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Spark Hire
Regulatory evidence
Spark Hire is the hiring software that combines a powerful ATS with our industry-leading video interviews and behavioral
Spark Hire against third-party requirements
For each regulation, how many of the requirements it places on your vendors Spark Hire’s public evidence reaches. Open one for every item with its date and source.
- GDPR60%3 evidence found2 no public evidence
- UK GDPR75%3 evidence found1 no public evidence
- DORA58%3 evidence found1 partial evidence2 no public evidence
- NIS267%2 evidence found1 no public evidence
- HIPAA33%1 evidence found2 no public evidence
- PCI DSS25%1 partial evidence1 no public evidence
- EU AI Act17%1 partial evidence2 no public evidence
- ISO 27001 Annex A63%2 evidence found1 partial evidence1 no public evidence
- SOC 2 CC9.275%1 evidence found1 partial evidence
Documents on the trust centre
What the vendor lists, typed; public items can be read now, the rest are available on request.
7 documents listed on Spark Hire’s trust centre
trust.sparkhire.com- Cyber insurance certificate
- Certificate of Insuranceon request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- Penetration test report
- Spark Hire Meet Penetration Test Attestation Letteron request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- Spark Hire Recruit Penetration Test Attestation Letter (Career Page)on request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- Spark Hire Recruit Penetration Test Attestation Letter (Recruiting API)on request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- Spark Hire Recruit Penetration Test Attestation Letter (Web Application)on request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- Security questionnaire (SIG, CAIQ, HECVAT)
- Spark Hire CAIQ 4.0.3on request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- SOC 2 report
- Spark Hire SOC 2 Type II Audit Reporton request · seen 21 Sep 2026
What the vendor says
Answers the vendor publishes to questions buyers ask, quoted with the link to where it says so.
Where data is hosted or processed
Where are Spark Hire's servers located?
“Spark Hire's infrastructure is hosted in Amazon Web Services data centers. Locations vary depending on the Spark Hire solution you're using, but Spark Hire's primary hosting locations include the United States, Ireland, Australia.”
Regions named: US, Ireland, Australiaas of 21 Sep 2026Source
Encryption
Does Spark Hire encrypt data at rest?
“Yes, Spark Hire encrypts data at rest using industry-standard AES-256 algorithm encryption utilizing Amazon EBS Encryption. Stored passwords and backup media are also encrypted.”
as of 21 Sep 2026Source
Encryption
Does Spark Hire encrypt data in transit?
“Yes, Spark Hire encrypts data in transit. Data in transit is encrypted using TLS v1.2 and TLS v1.3. Authentication credentials (e.g. passwords) must be encrypted during transmission.”
as of 21 Sep 2026Source
Use of customer data to train models
Is personal information used to train Spark Hire’s AI models?
“No. Spark Hire only uses synthetic, anonymized, or redacted datasets to train or fine-tune its AI models.”
as of 21 Sep 2026Source
Penetration testing
Does Spark Hire conduct penetration tests?
“Yes, Spark Hire conducts penetration tests with third parties annually at a minimum. An attestation letter can be provided upon request.”
as of 21 Sep 2026Source
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This maps third-party obligations to the vendor evidence that may support them. It is not legal advice and never a statement that a vendor or its customers comply; confirm scope and sufficiency with your counsel or auditor. “No public evidence” means nothing public was found at the last check. Citations link to the official text.