# Regional Deployments ## Environments * **Sandbox** is designed for experimentation and development. This environment should not be used for handling sensitive or important data. * **Live** is intended for use in production. Vaults handling sensitive data should be deployed here. Located in US. * **Live-EU-1** is intended for use in production. Vaults handling sensitive data should be deployed here. Located in Europe. * **Live-AP-1** is intended for use in production. Vaults handling sensitive data should be deployed here. Located in Asia-Pacific. ## Breakdown of Environments | Environment | Purpose | PCI Level 1 Environment | SLA / Uptime Guarantee | Traffic Introspection | Location | Price | | ----------- | --------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | | Sandbox | Testing and Debugging | No | No | Yes | US | Free | | Live | Production Data | Yes | Yes | No | US | Scalable Pricing Plans | | Live-EU-1 | Production Data | Yes | Yes | No | Europe | Scalable Pricing Plans | | Live-AP-1 | Production Data | Yes | Yes | No | Asia-Pacific | Scalable Pricing Plans | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.verygoodsecurity.com/vault/vaults.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.