Hackerrank
- The policy says your content is not used for AI training.
- Your data is used for personalized ads, including by third-party ad companies.
- Data is shared only with the providers who run the service.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
Coding tests, face/webcam AI, a broad content license, ads cookies, and auto-renewing non-refundable plans.
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Collected
Account info, tests, job history, cookies, third-party candidate data, and sometimes your face.
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Privacy policy
“Facial Image (for Candidates only). Certain Candidate Features allow Employers to enable functionality that requires HackerRank to collect and process your facial image for the purpose of facial matching and detection.”
Training
They run the site, help employers hire, send marketing, and use ads cookies; they say they do not train AI on your personal data.
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“No Training on Your Data. We do not train any of our AI Feature models on your personal data, nor do we authorize our third party provides of any AI Features to train their models on your data.”
Sharing
Employers see your results; vendors, ads partners, affiliates, and integrated tools may also get data.
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“If you are a Candidate or User, we disclose your data (including Results) to the Employer applicable to your use of our Services.”
Kept
Community data until you cancel; candidate data as long as the employer’s contract allows.
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“If you are a User or Candidate, we will process your data for as long as permitted by our agreement with the Employer or as otherwise required by applicable law.”
Controls
Cookie settings and email privacy requests; candidates must ask the employer, not HackerRank.
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Privacy policy
“To exercise your rights in your data as a User or Candidate, please contact your respective Employer.”
Fine print
A lasting license on your content, as-is service, and auto-renewing non-refundable fees.
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What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Change cookie preferences and ad opt-outs
Cookie preference center; Your Ad Choices / Network Advertising Opt-Out links in the privacy policy
Request access or deletion (not as a candidate)
Email support@hackerrank.com with “Privacy” in the subject, or mail Interviewstreet, Inc., Attn: Privacy, 10080 N Wolfe Road, Cupertino, CA 95014
If you are a candidate, ask the employer about your data
Contact the Employer who invited you; HackerRank follows the Employer’s instructions
Cancel a paid subscription in your account
Cancellation feature within your Account, before the next Plan Cycle
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
They keep a lasting right to use what you post or submit, even to pass it to others.
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Terms of service
“you grant HackerRank a , nonexclusive, , fully paid up, , transferable right and license to use, process, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, modify, and display your Content”
For example, a coding solution you post could be reused or shown to others after you leave.
Non-personal content you submit can be used to train AI, including by others.
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Terms of service
“this license includes the right of HackerRank to use, and to permit third parties to use, your Content for the purpose of training, developing, or testing artificial intelligence, machine learning models, or similar models or technologies.”
For example, practice code that is not treated as personal data could go into model training.
If an employer turns on AI proctoring, your face, voice, and typing can be analyzed.
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Terms of service
“Your submissions, responses, and related data, including video, audio, images, potential biometric data (such as facial geometry, voice patterns, or keystroke dynamics), and behavioral data, may be collected, processed, analyzed, and evaluated using the AI Feature”
For example, a webcam during a timed test can capture your face for matching.
Paid plans keep charging until you cancel, and you usually do not get money back.
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Terms of service
“Except as required by applicable law or as expressly stated in these Terms, all fees applicable to your Plan or purchase (and applicable taxes) ("Fees") are non-refundable.”
For example, if you cancel mid-month, you keep access until the cycle ends but no refund.
If someone sues them because you broke the rules, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“You will , and the HackerRank Group from and against any and all loss, damages, suits, , costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) related to third-party claims arising from your violation of these Terms.”
For example, posting someone else’s code could lead to a claim you must cover.
They can shut off the service or your access without a promised warning.
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Terms of service
“HackerRank reserves the right to limit, deactivate, or terminate the Services at any time.”
For example, your community account could be turned off and you would need to email support.
They may get a profile of you from outside databases even if you never signed up as a candidate.
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Privacy policy
“These third parties have indicated that they may collect your data from internal data sharing networks and from outside sources such as open-sourced datasets, publicly available data, governmental records, and other proprietary sources they use.”
For example, an employer search might surface your name and work history from public records.
They say personal data from AI hiring features is not used to train those models.
