"Explorium presents a critical privacy risk (score: 72/100) due to aggressive data collection across sensitive categories (professional information, geolocation, social media activity), broad third-party sharing including unvetted AI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude), and fundamental loss of user control when data is uploaded by third parties. The policy's 7-day change notice period, vague retention standards ('as long as necessary'), and exclusion of minors under 16 from California privacy protections compound the risk. Cross-site behavioral tracking via cookies and web beacons, combined with international transfers to jurisdictions with varying protection standards, place this service in the high-risk category comparable to mainstream ad-supported platforms."
explorium Privacy Concerns & Scorecard
End User Provided Data sharing is controlled by the End User (person who uploads data), not by individuals whose data is uploaded. Individuals cannot directly control their personal data if uploaded by a third party, creating a fundamental loss of autonomy.
Data is shared broadly with multiple categories of third parties including AI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude), which process data through their own infrastructure and privacy policies outside Explorium's control. Also shared with subsidiaries, affiliates, hosting providers, payment processors, recruitment platforms, and sales partners.
Explorium collects extensive personal data including sensitive categories across multiple sources. Collection includes basic identity data (name, email, phone, address), device fingerprinting data (browser type, OS, device model, screen resolution), behavioral tracking (clicks, scrolls, navigation patterns, email interactions), and sensitive professional/employment information (job title, employment history, education, resume, interview records). Additionally collects geolocation and social media activity.
Policy is extensive and fragmented with consent mechanisms delegated to End Users, making it difficult for individuals to understand what data about them is collected and how it is used.
Cross-site behavioral tracking and retargeting enabled through first and third-party cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies. Opt-out requires manual action via third-party Network Advertising Initiative rather than direct company mechanism.
Company retains data for legal/compliance reasons even after users opt-out from direct marketing, preventing effective data deletion.
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Data Collection & Tracking
Personal Information Collected
Account creation, communication, recruitment, customer support
Recruitment, candidate evaluation, professional profiling
Device fingerprinting, analytics, functionality optimization
Analytics, personalization, marketing effectiveness measurement
Service delivery, localization, analytics
Enrichment, professional profiling, targeting
Cross-site tracking, analytics, targeted advertising, user identification
Data enrichment, contact validation, targeting
Cross-Platform Tracking
Explorium tracks users across websites and applications using first-party and third-party cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies. This enables cross-site behavioral tracking and retargeting for advertising purposes. The company shares this data with service providers, advertising networks, and partners who may operate globally. Users cannot prevent this tracking through Do Not Track browser signals.
Tracking Methods:
First-Party Cookies
Cookies set by Explorium directly to track user behavior on their site and remember preferences
Third-Party Cookies
Cookies placed by advertising partners and analytics providers to track behavior across multiple websites for retargeting and advertising purposes
Web Beacons
Invisible tracking pixels embedded on web pages to measure clicks, page views, and email interactions across sites
Device Fingerprinting
Combination of device characteristics (browser, OS, screen resolution, IP) used to identify and track users across devices
Email Tracking
Tracking pixels in emails to record when emails are opened and which links are clicked
AI & Data Training
explorium uses your content to train AI
Below is what's used and how (if at all) you can object.
What Content Is Used
Personal Data Shared with AI Platforms
Personal information including identity data, professional information, behavioral data, and contact attributes is shared with AI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude) for processing through their infrastructure and subject to their privacy policies
How to Object
No opt-out available
This service does not currently provide a public way to opt out of AI training.
Why We Analyzed explorium
TrueTerms automatically audits privacy policies and data practices using advanced machine learning to keep you informed and protected. This scorecard is based on the latest available public terms of service and privacy policies as of 2026.