Data

Cal.com and the GDPR: AI training, data location and DPA

Teams: Doesn't train on your data. No EU hosting · DPA on request.

Vendor: Cal.com, Inc., San Francisco, CaliforniaResearch, forms and storageChecked on How we check

Verdict

Is Cal.com GDPR compliant?

Teams

Business

Doesn't train on your data

No EU hosting · DPA on request

Price: $12 / user / mo

No tool is GDPR compliant on its own: that depends on how your business uses it. This page shows the vendor's side, from its own pages. It is not legal advice.

Training

Does Cal.com train on your data?

Trains on your data by default?

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Doesn't train on your data.

No, with narrow wording: Cal.com does not use Customer Data to train or fine-tune generally available AI models and requires the same of its AI subprocessors.

Vendor's wording: “Cal.com does not use Customer Data to train or fine-tune generally available AI models, and requires the same of its AI Subprocessors.”

Source: cal.comTerms of Service 4.5 Beta and AI featuresChecked on

Location

Where does Cal.com store your data?

Where data is stored by default

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United States. Cal.com says data is processed in the United States; some subprocessors process elsewhere (primary database and storage are at AWS, United States).

Vendor's wording: “We’re a US company and data is processed in the United States; some subprocessors process it elsewhere”

Source: cal.comPrivacy policy, International transfersChecked on

EU hosting on this plan

Vendor says

No EU hosting.

No on Teams: the pricing comparison lists 'US & EU hosting' (choose where your data is hosted) only for the Organizations and Enterprise plans.

Vendor's wording: “Choose where your data is hosted to meet regional data residency requirements.”

Source: cal.comComparison table, Data management & security, row 'US & EU hosting' (check icons under Organizations and Enterprise, cross icons under Individual and Teams, read from the page HTML)Checked on

Contract

Does Cal.com sign a data processing agreement?

Data processing agreement (DPA)

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DPA on request.

Yes. The DPA at cal.com/dpa is part of the Terms of Service for every account, free or paid; a signed DPA can also be obtained via the Trust Center.

Vendor's wording: “under the Data Processing Agreement at cal.com/dpa, which is part of our Terms of Service for every account, free or paid.”

Source: cal.comPrivacy policy, The short versionChecked on

Processors

Who else handles Cal.com data?

Sub-processors (companies that handle the data for them)

Checked

Published.

Yes, public: https://trust.cal.com/subprocessors. 22 entries. AI providers: OpenAI, Anthropic and Retell AI (opt-in AI features).

Vendor's wording: “Cal.com engages the third parties below to process customer personal data. Each is bound by a data processing agreement.”

Source: trust.cal.comSubprocessors tableChecked on

EU–US Data Privacy Framework

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On the list.

Active (Cal.com, Inc; EU-US DPF, UK Extension)

Source: dataprivacyframework.govSearch 'Cal.com'Checked on

Retention

How long does Cal.com keep your data?

How long data is kept

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After the account ends you get at least 30 days to export; Cal.com then deletes the data, normally within 90 days; backups follow a separate schedule. Bookings can be exported or deleted any time.

Vendor's wording: “Following the applicable export period, Cal.com will delete Customer Personal Data in accordance with its standard deletion schedule, normally within 90 days”

Source: cal.comDPA 10.2-10.3Checked on

Security

Which certifications and admin controls does Cal.com have?

Security certifications

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2 on the Trust Center: ISO 27001 certificate and SOC 2 Type 2 report; the security page also names CCPA, GDPR and HIPAA.

Vendor's wording: “ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA certifications”

Source: cal.comSecurity page, introChecked on

The vendor doesn't say: admin controls, price.

Alternatives

Cal.com alternatives that don't train on your data

Other research, forms and storage tools whose business plan doesn't train on your data and includes a DPA.

The five marks, in order: No AI training · EU hosting · DPA · Sub-processors listed · DPF or EU vendor. ✓ meets it, ✕ doesn't, – partly, ? not stated.

Tool · PlanVerdictYour five rules
  • Google Drive

    Google Workspace Business Standard · €13.60 / user / mo

    Doesn't train on your dataEU hosting available · DPA in the terms

    ✓✓✓✓✓

  • Google Forms

    Google Workspace Business Standard · €13.60 / user / mo

    Doesn't train on your dataEU hosting available · DPA in the terms

    ✓✓✓✓✓

  • Jotform

    Silver · See details

    Doesn't train on your dataEU hosting available · DPA on request

    ✓✓✓✓✓

  • Microsoft Copilot Chat in Microsoft Edge

    work account, included with Microsoft 365 · See details

    Doesn't train on your dataEU hosting available · DPA in the terms

    ✓✓✓✓✓

  • Reclaim

    Starter · $10 / user / mo

    Doesn't train on your dataEU hosting not documented · DPA in the terms

    ✓?✓✓✓

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