Hootsuite security review: SOC 2, AI training & subprocessors

What Hootsuite 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
95/100
SOC 2
SOC 2 Type II
ISO 27001
Claimed
Trains AI on your data?
Says no
Subprocessors
20 listed

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

Does Hootsuite train AI on your data?

Says it does not train AI on customer data

Hootsuite's own words (hootsuite.com/legal/privacy):

When connecting with Google Workspace APIs, we do not use your data to develop, improve, or train generalized AI and/or ML models.

Certifications Hootsuite claims

Certification or reportMentioned on
SOC 2 Type IItrustcenter.hootsuite.com
SOC 1hootsuite.com/legal/data-processing-addendum
SOC 3trustcenter.hootsuite.com
ISO/IEC 27001trustcenter.hootsuite.com
ISO/IEC 27017trustcenter.hootsuite.com
ISO/IEC 27018trustcenter.hootsuite.com
ISO/IEC 27701trustcenter.hootsuite.com
PCI DSShootsuite.com/legal/data-processing-addendum
FedRAMPtrustcenter.hootsuite.com
CSA STARtrustcenter.hootsuite.com
Cyber Essentialstrustcenter.hootsuite.com

Privacy laws and frameworks mentioned: GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. These are laws the vendor says it follows, not certifications.

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

Hootsuite subprocessors

Hootsuite lists 20 subprocessors on hootsuite.com/legal/subprocessor-list:

Security features mentioned

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

Key documents

Trust / security centertrustcenter.hootsuite.com
Privacy policyhootsuite.com/legal/privacy
Subprocessor listhootsuite.com/legal/subprocessor-list
Data processing agreement (DPA)hootsuite.com/legal/data-processing-addendum
AI policyNot found
TermsNot found
Status pagestatus.hootsuite.com

How this score is worked out

CheckPointsResult
Security or trust page15Yes
Certifications listed20Yes
Privacy policy10Yes
Subprocessor list15Yes
DPA available10Yes
AI training policy stated15Yes
security.txt contact5No
Status page10Yes

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

Check another vendor

Get the same profile for any vendor in seconds, or let your AI agent do it with Stormap's free MCP server.

Other Marketing & web vendors

ActiveCampaign · Ahrefs · BigCommerce · Buffer · Kit · Optimizely · Semrush · Shopify · Similarweb · Sprout Social · Squarespace · Unbounce

Source: Hootsuite's own public website (5 pages read on October 10, 2026). Stormap is not affiliated with Hootsuite. 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.