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“We do not train any of our AI Feature models on your personal data, nor do we authorize our third party provides of any AI Features to train their models on your data.”
For example, your timed-test video should not be used to teach their detection model.
They say they do not sell your data or share it for cross-site ad targeting under California law.
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“HackerRank does not sell your information to third parties, nor do we share your information with third parties for any cross-context behavioral advertising purposes as defined by the .”
For example, they claim they will not sell a list of your identifiers to an ad broker.
Face capture for tests needs employer enablement and your consent.
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“We only collect and process your facial image if the Employer enables that functionality and you consent to that collection and processing.”
For example, you should see a consent step before a webcam identity check starts.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- personal data
- Any information that is about you or can be linked to you, from your name to your phone's ID. For example, your email, your IP address and the list of apps on your phone are all personal data.
- third parties
- Any company or person other than you and the app, such as advertisers, partners or analytics firms. For example, an analytics company that receives a record of every screen you tap is a third party.
- perpetual
- Lasting forever, with no end date. For example, a perpetual licence means the company can keep using your video years after you leave.
- royalty-free
- The company can use your content without ever paying you for it. For example, your photo can appear in the app's ads and you get nothing.
- sublicensable
- The company can pass its rights over your content on to other companies without asking you. For example, an app can let an advertiser or a partner reuse your video under the licence you gave.
- model training
- Using your content and conversations as examples to teach an AI system, which can then echo them in future answers. For example, a story you write in a chatbot may be studied by the company to make the next version of the bot.
- biometric
- Measurements of your body that identify you, like your face, fingerprint or voice. For example, a selfie used to unlock the app or a voice recording matched to you.
- indemnify
- You promise to pay the company's legal costs and losses if your use of the service gets it sued. For example, if you post a song you do not own and the label sues the app, you owe the app's lawyer bills.
- limitation of liability
- A cap on what the company will ever pay you if something goes wrong, often only what you paid in the last year. For example, if a leak of your data costs you thousands, the most you may get back is a month's subscription fee.
- sell or share
- Under California law, selling means passing your data to others for money or other value; sharing means passing it on for targeted ads. For example, letting an ad network use your browsing history in return for ad space counts as a sale.
- targeted advertising
- Ads chosen for you based on what you have done across other apps and websites, not just this one. For example, you look at shoes in one app and see shoe ads in a totally different app the next day.
- CCPA
- California's privacy law, which gives residents the right to see, delete and stop the sale of their data. For example, a Californian can ask the app to stop selling their data and it must comply.
How we got here · grade C · score 43/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 3 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect more than account and test content: cookies, IP, job and education history, characteristics, facial images, and third-party candidate databases.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
Candidate AI can collect face, voice, and keystroke data and share results with the employer. They say they do not train AI on personal data.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
They say they do not train AI Feature models on your personal data. The terms still let them train on other Content that is not personal data.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
Not stated in the documents.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
They use advertising cookies and networks and let partners associate site activity with other data, with some opt-outs.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they do not sell or share for cross-context ads, but they disclose data to employers, vendors, affiliates, and ad/marketing providers.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You own your content, but you grant a perpetual, sublicensable, transferable license that includes AI processing.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
Community data lasts until you cancel or as law allows; candidates follow the employer. Deletion is by email or the employer, not a stated in-app 30-day wipe.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
Not stated in the documents.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
Not stated in the documents.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
You must be 18, or 13+ with parental consent. They do not describe age checks beyond that statement. Privacy says they do not knowingly collect under 16.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The privacy policy is dated March 6, 2025. Privacy changes can take effect on posting; terms give notice and 30 days or continued use for material changes.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They may limit, deactivate, or terminate services at any time. You close an account by emailing support.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
Services are as-is, liability is capped at fees paid in 12 months or $100, and you must indemnify them for claims from your violations.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Subscriptions auto-renew. Fees are generally non-refundable. You cancel in the account before the next cycle. Price changes get 30 days’ notice.
The privacy policy is 4,577 words at a professional or legal expert level (Flesch reading ease 24.3); the terms are 4,575 words at a college graduate level.
