access with your password, you could consider your data safe.

You can't assume the negation.

If you can get access without your password then you have proven that law enforcement or the hosting company can to.

If you can't get access then you haven't proven anything. They may be securely storing your data end-to-end encrypted. Or they may just have a very strict account recovery process but the data is still on their servers in the clear.



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