Hunter and the GDPR: AI training, data location and DPA

Doesn't train on your data.

No. Hunter processes AI-feature content (prompts, drafts) only on the user's instructions and not for its own purposes; its AI providers are contractually barred from training on it. Contact-search activity is not used to train models either.

Vendor's wording: “No model training on Hunter data: Hunter contractually requires that its AI providers not use any data processed through our integration for AI model training.”

Source: hunter.io10.7 Safeguards common to all AI processingChecked on 19 October 2026

Belgium: Google Cloud Platform data centre (eu-west-1).

Vendor's wording: “The Hunter services are hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in Belgium.”

Source: hunter.ioHostingChecked on 19 October 2026

Data in the EU by default.

EU hosting is the default (Belgium); no separate setting or plan needed. Some sub-processors are in the US.

Vendor's wording: “While Hunter servers are located in Belgium, Hunter may need to transfer your personal data”

Source: hunter.ioData transfersChecked on 19 October 2026

DPA in the terms.

Yes. An EU and UK Data Processing Agreement is incorporated into the Terms of Service by reference.

Vendor's wording: “The Data Processing Agreement is incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.”

Source: hunter.ioData protection sectionChecked on 19 October 2026

Published.

Yes: https://hunter.io/subprocessors, 34 rows (32 companies; Google appears 3 times). AI providers listed: OpenAI and Google (Gemini API).

Vendor's wording: “OpenAI Hunter users name, contact information, demographic information, or other information provided by the user in unstructured data.”

Source: hunter.ioSub-processors tableChecked on 19 October 2026

Not listed.

No listing found for search term 'Hunter Web Services'

Source: dataprivacyframework.govSearch 'Hunter Web Services' returned 'Query returned no results'Checked on 19 October 2026

Campaign data and leads kept until the account is deleted; search and verification history 3 months; transactional email history 90 days; session recordings 30 days. Customer can delete data; OpenAI may keep API data up to 30 days.

Vendor's wording: “Until Hunter Users delete their account, with exceptions: Email search and verification history: 3 months.”

Source: hunter.ioRetention (Account Management and exceptions)Checked on 19 October 2026

Partly: each user can disable AI features (writing assistance, Discover, personalization) in account settings at any time; no organisation-wide admin switch is described.

Vendor's wording: “Users can disable AI features entirely in account settings.”

Source: hunter.ioRight to opt out of AI features (Hunter Users)Checked on 20 October 2026

See details.

149 EUR per month billed monthly, or 104 EUR per month billed yearly (1,248 EUR per year). No VAT statement on the page.

Vendor's wording: “Growth Grow momentum in your outreach 149€ 104€ /month billed monthly 1,788€ 1,248€ billed yearly”

Source: hunter.ioGrowth plan cardChecked on 19 October 2026