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kiteworks.com · Cloud storage · checked 2026-09-16

17/100FBand F

Rank 19 of 23 in Cloud storage, where the median is 26.

We measured 12 of 12 criteria for Kiteworks on 2026-09-16. We found 3 with a source and did not find 9 at the addresses we checked. That is a transparency score of 17 out of 100, band F.

Overview

1 day since the newest finding, 1 since the oldest. 12 of 12 criteria measured in the last 30 days.

Evidence freshness is a statement about our measurement and is kept apart from the transparency score, which is frozen at v1. How good our own measurement is.

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Kiteworks

kiteworks.com · Cloud storage

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
F 17of 100 Rank 19 of 23

Published commitments2 of 9 found

Measured behaviour1 of 3 found

Checked 2026-09-16. 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.

The evidence pack carries every criterion with its source, the addresses we checked, the date and the data snapshot id – the four things a procurement file needs and a screenshot loses. We do not issue badges: a badge is the first step towards a paid placement, and there is none here.

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 Kiteworks has no such document.

Where Kiteworks sits in Cloud storage

  1. A0 0%
  2. B0 0%
  3. C1 4%
  4. D3 13%
  5. E10 43%
  6. F9 39%
23 vendors with a score; 5 more without a score because we could measure too little. Bands have fixed thresholds, see how the score works.

The band of Kiteworks 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 they state

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

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No data processing agreement found.

Checked 8 addresses on 2026-09-16.

Show the 8 addresses we checked
  1. https://kiteworks.com/legal/dpa – Not the expected content type but "image/webp".
  2. https://kiteworks.com/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://kiteworks.com/legal/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://kiteworks.com/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://kiteworks.com/legal/data-processing-addendum – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://kiteworks.com/legal/gdpr – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  7. https://kiteworks.com/trust/dpa – Not the expected content type but "image/webp".
  8. https://kiteworks.com/privacy/dpa – Not the expected content type but "image/webp".

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Subprocessor list

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No subprocessor list found.

Checked 7 addresses on 2026-09-16.

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

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Data location stated

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No statement about data location found.

Checked 7 addresses on 2026-09-16.

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://kiteworks.com/security – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://kiteworks.com/trust – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://kiteworks.com/legal/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  4. https://kiteworks.com/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://kiteworks.com/privacy-policy – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  6. https://kiteworks.com/compliance – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://kiteworks.com/legal/privacy-policy – Not the expected content type but "image/jpeg".

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Status page with history

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No public status page found.

Checked 3 addresses on 2026-09-16.

Show the 3 addresses we checked
  1. https://status.kiteworks.com/ – The name "status.kiteworks.com" could not be resolved.
  2. https://kiteworks.com/status – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://kiteworks.com.statuspage.io/ – Could not be fetched: fetch failed.

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Public pricing

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No public pricing with figures found.

Checked 5 addresses on 2026-09-16.

Show the 5 addresses we checked
  1. https://kiteworks.com/pricing – reached and rendered, no match
  2. https://kiteworks.com/pricing/ – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  3. https://kiteworks.com/plans – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://kiteworks.com/en/pricing – Not the expected content type but "image/jpeg".
  5. https://kiteworks.com/pricing-plans – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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No third-party tracking before consent

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

Checked 1 address on 2026-09-16.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://kiteworks.com/ – third-party requests before any interaction: cdn-igcff.nitrocdn.com, fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com, to.getnitropack.com

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Notice before subprocessors change

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No commitment to give notice before subprocessors change found.

Checked 8 addresses on 2026-09-16.

Show the 8 addresses we checked
  1. https://kiteworks.com/legal/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://kiteworks.com/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://kiteworks.com/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://kiteworks.com/legal/dpa – Not the expected content type but "image/webp".
  5. https://kiteworks.com/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://kiteworks.com/legal/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://kiteworks.com/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  8. https://kiteworks.com/legal/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Uptime SLA with a figure

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No uptime figure found.

