Enterprise Compliance

Compliance at HeyGen

The standards HeyGen meets, what each one covers, and where to find the evidence.

Security audits

SOC 2 Type II

System and Organization Controls 2
In place

An independent audit of how HeyGen’s security controls operate over time.

  • Audited by an independent firm against the AICPA Trust Services Criteria.
  • Tests controls across a review period, not at a single point in time.
  • The 2025 report, with the 2026 bridge letter and confirmation letter, is available in the Trust Center.

SOC 3

System and Organization Controls 3
In place

The general-use summary of the SOC 2 audit, ready to share.

  • Carries the auditor’s opinion without the detailed control testing.
  • Suited to stakeholders who need assurance but not the full SOC 2 report.

Privacy and data protection

GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation
In place

HeyGen applies the EU and UK GDPR as the standard for all of its personal data processing.

Controller and processor

HeyGen acts as both controller and processor of personal data and meets its obligations in each role.

Compliance program

  • An inventory of every processing activity, by purpose and legal basis.
  • Processing follows the Article 5 principles, including purpose limitation, data minimisation and storage limitation.
  • A valid Article 6 legal basis for each activity, set out in the Privacy Policy.
  • Regular GDPR and security training for staff.
  • A Security Incident Response Plan, kept current with the GDPR and other privacy laws.

Your rights

Access, rectification, erasure and the other GDPR rights are handled promptly. Write to [email protected].

Biometric data

Special categories of personal data, including biometric data, are processed only with explicit consent and with additional security measures.

Data Protection Officer

A dedicated DPO based in Europe oversees GDPR matters and is reachable at [email protected].

DPAs and sub-processors

HeyGen provides a Data Processing Addendum to controllers and holds DPAs with all of its sub-processors. The sub-processor list is in the Trust Center.

International transfers

Transfers of personal data from Europe to the US rely on the Data Privacy Framework.

AI training

Enterprise data is excluded from AI training by default. Any user can opt out by writing to [email protected].

Security by design

SOC 2 Type II controls, with data protection by design and by default built into processing activities.

HeyGen’s GDPR Compliance Statement, effective 22 October 2024. HeyGen monitors regulatory guidance and court decisions and updates its practices as they change.

CCPA

California Consumer Privacy Act
In place

Privacy rights for residents of California and states with similar laws.

  • The Privacy Policy lists the categories of personal information HeyGen collects and discloses.
  • HeyGen does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.
  • Residents exercise their rights by writing to [email protected].

DPF

Data Privacy Framework
In place

Certified for transfers of personal data from the EU, the UK and Switzerland to the US.

  • HeyGen complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK Extension and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
  • Certified with the U.S. Department of Commerce.

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Enterprise, under a BAA

HeyGen offers HIPAA-eligible services for Enterprise customers under an applicable BAA.

  • Available to Enterprise customers under a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA).
  • Protected health information should only be introduced once the BAA is executed.
  • Your account team confirms which plans and products the BAA covers.
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AI governance

EU AI Act

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
By Dec 2, 2026

As a provider under the EU AI Act, HeyGen is committed to having its transparency measures in place by December 2, 2026.

  • An invisible watermark applied to HeyGen AI-generated content.
  • Embedded metadata that records the provenance of that content.
  • A verification mechanism to check whether content was generated with HeyGen.
  • As the deployer, you decide how to label AI-generated content for your audience.

Data controls

ZDR

Zero Data Retention
In place

Configurable automatic deletion for content submitted to or created through the HeyGen API.

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  1. 01SubmitInputs arrive through the API
  2. 02DeliverYou download the result
  3. 03Retain24 hours to 100 days
  4. 04DeleteScheduled for deletion
  5. Reuse restarts the window

How it works

  • Enabled for designated workspaces or subspaces under a ZDR addendum.
  • Retention windows from 24 hours to 100 days, agreed with your account team.
  • Each window runs from the content’s last qualifying use, then deletion is scheduled.
  • Reusing an asset, sending a Video Agent follow-up or editing a proofread session restarts the window for that content.

Covered content

  • Inputs: prompts, scripts, uploaded files, source videos, reference images and input audio.
  • Outputs: generated videos, audio, images, captions and transcripts.
  • Intermediates: associated content used to process the request.

Reusable assets

Avatars, voice clones, brand kits and templates sit outside the ZDR window and are kept until you delete them. A job that uses one still follows the ZDR schedule.

Logs and operational records

Request IDs, timestamps, processing status and usage are kept to operate, secure and bill the service. Logs exclude prompts, scripts, transcripts, media and download URLs.

In your integration

  • Download results as soon as a webhook or status response reports completion.
  • Store anything you need to keep in your own systems before its window ends.
  • Plan for expired content and download links to become unavailable.
  • Keep your own history rather than relying on list endpoints beyond the window.

Getting started

  • Confirm eligibility and covered services with your account team.
  • Agree the retention window and sign the ZDR addendum.
  • Confirm activation for the intended workspace or subspace.
  • Configure your integration to download and store the results you keep.

Questions

When is content deleted?

Covered content is scheduled for automatic deletion after the agreed retention window, counted from its last qualifying use. Completion timing follows the ZDR addendum.

Does reusing content extend its retention?

Yes. Reusing covered content before it expires restarts its window, so repeated reuse can extend retention beyond the original window.

What happens to cancelled jobs?

Their covered content stays on the ZDR deletion schedule.

What if we turn ZDR off or change the window?

New jobs follow the new setting. Content already scheduled keeps its deadline, unless qualifying reuse changes it.

Does ZDR cover existing content or content made in the HeyGen app?

ZDR applies to covered API content created after activation. Your account team can discuss retention options for existing and in-app content.

Can deleted content be recovered?

Deleted content is no longer available through the service. Keep your own copy of anything you need.

Does a not-found response confirm deletion is complete?

It shows the resource is unavailable. On its own it does not confirm deletion across all systems.

Is customer content used to train models?

Restrictions on using customer content for model training are set out in your customer agreement.

ZDR applies to covered API content created after activation. This overview does not amend your customer agreement, data processing addendum or ZDR addendum; the signed agreements govern scope, deletion timing, exclusions and any legally required retention.

Accessibility

VPAT

Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
Coming soon

An Accessibility Conformance Report for the HeyGen app, in preparation.

  • A VPAT documents how a product conforms to accessibility standards such as WCAG and Section 508.
  • Ask your account team to receive the report when it is published.
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Everything procurement asks for, in one place

Reports, policies, pen test summaries and sub-processors live in the Trust Center.

Privacy questions: [email protected]