Human Rights Watch Terms Scorecard

Grade A — Highly protective (score 94/100)

Human Rights Watch maintains a generally protective privacy stance, explicitly pledging not to sell data, though it lacks a proactive notification mechanism for policy updates.

Protective of data but lacks proactive notice for policy changes.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
YES
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
YES

What the terms actually say

With whom do we share your personal data?

We do not sell, share, or otherwise disclose the information we collect through our website and mobile applications

The organization commits to not selling or sharing your personal data.

Changes to this Statement

We encourage you to periodically review this Statement

The company does not promise to notify you of changes, placing the burden on you to check for updates.

With whom do we share your personal data?

We may disclose personal data (i) if we are required to do so by law... (ii) in response to law enforcement authority or other government official requests

The organization will share your data with government authorities if requested.

How long do we retain your personal data?

You may contact us through the provided channels to request deletion of your information.

You have a clear path to request the deletion of your data.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26 under rubric v3.5.

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