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·Effective August 21, 2026
1.11.1At Intercom, we respect your privacy and data protection rights and recognize the importance of protecting the personal data we collect and process. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you to understand what personal data we collect about you and how we use and share it.
1.21.2When we refer to Intercom, we mean Intercom R&D Unlimited Company, a company registered in Ireland with offices at 124 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, DC02 C628; Intercom, Inc. a Delaware corporation with offices at 55 2nd Street, 4th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94105, USA; Intercom Software UK Limited, a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom ("UK") with offices at Level 9, the Warehouse 207-211 Old St, London, EC1V 9NR UK; Intercom Software Australia Pty Ltd, a company registered in Australia with offices at 285A Crown St. Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia, 1st Floor, Sydney; Intercom R&D GmbH, a company registered in Germany with offices at Zimmerstraße 78 10117 Berlin, and Intercom's group companies ("Intercom", "we", "us", "our").
1.31.3This Privacy Policy applies to you if you:
·For clarity, the Intercom Services and Sites are intended for individuals engaging with us in a commercial or professional context, and not for consumer use.
·The below Privacy Policy applies to you irrespective of where you are based. There are certain additional parts of the Privacy Policy that will apply to you where you are a resident of the EEA, UK, Switzerland, or California. These additional parts do not apply to everyone.
1.41.4For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (or any successor or equivalent legislation in the UK) ("GDPR"), either Intercom R&D Unlimited Company, Intercom, Inc., Intercom Software UK Limited, Intercom R&D GmbH, Intercom Software Australia Pty Ltd, or any other Intercom group company from time to time, is the controller of your personal data.
·The personal data that we collect about you broadly falls into the categories set out in the following table. Some of this information you provide voluntarily when you interact with the Intercom Services and Sites, or when you attend an event or visit our premises. Other types of information may be collected automatically from your device, such as device data and service data, or generated by service providers we use. From time to time, we may also receive personal data about you from third party sources (as further described in the table).
·Some of the information we collect automatically is captured using cookies and other technologies as described in our Cookie Policy.
·Do Not Track. Some Internet browsers may be configured to send "Do Not Track" signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not respond to "Do Not Track" or similar signals. To find out more about "Do Not Track," please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
3.13.1We collect and process your personal data for the following purposes and, if you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK or Switzerland, on the following legal bases:
3.23.2In certain circumstances, we may collect your personal data on a different legal basis. If we do, or if we use your personal data for purposes that are not compatible with, or are materially different than, the purposes described in this notice or the point of collection, we will explain how and why we use your personal data in a supplementary notice at or before the point of collection. Where we refer to legal bases in this section we mean the legal grounds on which organizations can rely when processing personal data.
3.33.3Please note these legal bases only apply to you if you are resident in the EEA, the UK or Switzerland.
3.43.4If you have any questions about our legal bases for processing your personal data, please contact us through our Privacy Request Form.
4.14.1We may disclose some or all of the personal data we collect to the following third parties:
·Consultants and vendors engaged by us to support our provision of the Intercom Services and Sites and the operation of our business (for services such as hosting, information technology and software, customer support, email and telephone communications, call recording, marketing, advertising, payment processing, user authentication, market/survey research, data brokerage, generative artificial intelligence, and analytics).
·Third party advertising companies may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your activity on the Intercom Services and other online services over time to serve you online targeted advertisements, including the companies listed in the third-party cookies section of our Cookie Policy.
·Professional advisors, such as lawyers, auditors and insurers, in the course of the professional services that they render to us.
4.24.2Aggregated or anonymized information. We may also share aggregated or anonymized information with third parties for other purposes. Such information does not identify you individually, but may include usage, viewing and technical information such as the websites you generally use, the configuration of your computer, and performance metrics related to the use of websites which we collect through our technology, products and services. If we are required under applicable law to treat such information as personal data, then we will only disclose it as described above. Otherwise, we may disclose such information for any reason.
