Is Personio safe with your data?

Personio

Personio SE

68/100

Good disclosure · medium confidence

Personio earns a B (68/100) because it discloses most of its data practices.

#16

of 211 apps ranked

score · HR & recruiting avg 54

+14

vs category average

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

Personio does not train on user inputs, limits data retention to 30 days post-termination, offers standard GDPR rights, but provides vague security controls and minimal change notification in its public privacy policy.

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

Training data

Policy is silent on whether user inputs train models , no opt-out or opt-in mechanism disclosed.

Data retention

30-day post-termination retention with customer deletion right explicitly stated in DPA section 10.2.

Breach notification

Commits to notify without undue delay per GDPR Article 33, with reference to legal standard.

Security controls

References generic 'Technical and Organisational Measures' (TOM) but names no specific controls (TLS, encryption, RBAC) or certifications (ISO 27001, SOC2).

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

Personio 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 trainingSilent

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsDisclosed

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 deletion1 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 needsSilent

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 accessSilent

Transparency3 of 4 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIDisclosed

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputNot applicable

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsDisclosed

Maps processing purposes to legal basesDisclosed

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeSilent

Sensitive data and children2 of 3 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathDisclosed

Limits the use of special-category dataSilent

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataDisclosed

Security and accountability2 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationDisclosed

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: HR & recruiting
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2025-10-01
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-07-08

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.