Tellent Trust Center

Welcome to the Tellent Trust Center. Tellent is the People Decision Platform helping over 7,000 companies across 100+ countries streamline recruitment, HR management, and performance development. Our platform handles sensitive people data at every stage, from collaborative hiring to employee lifecycle management. Built and headquartered in Europe, Tellent is GDPR compliant and ISO certified. We support EU regulations and local labor laws across DACH, Benelux, and France, and apply Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers outside the EU.

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Tellent Trust Center

Tellent Trust Center

Welcome to the Tellent Trust Center. Tellent is the People Decision Platform helping over 7,000 companies across 100+ countries streamline recruitment, HR management, and performance development. Our platform handles sensitive people data at every stage, from collaborative hiring to employee lifecycle management.

Built and headquartered in Europe, Tellent is GDPR compliant and ISO certified. We support EU regulations and local labor laws across DACH, Benelux, and France, and apply Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers outside the EU.

Compliance and auditing

Independent certifications and continuous audits provide objective assurance that security controls operate effectively

ISO 27001:2022 certification

The information security management system is certified to ISO 27001:2022, demonstrating a systematic, externally verified approach to protecting data across development, operations and delivery.

SOC 2 Type II attestation

An annual SOC 2 Type II report covers security, availability and confidentiality for a full operating year, giving customers third-party validation of control design and effectiveness.

Annual internal security audits

Internal controls are reviewed each year to verify conformance with policies and identify improvement opportunities before external assessments occur.

Formal management review

Executive leadership conducts an annual, documented review of security objectives, risks and audit results to ensure the control environment remains aligned with business and regulatory requirements.

Access control

Robust identity and access management safeguards limit system privileges to the right people at the right time

Least privilege permissions

Access rights are granted strictly according to job responsibilities and routinely re-evaluated, reducing the attack surface and insider risk.

Two-factor authentication

All supported systems require a second factor or secure logon mechanism, significantly lowering the likelihood of unauthorized account takeover.

Quarterly access reviews

Security and system owners review user entitlements every quarter to confirm that privileges remain appropriate and revoke any unnecessary rights.

Immediate de-provisioning on termination

User accounts are disabled and access revoked as soon as an employee or contractor leaves, preventing lingering access to customer data.

Data security

Encryption, segregation and classification controls protect the confidentiality and integrity of customer information

Encryption at rest

Databases containing customer information are encrypted while stored, ensuring data remains unreadable without authorized keys even if physical media are compromised.

Encryption in transit

All data exchanges occur over encrypted channels such as TLS or VPN to prevent eavesdropping and tampering on public networks.

Logical tenant segregation

Architectural controls separate each customer’s data from others, ensuring that one tenant cannot access or impact another’s information.

Data classification and handling standards

Documented classification levels govern how information is stored, processed and shared, aligning protection measures with data sensitivity.

Application security

A secure development lifecycle and rigorous testing keep the platform resilient against emerging threats

Secure development lifecycle

Development follows documented processes that integrate security reviews, automated testing and controlled CI/CD pipelines from code commit to deployment.

Peer code reviews

All code changes are submitted as pull requests and must be reviewed and approved by another developer before merging, catching defects and malicious code early.

Automated dependency scanning

CI/CD pipelines automatically scan software dependencies for known vulnerabilities, preventing vulnerable libraries from reaching production.

Annual penetration testing

Independent specialists perform yearly penetration tests, and findings are tracked through remediation to validate external resilience.

Incident response

Prepared and practiced response capabilities minimize impact when security events occur

Documented incident response plan

A formal plan defines processes for detecting, triaging, containing and resolving security incidents, ensuring swift, coordinated action.

Assigned response roles and responsibilities

A dedicated incident response team with clear duties and contact protocols is established to manage events from investigation through resolution.

Root-cause analysis and lessons learned

Post-incident reviews capture lessons and drive control improvements to reduce the likelihood of recurrence.

External breach communication procedures

Defined processes ensure timely notification to customers, authorities and other stakeholders if a breach of personal data or service disruption occurs.

Business continuity and disaster recovery

Redundant design, tested backups and comprehensive plans keep services available despite disruptive events

Business continuity plan

A company-wide continuity plan, reviewed annually, outlines strategies to maintain critical operations and customer support during emergencies.

Automated backups with quarterly restore tests

Customer data is backed up automatically and validated by quarterly restoration tests, confirming data can be recovered within agreed timeframes.

Geographic redundancy and failover

Core infrastructure runs in multiple regions, and cloud providers perform regular failover testing to safeguard against regional outages.

Capacity monitoring with threshold alerts

System capacity and resource utilisation are continuously monitored with alerting on predefined thresholds to enable proactive scaling and prevent performance degradation.

Infrastructure security

Layered technical safeguards defend the cloud environment and networks hosting the service

Network segmentation and firewalls

Production systems are isolated behind firewalls and segmented networks, limiting lateral movement and exposure to threats.