4.34.3Third party websites. The Sites may also contain links to third party websites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information processed by us. You should contact the relevant third party websites for more information about how your personal data is processed by them.
5.15.1We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
5.25.2Note that content you post may remain on the Sites even if you cease using the Sites or we terminate access to the Sites.
5.35.3Some personal data is held on your own device rather than on our systems, using cookies and browser web storage. This includes details you have entered into our forms, which we save so that we can prefill them for you. We keep those details for no more than 14 days. You can remove them at any time using your cookie settings, or by clearing cookies and browser web storage in your browser settings. Our Cookie Policy explains these technologies and your choices in more detail.
6.16.1The Intercom Services and Sites, and our messenger domains are provided and hosted in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, we may transfer, and process, your personal data outside of the country in which you are resident to other Intercom Group Companies and our service providers including to, Ireland, the UK, Australia and other such countries as we deem appropriate from time to time. These countries may not have equivalent privacy and data protection laws (and, in some cases, may not be as protective). We will protect your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy wherever it is processed.
6.26.2Certain recipients (our service providers and other companies) who process your personal data on our behalf may also transfer personal data outside the country in which you are resident. Where such transfers occur, we will make sure that an appropriate transfer agreement is put in place to protect your personal data.
6.36.3If you are a resident of the EEA, the UK or Switzerland, we will protect your personal data when it is transferred outside of the EEA, the UK or Switzerland by processing it in a territory which the European Commission has determined provides an adequate level of protection for personal data; or otherwise ensuring appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data. For transfers of your personal data to:
6.46.4Intercom, Inc. complies with the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Intercom, Inc. has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to (i) the EU-U.S. DPF Principles with regard to the processing of personal data received from the European Union in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF and from the United Kingdom (and Gibraltar) in reliance on the UK-U.S. DPF and (ii) the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles with regard to the processing of personal data received from Switzerland in reliance on the Swiss-U.S. DPF. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles shall govern. To learn more about the DPF program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/.
6.56.5In compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF and the Swiss-U.S. DPF, Intercom, Inc. commits to resolve DPF Principles-related complaints about our collection and use of your Personal Information. EU, UK and Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding our handling of Personal Information received in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF or the Swiss-U.S. DPF should first contact Intercom through our Privacy Request Form.
6.66.6In compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF and the Swiss-U.S. DPF, Intercom, Inc. commits to cooperate and comply respectively with the advice of the panel established by the EU data protection authorities ("DPAs"), the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority ("GRA") and the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner ("FDPIC") with regard to unresolved complaints concerning our handling of personal data received in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF and the Swiss-U.S. DPF. Under certain conditions, it may be possible to invoke binding arbitration for complaints regarding DPF compliance not resolved by any of the other DPF mechanisms, see here for additional information.
·Intercom, Inc. remains responsible if its service provider, when acting on its behalf, processes personal data in a manner inconsistent with the DPF Principles, unless it is not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.
·The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over Intercom, Inc.'s compliance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF.
·We care about protecting personal data. That is why we put in place appropriate measures that are designed to secure your personal data. You can find out more about our technical and organizational safeguards on our Security page: https://www.intercom.com/security.
8.18.1Depending on your location and subject to applicable laws, you may have certain data protection rights. If you are a resident of the EEA or the UK you have the following data protection rights:
8.28.2You can exercise any of these rights by submitting a request through our Privacy Request Form.
8.38.3If you are a California resident, you can find information about how we use your personal data and about your privacy rights in Section 11 of this notice.
·Intercom Services and Sites are not intended for use by anyone under the age of 16. Intercom does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under the age of 16. If you are under 16, you may not attempt to register for Intercom Services or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from someone under the age of 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information promptly. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a child under 16 and believe that a child has provided us with their personal data, please contact us through our Privacy Request Form.
10.110.1We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical or business developments. When we update it, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. If we make material updates to this Privacy Policy we will update the effective date at the top of the Privacy Policy.
