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GoodHire: what they publish

goodhire.com · Background screening · checked 2026-10-15

48/100DBand D

Rank 4 of 33 in Background screening, where the median is 13.

Public transparency score, not a product or security rating. Latest check: 2026-10-15. How the score works.

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Overview

5 days since the newest dated result, 5 since the oldest. 12 of 12 criteria have a measured result in the last 30 days. Failed checks and undated results are excluded.

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GoodHire

goodhire.com · Background screening

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
D 48of 100 Rank 4 of 33

Published commitments5 of 9 found

Measured behaviour1 of 3 found

Checked 2026-10-15. Every line links the page we found it on. A cross means we found nothing at the addresses we checked, not that the vendor has no such document. A transparency score, not a product rating.

Downloads include all checks, source URLs, dates and the snapshot ID for your procurement file. We do not issue badges.

The label is the whole measurement in one object: every criterion with its weight, the band, and the date. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.

Every line in it links the page we found the result on, or lists the addresses we checked. A cross means we found nothing there, not that GoodHire has no such document.

Where GoodHire sits in Background screening

  1. A0 0%
  2. B1 3%
  3. C1 3%
  4. D4 12%
  5. E6 18%
  6. F21 64%
33 vendors with a score; 3 more without a score because we could measure too little. Bands have fixed thresholds, see how the score works.

The band of GoodHire is marked. Vendors without a score are the ones where we could measure too few criteria to rank them – a gap on our side, counted separately.

What GoodHire states

The exact figures and names we read off the pages linked below, with the sentence they stand in. This is what they publish, not what we verified about their systems.

Gaps, heaviest first

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Data processing agreement (DPA)

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No data processing agreement found.

Checked 8 addresses on 2026-10-15.

Show the 8 addresses we checked
  1. https://goodhire.com/legal/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://goodhire.com/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://goodhire.com/legal/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://goodhire.com/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://goodhire.com/legal/data-processing-addendum – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://goodhire.com/legal/gdpr – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://goodhire.com/trust/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  8. https://goodhire.com/privacy/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Data processing agreement in Background screening: 2 of 33 companies

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Subprocessors: the published list

weight 3 of 3

No subprocessor list found.

Checked 7 addresses on 2026-10-15.

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://goodhire.com/legal/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://goodhire.com/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://goodhire.com/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://goodhire.com/legal/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://goodhire.com/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://goodhire.com/privacy/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://goodhire.com/legal/subprocessor-list – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Subprocessor list in Background screening: 2 of 33 companies

✗weight 2 of 3

Third-party requests seen on the first load, before any interaction.

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-15.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://goodhire.com/ – third-party requests before any interaction: 204-wfi-586.mktoresp.com, 821-oea-800.mktoweb.com, ad.doubleclick.net, bat.bing.com, cdn.amplitude.com, cdn.bizible.com, cdn.bizibly.com, cdn.cookielaw.org, cdn.jsdelivr.net, dev.visualwebsiteoptimizer.com, geolocation.onetrust.com, munchkin.marketo.net, region1.analytics.google.com, stats.g.doubleclick.net, www.google.com, www.google.de, www.googletagmanager.com

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Across the market: No third-party tracking before consent in Background screening: 2 of 35 companies

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Notice before subprocessors change

weight 2 of 3

No commitment to give notice before subprocessors change found.

Checked 8 addresses on 2026-10-15.

Show the 8 addresses we checked
  1. https://goodhire.com/legal/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://goodhire.com/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://goodhire.com/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://goodhire.com/legal/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://goodhire.com/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://goodhire.com/legal/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://goodhire.com/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  8. https://goodhire.com/legal/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Notice before subprocessors change in Background screening: 4 of 33 companies

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Uptime SLA with a figure

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No uptime figure found.

Checked 6 addresses on 2026-10-15.