Checked 6 addresses on 2026-09-16.

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

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security.txt (RFC 9116)

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No security.txt found.

Checked 1 address on 2026-09-16.

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

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Evidence

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

Published, with a source 3
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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).
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    max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload, max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

    Read at https://kiteworks.com/
  • HSTS options includeSubDomains, preload.
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    max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload, max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

    Read at https://kiteworks.com/

    max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload, max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

    Read at https://kiteworks.com/

Source: https://kiteworks.com/ · checked 2026-09-16

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Certifications named

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SOC 2 or ISO 27001 named on a public page.

  • Named on that page BSI C5 (unclear from the sentence), Cyber Essentials (unclear from the sentence), FedRAMP (unclear from the sentence), HIPAA (unclear from the sentence), ISO/IEC 27001 (unclear from the sentence), PCI DSS (unclear from the sentence), SOC 2 (unclear from the sentence), TISAX (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 8 exact wordings

    rate Legal HR Department By Compliance Region APAC CPS 230 CPS 234 Essential Eight IRAP EMEA ADHICS BSI C5 Cyber Essentials Plus DORA EU AI Act EU Data Act EU Data Governance Act (DGA) EU-US Data Priv...

    Read at https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/security/secure-file-transfer/

    gal HR Department By Compliance Region APAC CPS 230 CPS 234 Essential Eight IRAP EMEA ADHICS BSI C5 Cyber Essentials Plus DORA EU AI Act EU Data Act EU Data Governance Act (DGA) EU-US Data Privacy Fra...

    Read at https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/security/secure-file-transfer/

    1, 27017, 27018 PCI DSS Regulatory Compliance SOC 2 North America Canada ITSG CJIS CMMC COPPA CPCSC FedRAMP FIPS HIPAA ITAR NIST 800-171 NIST CSF 2.0 NSA ZT Maturity for Data Pillars NYDFS US State Pr...

    Read at https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/security/secure-file-transfer/

    18 PCI DSS Regulatory Compliance SOC 2 North America Canada ITSG CJIS CMMC COPPA CPCSC FedRAMP FIPS HIPAA ITAR NIST 800-171 NIST CSF 2.0 NSA ZT Maturity for Data Pillars NYDFS US State Privacy Laws Re...

    Read at https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/security/secure-file-transfer/

    Saudi Arabia NDMO Standards Saudi NCA DCC Saudi PDPL TISAX® Global Data Sovereignty eDiscovery GxP ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 PCI DSS Regulatory Compliance SOC 2 North America Canada ITSG CJIS CMMC COPPA...

    Read at https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/security/secure-file-transfer/

    ards Saudi NCA DCC Saudi PDPL TISAX® Global Data Sovereignty eDiscovery GxP ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 PCI DSS Regulatory Compliance SOC 2 North America Canada ITSG CJIS CMMC COPPA CPCSC FedRAMP FIPS HIP...

    Read at https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/security/secure-file-transfer/

    TISAX® Global Data Sovereignty eDiscovery GxP ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 PCI DSS Regulatory Compliance SOC 2 North America Canada ITSG CJIS CMMC COPPA CPCSC FedRAMP FIPS HIPAA ITAR NIST 800-171 NIST CSF....

    Read at https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/security/secure-file-transfer/

    n Act NIS 2 Oman Circular E/1/2022 Qatar PDPPL Saudi Arabia NDMO Standards Saudi NCA DCC Saudi PDPL TISAX® Global Data Sovereignty eDiscovery GxP ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 PCI DSS Regulatory Compliance....

    Read at https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/security/secure-file-transfer/

Source: https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/security/secure-file-transfer/ · checked 2026-09-16

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Named privacy contact

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

Source: https://www.kiteworks.com/risk-compliance-glossary/privacy-and-electronic-communication-regulations/ · checked 2026-09-16

History

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