Data

monday CRM and the GDPR: AI training, data location and DPA

Pro: Doesn't train on your data. EU hosting not documented · DPA on request.

Vendor: monday.com Ltd. (Israel)Sales, marketing and supportChecked on How we check

Verdict

Is monday CRM GDPR compliant?

Pro

Business

Doesn't train on your data

EU hosting not documented · DPA on request

Price: €28 / 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 monday CRM train on your data?

Trains on your data by default?

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Doesn't train on your data.

No. monday.com states it does not use Customer Data or Content to train AI models and does not allow others to do so.

Vendor's wording: “monday.com does not use Customer Data and/or Content to train artificial intelligence models and does not allow others to do so.”

Source: monday.commonday AI Terms, section 6 Monitoring and ImprovementChecked on

Location

Where does monday CRM store your data?

Where data is stored by default

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Stored in the US, Germany or Australia, in the data centre closest to the first user who created the account; some data may sit in other regions at sub-processors.

Vendor's wording: “Data is stored in the data center closest to the location of the first user who created the account.”

Source: monday.comFAQ: Where is account data stored?Checked on

Contract

Does monday CRM sign a data processing agreement?

Data processing agreement (DPA)

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DPA on request.

Yes. A Data Processing Addendum is incorporated by reference into the Terms of Service, so it applies without a separate signature.

Vendor's wording: “This Data Processing Addendum (“DPA”) is incorporated by reference into monday.com’s Terms of Service”

Source: monday.comDPA preambleChecked on

Processors

Who else handles monday CRM data?

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

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Published.

Yes, public list at monday.com/l/privacy/subprocessors: 14 infrastructure rows + 15 AI rows (29 rows) plus 13 monday.com entities and support providers. AI providers listed include OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Google Cloud, AWS and Nebius.

Vendor's wording: “Anthropic PBC AI Work Platform LLM provider”

Source: monday.comSub-processors tables and AI Work Platform tableChecked on

EU–US Data Privacy Framework

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On the list, under review.

Active (monday.com Inc.; EU-US DPF, Swiss-US DPF, UK Extension, re-certification under review)

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

Retention

How long does monday CRM keep your data?

How long data is kept

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Interaction data with monday AI is kept up to 60 days. After termination, customer data stays until the customer or monday.com deletes it; customer is responsible for exporting or deleting it first.

Vendor's wording: “Such data will not be shared with third parties and may be retained by us for up to 60 days.”

Source: monday.commonday AI Terms, section 6Checked on

Security

Which certifications and admin controls does monday CRM have?

Security certifications

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SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, 27018, 27017, 27032 and 27701, and CSA STAR (9 listed), plus TX-RAMP.

Vendor's wording: “SOC 1 Type II Report SOC 2 Type II Report SOC 3 Report ISO/IEC 27001:2022”

Source: monday.comCompliance/CertificationsChecked on

Price

What does monday CRM cost?

Price, as shown in Germany

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€28 / user / mo.

€28 per seat per month for monday CRM Pro, billed annually (shown for 3 seats; monthly billing costs more); prices exclude tax. AI credits are included in this plan.

Vendor's wording: “Prices do not include tax. The price is determined by the user's billing country.”

Source: monday.commonday CRM pricing, Pro planChecked on

The vendor doesn't say: EU hosting, admin controls.

Alternatives

monday CRM alternatives that don't train on your data

Other sales, marketing and support 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
  • Pipedrive

    Growth · €39 / user / mo

    Says it doesn't train on your dataEU hosting available · DPA on request

    ✓✓✓✓✓

  • Attio

    Pro · €74 / user / mo

    Doesn't train on your dataEU hosting not documented · DPA on request

    ✓?✓✓✓

  • Dynamics 365 Sales

    Professional · €56.30 / user / mo

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

    ✓✓✓?✓

  • folk

    Standard · €22 / user / mo

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

    ✓✓✓✓✕

  • GetResponse Email Marketing

    Marketer · €44.28 / mo

    Doesn't train on your dataEU hosting not documented · DPA on request

    ✓?✓✓✓

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