10.210.2We have appointed a Data Protection Officer responsible for managing and addressing inquiries related to this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the way your personal data is being used or processed by Intercom, please contact us through our Privacy Request Form.
·Except as otherwise provided, this Section 11 applies only if you are a California resident. For purposes of this section, "Personal Information" has the meaning given in the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 ("CPRA"), and any regulations promulgated under either law, in each case, as amended from time to time.
·This Section 11 does not apply to;
·You have the following rights:
·Verification of Identity. We will need to verify your identity to process your information/know, access, correction, and deletion requests and reserve the right to confirm your California residency. To verify your identity, we may require you to log into an Intercom online account (if applicable), provide government identification, give a declaration as to your identity under penalty of perjury, and/or provide additional information. These rights are not absolute, and in some instances, we may decline your request as permitted by law.
·The table below describes our Personal Information practices by reference to the categories in the "Personal Data Collected by Intercom" section above and the categories described in the CCPA (Cal. Civ. Code Section 1798.140(v)) and describes our practices currently and during the 12 months preceding the effective date of this Privacy Policy. Information you voluntarily provide to us, such as in free-form webforms, may contain other categories of personal information not described below. Note that:
| CCPA statutory category Personal Information "PI" we collect in this category | Business/commercial purpose for collection | Categories of third parties to whom we "disclose" PI for a business purpose | Categories of third parties with whom we "share" PI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identifiers Registration, contact, and company information Visitation data Third party source data | Providing and facilitating delivery of the Intercom Services and Sites Communicating with you about the Intercom Services and providing customer support Improving the Intercom Services and Sites Sending marketing communications Registering office visitors Managing event registrations and attendance Maintaining security of the Intercom Services and Sites Displaying personalized advertisements Carrying out other legitimate business purposes Complying with legal obligations | Intercom group companies Service providers Advertising partners Professional advisors Authorities and others Business transferees | Advertising partners (to facilitate online advertising) |
| Professional or employment- related data Registration, contact, and company information Third party source data | Providing and facilitating delivery of the Intercom Services and Sites Communicating with you about the Intercom Services and providing customer support Improving the Intercom Services and Sites Sending marketing communications Registering office visitors Managing event registrations and attendance Displaying personalized advertisements Carrying out other legitimate business purposes Complying with legal obligations | Intercom group companies Service providers Advertising partners Professional advisors Authorities and others Business transferees | Advertising partners (to facilitate online advertising) |
| Financial information Payment information | Providing and facilitating delivery of the Intercom Services and Sites Carrying out other legitimate business purposes Complying with legal obligations | Intercom group companies Service providers Professional advisors Authorities and others Business transferees | None |
| Internet or network information Device data Service data | Providing and facilitating delivery of the Intercom Services and Sites Communicating with you about the Intercom Services and providing customer support Improving the Intercom Services and Sites Sending marketing communications Maintaining security of the Intercom Services and Sites Displaying personalized advertisements Carrying out other legitimate business purposes Complying with legal obligations | Intercom group companies Service providers Advertising partners Professional advisors Authorities and others Business transferees | Advertising partners (to facilitate online advertising) |
| Sensory information Registration, contact, and company information Conversation data Visitation data | Providing and facilitating delivery of the Intercom Services and Sites Communicating with you about the Intercom Services and providing customer support Registering office visitors Managing event registrations and attendance Carrying out other legitimate business purposes | Intercom group companies Service providers Professional advisors Authorities and others Business transferees | None |
| Inferences Data derived from the above categories | Providing and facilitating delivery of the Intercom Services and Sites Communicating with you about the Intercom Services and providing customer support Improving the Intercom Services and Sites Sending marketing communications Displaying personalized advertisements Carrying out other legitimate business purposes | Intercom group companies Service providers Advertising partners Professional advisors Authorities and others Business transferees | Advertising partners (to facilitate online advertising) |