World Economic Forum Terms Scorecard

Grade B — Fair terms (score 75/100)

The World Economic Forum maintains a generally protective privacy policy, though it reserves the right to modify terms at any time without explicit notice requirements.

Protective data practices, but reserves broad rights to modify terms.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 1 — Scope and acceptance

The Forum reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time.

The company can update its privacy policy whenever it wants without providing notice to users.

Section 4 — Compliance with laws

We will share personal data with third parties outside of the Forum if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the personal data is reasonably necessary to: Meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request

The company shares data with government and law enforcement agencies based on their own internal assessment of necessity.

Section 2 — Sonru/Modern Hire

Candidates may be prompted, as part of the Forum’s recruitment process, to undertake an online recorded interview.

The company collects video recordings of candidates, which qualifies as biometric data collection.

Section 4 — How do we share personal data?

We do not share your personal data with any third party that intends to use it for direct marketing purposes, unless you have provided specific consent in relation to this.

The company commits to not selling or sharing your data for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

Section 8 — How long do we retain personal data?

The Forum will retain your personal data for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy and/or as long we require the personal data to provide you with the Forum services or products you requested

The company retains data only as long as necessary for the services provided.

Last reviewed 2026-07-30 under rubric v3.5.

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