VPN-protected administrative access

Direct server access from outside corporate offices requires VPN authentication, adding an extra barrier against unauthorized intrusion.

Technical boundary protection

Firewalls, load balancers and rate-limiting gateways protect service endpoints from malicious traffic and denial-of-service attacks.

Infrastructure monitoring and alerting

Automated tools watch key infrastructure metrics and trigger alerts so engineers can respond quickly to anomalies or failures.

Employee security

Human-centric controls reduce insider risk and build a culture of security awareness

Security awareness training

All staff complete security training during onboarding and at least annually thereafter, reinforcing responsibilities for protecting customer data.

Pre-employment background checks

Criminal background screening is performed for roles with access to information assets, adding assurance about personnel trustworthiness.

Code of conduct and disciplinary process

A formal code of conduct sets expectations for ethical behaviour and outlines consequences for policy violations, promoting accountability.

Clean desk and clear screen policy

Workspaces must be kept free of sensitive material and screens locked when unattended, reducing the chance of casual data exposure.

Vendor and third-party management

Due diligence and contractual safeguards manage risks arising from external service providers

Vendor risk assessments

New suppliers are vetted by legal and security teams before use, and risk levels dictate ongoing oversight requirements.

Data processing agreements

Critical vendors must sign DPAs that define privacy obligations and security measures in line with data protection laws.

Annual review of third-party assurance reports

SOC and other audit reports from cloud and infrastructure providers are obtained and evaluated yearly to confirm continued control effectiveness.

Termination and SLA clauses

Standard contracts include clear service-level and termination provisions, enabling enforcement or exit if a vendor fails to meet security expectations.

Monitoring and logging

Comprehensive telemetry and protected logs provide visibility into security and operational events

Centralised audit logging

System activities are logged to dedicated repositories isolated from production systems, preserving integrity for investigations and compliance.

Continuous infrastructure and application monitoring

Real-time monitoring covers performance, availability and security metrics, enabling rapid detection of issues.

Anomaly detection on endpoints

Company devices and the platform use monitoring agents that flag suspicious behaviour for security team review.

Separate log storage

Logs are stored in systems that prevent unauthorised modification or deletion, ensuring reliable evidence for audits.

Change management

Controlled processes ensure that all modifications to systems are secure, tested and traceable

Documented change procedures

Infrastructure and application changes follow formal workflows covering planning, approval, testing and documentation.

Controlled release process

Only authorised personnel can deploy code to production, and each release is recorded for auditability.

Rollback capability

Deployment pipelines retain previous versions so services can quickly revert if issues arise, protecting availability.

Quality assurance testing

Changes undergo QA, including checks for malicious code, before they are accepted into the production environment.

Physical security

Facility and asset protections prevent unauthorised physical access and data leakage

Controlled office access

Entry to company offices requires authorised access cards or locks, limiting exposure of systems and information.

Secure asset lifecycle management

Devices are tracked, encrypted, wiped before reuse and securely stored or disposed of when retired, protecting data on hardware.

Endpoint disk encryption

Company laptops and mobile devices use full-disk encryption, preventing data recovery if devices are lost or stolen.

Certified data centres

Cloud infrastructure resides in ISO 27001 and SOC-audited data centres with strong physical controls, adding an extra layer of assurance.

Customer data lifecycle

Automated features empower customers and ensure data is retained only as long as necessary

Automated retention and deletion

Data processed on behalf of customers is automatically removed once contractual retention periods expire, supporting compliance obligations.

Self-service data restoration

Customers can restore deleted candidate data within seven days, providing convenience and mitigating accidental loss.

Data loss prevention monitoring

DLP tools monitor and control external sharing of information, reducing the risk of unintended data leakage.

Structured backup management

Backups include both data and application components, ensuring full restoration capability in the event of corruption or loss.

Governance and risk management

Defined structures and periodic assessments keep security aligned with business objectives

Annual risk assessments

A formal process identifies and prioritises risks each year, with treatment plans approved by the board.

Monthly security governance meetings

Cross-functional teams review incidents, risks and control changes every month to maintain continuous oversight.

Board oversight of security

The board of directors receives regular updates and provides guidance on security strategy and performance.

Fraud risk analysis

Risk assessments explicitly consider fraud scenarios, and mitigating measures are implemented and reviewed.

Privacy and data protection

Policies, agreements and technical measures align service operations with global privacy requirements

Defined GDPR roles

The organisation clearly distinguishes processor and controller responsibilities, ensuring lawful processing of personal data.

Customer data processing agreements

Standard DPAs embed Article 28 GDPR requirements and set out technical and organisational measures for protecting personal data.

Secure data transmission methods

Sensitive information is sent using approved secure protocols, preventing interception over public networks.

Confidential data handling rules

Staff follow documented procedures for storing, transmitting and disposing of confidential information, reducing privacy risk.