Descript security review: SOC 2, AI training & subprocessors

What Descript publishes about its security, privacy and use of your data, with a link to the page each fact came from. Checked October 10, 2026.

Transparency score
70/100
SOC 2
SOC 2 Type II
ISO 27001
Not mentioned
Trains AI on your data?
Not found
Subprocessors
List published
DPA
Not found

"Not found" means our reader didn't find it on the public pages it could read; the vendor may still publish it.

Does Descript train AI on your data?

Our reader didn't find a statement about training AI models on customer data on the Descript pages it could read. Descript may publish one elsewhere, for example in a help center, AI terms or a trust portal. Ask the vendor in writing and check its DPA and AI terms.

Certifications Descript claims

Certification or reportMentioned on
SOC 2 Type IIdescript.com

Privacy laws and frameworks mentioned: GDPR, CCPA/CPRA. These are laws the vendor says it follows, not certifications.

A certification on a website is a claim. For anything sensitive, ask Descript for the SOC 2 report or ISO certificate.

Descript subprocessors

Descript publishes its subprocessor list at descript.com/subprocessors, but it couldn't be read automatically. Open it directly.

Security features mentioned

SSO / SAMLMentioned
SCIM provisioningMentioned
Multi-factor authenticationMentioned
Encryption at restMentioned
Encryption in transitMentioned
Penetration testingNot found
Bug bounty / disclosure programNot found
Audit logsNot found
Data residencyNot found
security.txt contactNot found

Key documents

Trust / security centerdescript.com/security
Privacy policydescript.com/privacy
Subprocessor listdescript.com/subprocessors
Data processing agreement (DPA)Not found
AI policyNot found
Termsdescript.com/terms
Status pagestatus.descript.com

How this score is worked out

CheckPointsResult
Security or trust page15Yes
Certifications listed20Yes
Privacy policy10Yes
Subprocessor list15Yes
DPA available10No
AI training policy stated15No
security.txt contact5No
Status page10Yes

The score measures how much of a standard security review our reader could answer from Descript's public pages. It is not a rating of how secure Descript is, and a "No" can mean the document exists where our reader couldn't see it.

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Source: Descript's own public website (5 pages read on October 10, 2026). Stormap is not affiliated with Descript. Facts are what the vendor publishes about itself; certifications are claims, not verified audit reports. Something wrong or out of date? Pages are re-checked every two weeks.