Is BambooHR safe with your data?
BambooHR
BambooHR LLC
Partial disclosure · high confidence
BambooHR earns a C (56/100) because it discloses its data practices only in part.
Dealbreaker flag
- D1.1: BambooHR may collect, use, and disclose all such Performance Data for its business purposes (such as software use optimization, product marketing, industry benchmarking, training and improving AI offerings
#45
of 216 apps ranked
56
score · HR & recruiting avg 48
+8
vs category average
BambooHR documents a clear set of individual rights with a named request address and a thirty day download window after a subscription ends, but it reserves usage and performance data for training and improving its AI offerings without offering an opt-out, and it names no retention period for most data beyond a ten year floor on payroll records.
What BambooHR's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data
Training on usage data
The terms let BambooHR use operational and performance data from your use of the service for purposes that expressly include training and improving its AI offerings, and no opt-out is offered.
Rights and contacts
Access, correction, portability, deletion and objection rights are each named, with a dedicated individual rights email address and a Data Protection Officer contact.
Retention
Payroll information is generally kept for at least ten years from last interaction, and payroll data may be held seven years under the terms; other data is kept as long as necessary with no stated period.
After you leave
Customer data stays downloadable for thirty days after expiration or termination, after which BambooHR says it will delete it unless law requires otherwise.
What the policy is silent or vague on
- Not stated: keeping user inputs out of model training
- Not stated: a way to opt out of training
- Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
- Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
BambooHR privacy rating
Details
- Category
- HR & recruiting
- Modalities
- text
- Processes biometrics
- No
- Policy last updated
- 2025-09
- Region scored
- Global / US-default
- Last assessed
- 2026-10-13
Documents examined
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Each grade reflects our analysis of what an app states in its public privacy policy and terms as of the assessment date. It measures the transparency of those documents, not the company's actual data practices, security, or compliance. Grades are our opinion, offered for general information. Full disclaimer.