Is Betterworks safe with your data?

Betterworks

Betterworks Systems, Inc.

72/100

Strong disclosure · high confidence

Betterworks earns an A (72/100) because it discloses its data practices clearly.

of 211 apps ranked

score · HR & recruiting avg 53

+19

vs category average

Grade scaleA · 70–100B · 60–69C · 48–59D · 35–47F · 0–34

Betterworks discloses privacy rights and retention limits but does not disclose model training practices on user inputs; the disclosed policy only governs third-party OpenAI's LLM service.

What Betterworks's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data

Silent on its own model training

The policy says nothing about whether Betterworks trains models on customer materials. No opt-out through account settings exists in the document.

No sale of personal data

The policy states plainly that Betterworks does not sell personal data.

D2 rights enumeration

Policy explicitly lists access, deletion, portability, correction, and opt-out rights with specific mechanisms

Security controls named specifically

The policy names encryption in transit via TLS, encryption at rest for sensitive data plus role-based access controls.

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: keeping user inputs out of model training
Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
Only partial: your ownership of generated outputs

Betterworks privacy rating

Training-data use1 of 4 disclosed

Keeps user inputs out of model training, or makes training opt-inSilent

Names a way to opt out of or into trainingDisclosed

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsPartial

Data-subject rights5 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatDisclosed

Grants a right to correct your dataDisclosed

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingDisclosed

Retention and deletion2 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataPartial

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestDisclosed

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsSilent

Commits to collecting only the data it needsDisclosed

Third-party sharing4 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withDisclosed

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementDisclosed

Does not sell or share data for advertising, or offers opt-outDisclosed

Names a safeguard for international data transfersDisclosed

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency2 of 4 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIPartial

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputNot applicable

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsDisclosed

Maps processing purposes to legal basesPartial

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children2 of 3 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathPartial

Limits the use of special-category dataDisclosed

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataDisclosed

Security and accountability2 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsDisclosed

Commits to breach notificationPartial

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: HR & recruiting
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-05-01
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-08-13

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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.