Show the 6 addresses we checked
  1. https://goodhire.com/legal/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://goodhire.com/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://goodhire.com/legal/service-level-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://goodhire.com/trust/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://goodhire.com/uptime – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://goodhire.com/legal/uptime-sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Uptime SLA with a figure in Background screening: 0 of 33 companies

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security.txt (RFC 9116)

weight 1 of 3

No security.txt found.

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-15.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://goodhire.com/.well-known/security.txt – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: security.txt (RFC 9116) in Background screening: 3 of 33 companies

Evidence

The full source lists sit behind these two groups, so that the answer above stays readable.

Published, with a source 6
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Data location: where they say data is hosted

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The hosting location is stated on a public page.

  • Locations named next to the hosting wording United States. This does not establish the company’s headquarters.
    Show the exact wording

    Your information is stored on secure servers in the United States.

    Read at https://www.goodhire.com/privacy/

Source: https://www.goodhire.com/privacy/ · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Data location stated in Background screening: 11 of 33 companies

✓

Status page with incident history

weight 2 of 3

A public status page with incident history.

Source: https://checkrstatus.com/ · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Status page with history in Background screening: 9 of 33 companies

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Public pricing with figures

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Actual numbers on a public page.

Source: https://www.goodhire.com/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Public pricing in Background screening: 7 of 33 companies

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HTTPS enforced with HSTS

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HTTP redirects to HTTPS and the HSTS header is set.

  • HSTS max-age 31536000 seconds (365 days).
    Show the exact wording

    max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

    Read at https://goodhire.com/
  • HSTS options includeSubDomains, preload.
    Show the 2 exact wordings

    max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

    Read at https://goodhire.com/

    max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

    Read at https://goodhire.com/

Source: https://goodhire.com/ · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: HTTPS enforced with HSTS in Background screening: 24 of 35 companies

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Certifications named (SOC 2, ISO 27001)

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SOC 2 or ISO 27001 named on a public page.

  • Named on that page ISO/IEC 27001 (not counted: the sentence does not carry it). The sentence we kept does not carry this finding on its own, so it counts in no list and no figure.
    Show the exact wording

    ity Our infrastructure service providers, such as Amazon Web Services, have achieved SSAE 16 and/or ISO 27001 compliance and meet rigorous standards for protecting the networks and servers powering Go...

    Read at https://www.goodhire.com/security/

Source: https://www.goodhire.com/security/ · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Certifications named in Background screening: 14 of 33 companies

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Named privacy contact (DPO or privacy address)

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A data protection officer or a dedicated privacy address is named.

Source: https://www.goodhire.com/privacy/ · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Named privacy contact in Background screening: 9 of 33 companies

History

100 0 2026-10-08: 48 of 1002026-10-15: 48 of 100 2026-10-08 2026-10-15
Score over the last 2 runs we measured GoodHire in: 48 (2026-10-08), 48 (2026-10-15).

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GoodHire

6 found · 6 not found · 0 not measured across 12 public checks.

12 of 12 criteria have a measured result from the last 30 days. Oldest dated result: 2026-10-15.

Investigate 6 open evidence questions
  1. Data processing agreement

    Please share the current data processing agreement for the product and plan we are considering, including its annexes and signing process.

    Inspect this check
  2. Subprocessor list

    Which subprocessors apply to our product, what does each process, and in which countries? Please share the current list.

    Inspect this check
  3. Uptime SLA with a figure

    Which availability commitment applies to our plan? Please include the measurement window, exclusions and credit claim process.

    Inspect this check
  4. No third-party tracking before consent

    Which third-party requests occur before a visitor makes a choice, and for what purpose? Please distinguish the public website from the product.

    Inspect this check
  5. security.txt (RFC 9116)

    Where should we report a vulnerability, and what acknowledgement and follow-up process should we expect?

    Inspect this check
  6. Notice before subprocessors change

    How will you notify us before a subprocessor changes, with how much notice, and what response options apply to our contract?

    Inspect this check

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