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Staffbase: what they publish

staffbase.com · Retail operations · checked 2026-10-21

30/100EBand E

Rank 15 of 47 in Retail operations, where the median is 17.

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Staffbase

staffbase.com · Retail operations

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
E 30of 100 Rank 15 of 47

Published commitments3 of 9 found

Measured behaviour1 of 3 found

Checked 2026-10-21. 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.

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Where Staffbase sits in Retail operations

  1. A0 0%
  2. B2 4%
  3. C4 9%
  4. D1 2%
  5. E12 26%
  6. F28 60%
47 vendors with a score; 4 more without a score because we could measure too little. Bands have fixed thresholds, see how the score works.

The band of Staffbase 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 Staffbase 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 2026-10-21.

Show the 8 addresses we checked
  1. https://staffbase.com/legal/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  2. https://staffbase.com/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://staffbase.com/legal/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  4. https://staffbase.com/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://staffbase.com/legal/data-processing-addendum – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  6. https://staffbase.com/legal/gdpr – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  7. https://staffbase.com/trust/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  8. https://staffbase.com/privacy/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Data processing agreement in Retail operations: 9 of 47 companies

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Subprocessors: the published list

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No subprocessor list found.

Checked 7 addresses on 2026-10-21.

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://staffbase.com/legal/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  2. https://staffbase.com/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://staffbase.com/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://staffbase.com/legal/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  5. https://staffbase.com/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://staffbase.com/privacy/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://staffbase.com/legal/subprocessor-list – reached, no match (HTTP 200)

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Across the market: Subprocessor list in Retail operations: 5 of 47 companies

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Status page with incident history

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No public status page found.

Checked 3 addresses on 2026-10-21.

Show the 3 addresses we checked
  1. https://status.staffbase.com/ – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  2. https://staffbase.com/status – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://staffbase.com.statuspage.io/ – Could not be fetched: fetch failed.

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Across the market: Status page with history in Retail operations: 7 of 48 companies

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Public pricing with figures

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No public pricing with figures found.

Checked 5 addresses on 2026-10-21.

Show the 5 addresses we checked
  1. https://staffbase.com/pricing – reached and rendered, no match
  2. https://staffbase.com/pricing/ – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  3. https://staffbase.com/plans – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://staffbase.com/en/pricing – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  5. https://staffbase.com/pricing-plans – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Public pricing in Retail operations: 15 of 48 companies

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

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-21.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://staffbase.com/ – third-party requests before any interaction: bat.bing.com, bat.bing.net, cdn-4.convertexperiments.com, cdn-cookieyes.com, directory.cookieyes.com, i.ytimg.com, j.nrich.ai, log.cookieyes.com, region1.google-analytics.com, tag.nrich.ai, www.googletagmanager.com

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Across the market: No third-party tracking before consent in Retail operations: 3 of 50 companies

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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 2026-10-21.

Show the 8 addresses we checked
  1. https://staffbase.com/legal/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  2. https://staffbase.com/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://staffbase.com/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://staffbase.com/legal/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  5. https://staffbase.com/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://staffbase.com/legal/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  7. https://staffbase.com/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  8. https://staffbase.com/legal/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 200)

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Across the market: Notice before subprocessors change in Retail operations: 6 of 47 companies

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Uptime SLA with a figure

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No uptime figure found.

Checked 6 addresses on 2026-10-21.

Show the 6 addresses we checked
  1. https://staffbase.com/legal/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  2. https://staffbase.com/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://staffbase.com/legal/service-level-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  4. https://staffbase.com/trust/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://staffbase.com/uptime – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://staffbase.com/legal/uptime-sla – reached, no match (HTTP 200)

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Across the market: Uptime SLA with a figure in Retail operations: 2 of 47 companies

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security.txt (RFC 9116)

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No security.txt found.

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-21.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://staffbase.com/.well-known/security.txt – reached, no match (HTTP 200)

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Across the market: security.txt (RFC 9116) in Retail operations: 5 of 48 companies

Evidence

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

Published, with a source 4
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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 European Union, Frankfurt, Germany, Oregon, United States, Virginia. This does not establish the company’s headquarters.
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    Staffbase Sub-Processors EU Hosting (Germany) The EU Staffbase servers are hosted by Microsoft Azure (Employee App/Intranet and Staffbase Email) and Ama

    Read at https://staffbase.com/security

    se Sub-Processors EU Hosting (Germany) The EU Staffbase servers are hosted by Microsoft Azure (Employee App/Intranet and Staffbase Email) and Amazon Web Services (Email Classic) in Frankfurt, Germany.

    Read at https://staffbase.com/security

    Staffbase Sub-Processors EU Hosting (Germany) The EU Staffbase servers are hosted by Microsoft Azure (Employee App/Intranet and Staffbase Email)

    Read at https://staffbase.com/security

    Hosting is at Azure’s secure facilities in Virginia, USA (Employee App/Intranet and Staffbase Email) and at AWS Oregon (Email Classic).

    Read at https://staffbase.com/security

    As a result, Staffbase customers can choose between EU hosting or US hosting for the services.

    Read at https://staffbase.com/security

    Hosting is at Azure’s secure facilities in Virginia, USA (Employee App/Intranet and Staffbase Email) and at AWS Oregon (Email Classic).

    Read at https://staffbase.com/security

Source: https://staffbase.com/security · checked 2026-10-21

Across the market: Data location stated in Retail operations: 11 of 48 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://staffbase.com/
  • HSTS options includeSubDomains, preload.
    Show the 2 exact wordings

    max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

    Read at https://staffbase.com/

    max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

    Read at https://staffbase.com/

Source: https://staffbase.com/ · checked 2026-10-21

Across the market: HTTPS enforced with HSTS in Retail operations: 38 of 51 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 HIPAA (not counted: the sentence does not carry it), ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 (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 3 exact wordings

    Read more Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Staffbase supports its customers with data protection requirements under the Health Insurance Port

    Read at https://staffbase.com/security

    The HIPAA requirements for a business associate are met through Staffbase’s ISO 27001 certification.

    Read at https://staffbase.com/security

    These facilities are compliant with ISO 27001 and SOC 2.

    Read at https://staffbase.com/security

Source: https://staffbase.com/security · checked 2026-10-21

Across the market: Certifications named in Retail operations: 16 of 47 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://staffbase.com/legal/privacy-policy · checked 2026-10-21

Across the market: Named privacy contact in Retail operations: 19 of 47 companies

History

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Staffbase

4 found · 8 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: 2026-10-21.

Investigate 8 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.

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  2. Subprocessor list

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

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  3. Status page with history

    Where can we review incident history for the service we will use, and how do we subscribe to incident updates?

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  4. Public pricing

    Please confirm the total cost for our seats and usage, including minimum commitments, add-ons, overages and renewal terms.

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  5. Uptime SLA with a figure

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

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  6. 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
  7. security.txt (RFC 9116)

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

    Inspect this check
  8. 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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