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Privacy policy — Hunter
Checked for Hunter on 22 Sep 2026
- Page
- https://hunter.io/privacy-policy
- Checked
- 22 Sep 2026, 06:53 UTC
- How we may use it
- Public page, crawling permitted
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- 200
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- sha256:75e44b0ff07a15108f4b26b7068b9e1b63b17009257b837a643f4802baa8967e
- permission
- robots_ok
- screenshot
- Screenshot on file (internal exhibit, not published)
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Facts read from this source
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Entity Report an error
“"Hunter", "we", "our", "us" refers to Hunter Web Services, Inc.”
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Registered address Report an error
“Hunter Web Services, Inc. 2810 N Church St #50754 Wilmington, Delaware 19802-4447”
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Data collection methods Report an error
“Hunter's Profile Data includes both email addresses collected directly from websites where they were published, and email addresses generated through pattern analysis based on names and organizational affiliations found on public sources.”
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Robots txt respect Report an error
“Similarly to search engines, Hunter's robot follows the robots.txt standard instructions and doesn't crawl a website if indicated not to.”
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No private consumer data Report an error
“If Hunter's robot comes across private consumer data such as a personal email address or personal phone number, it does not process it.”
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AI email writing Report an error
“AI-powered email writing assistance: Users can generate personalized email content for outreach campaigns, including email copy, subject lines, and call-to-action text.”
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AI discover feature Report an error
“Content discovery and research: AI assists Users in discovering relevant content, companies, and contacts based on natural language queries (Discover feature).”
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AI features optional Report an error
“These features are entirely optional. Users can perform all core Hunter functions (Domain Search, Email Finder, Email Verifier, and Campaigns) without using AI-powered features.”
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AI disable in settings Report an error
“Users can disable AI features entirely in account settings.”
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Openai no training Report an error
“Hunter has contractually opted out of allowing OpenAI to use any data processed through our integration for AI model training purposes.”
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Openai retention Report an error
“Per OpenAI's data retention policies, API data may be retained for up to 30 days for abuse and misuse monitoring purposes, after which it is deleted.”
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Visitor retention Report an error
“Retention: Not stored for longer than 14 months after collection.”
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Usage data retention Report an error
“Legal Basis: Legitimate business interest Retention: 3 months”
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Support retention Report an error
“Retention: Logged-in users: up to 6 months after account deletion. Non-logged-in users: 9 months.”
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Profile retention Report an error
“Retention: As long as information is available on public sources or until removal request. Profiles are removed within 3 months if no longer on source pages.”
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Legitimate interest assessment Report an error
“We have conducted a Legitimate Interest Assessment and a Data Protection Impact Assessment demonstrating that our processing, with implemented safeguards, is proportionate and does not override fundamental rights in the professional business-to-business context.”
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Assessments on request Report an error
“Summaries of our assessments and Legitimate Interest assessment are available upon request at privacy@hunter.io.”
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No sale Report an error
“Hunter does not sell your personal data to third parties for monetary consideration.”
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Targeted advertising Report an error
“We use cookies and similar technologies to serve targeted advertising based on your browsing activity on our Sites. You may opt out of targeted advertising at any time through our Cookie Policy or by using universal opt-out mechanisms.”
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Server location Report an error
“While Hunter servers are located in Belgium, Hunter may need to transfer your personal data to Hunter Users, service providers, and to third parties in various countries and jurisdictions around the world.”
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Transfer mechanisms Report an error
“We rely instead on data transfer mechanisms to transfer personal data outside the EEA and the UK, such as Standard Contractual Clauses and the International Data Transfer Agreement.”
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Business profile claim Report an error
“If you're a Business Profile, you can use the Claim feature at the following address to update or delete your personal data in the Profiles Database: "https://hunter.io/claim";”
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List URL Report an error
“The details of our sub-processors are available at the following address: "https://hunter.io/subprocessors".”
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No significant automated decisions Report an error
“Hunter does not make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you without human oversight (Article 22 GDPR).”
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Campaigns email clients Report an error
“They can connect their email clients such as Gmail or Outlook to send emails through Hunter.”
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Enrichment services Report an error
“All tasks done by Users to enrich their data with Hunter's data services such as the Domain Search, Email Finder and Email Verifier, are processed by Hunter as a Processor.”
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Campaigns feature Report an error
“Hunter Users can manage leads lists to send them cold email campaigns, or sync them with other applications.”
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US state rights response days Report an error
“Response timeline: within 45 days of receipt (may extend an additional 45 days where reasonably necessary).”
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Gpc recognized Report an error
“For residents of Texas, Colorado, Delaware, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Minnesota, Maryland, Montana, and Rhode Island, we recognize and honor browser-based universal opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (GPC), as valid requests to opt out of sale of personal data and processing for targeted advertising.”
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Children under 18 Report an error
“We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18 years of age.”
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California notice Report an error
“Our Privacy Notice for California Residents, the terms of which are incorporated by reference into this Privacy Policy, can be found here: https://hunter.io/privacy-policy/california.”
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EU representative Report an error
“Name: Instant EU GDPR Representative Ltd Address: Office 2, 12A Lower Main Street, Lucan Co. Dublin K78 X5P8, Ireland.”
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UK representative Report an error
“Name: GDPR Local Ltd. Address: 1st Floor Front Suite, 27-29 North Street, Brighton, England BN1 1EB.”
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Oregon registration Report an error
“Hunter's business name as registered with the Oregon Secretary of State is: Hunter Web Services, Inc.”
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Security policy URL Report an error
“You can learn more about how we keep your data safe in our Security Policy: https://hunter.io/security-policy.”
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Last updated Report an error
“Last updated: April 13, 2026”
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DPA available Report an error
“Data Processing Agreement”
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AI sensitive data filtering Report an error
“Content flagged as potentially revealing sensitive data is blocked before being presented to the User.”
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Campaign data retention Report an error
“Retention: Until the user deletes their Hunter account.”
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