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SaaSGuard Risk Report

Pipedrive

pipedrive.com

Generated May 4, 2026

Grade D

Score: 40 / 100

Executive summary

We analyzed Pipedrive’s Terms of Service across 8 risk dimensions and found 25 flagged clauses across 8 categories.

Flagged clauses by category

AI training on your data (1)

  • Severity 4 · material

    By using the Beta Services, you agree that Pipedrive may collect, store, and analyze your Input and usage to improve and develop the Pipedrive Services and you agree to provide to Pipedrive an irrevocable, perpetual license to your Input solely for these purposes. If the Beta Services involve AI or machine learning capabilities, you acknowledge and agree that Pipedrive may use your Client Data, including your Input, to train or refine such capabilities solely for the purpose of providing the Beta Services to you.

    Pipedrive collects, stores, and analyzes your input and usage from Beta Services to improve its services, granting Pipedrive an irrevocable, perpetual license to your input for these purposes. Pipedrive uses your client data to train AI capabilities for Beta Services.

    Pipedrive gains a permanent right to use your data and input from Beta Services to develop its products, which could include sensitive information.

Auto-renewal traps (1)

  • Severity 3 · notable

    The initial Subscription Term for each Subscription is either monthly or annual and, unless the Subscription Term is terminated in accordance with Section 13, each Subscription will automatically renew for successive renewal Subscription Terms. Annual Subscriptions will automatically renew for successive years and monthly Subscriptions will automatically renew for successive months.

    Pipedrive automatically renews your monthly or annual subscription for successive terms unless you terminate it according to Section 13.

    Your subscription will automatically continue and bill you unless you actively cancel it, potentially leading to unwanted charges.

Surprise price hikes (1)

  • Severity 3 · notable

    Pipedrive reserves the right to modify the Fees for any Subscription or Add On Feature upon at least one month’s prior notice to Client, provided that any such modification will not take effect until the next Renewal Date for existing Subscription Terms.

    Pipedrive modifies subscription or add-on fees with at least one month's notice, with changes taking effect at your next renewal date.

    Pipedrive can increase your subscription costs, and you must decide whether to accept the new price or cancel before your next renewal.

Data residency (1)

  • Severity 3 · notable

    Client acknowledges that certain elements of the AI Functionality are powered by third-party AI service providers (“AI Service Providers”) and agrees that Pipedrive may share Inputs and Outputs (including Client Data) with AI Service Providers, such as OpenAI, LLC (“OpenAI”), to facilitate the provision of AI Functionality.

    Pipedrive shares your inputs and outputs, including client data, with third-party AI service providers like OpenAI to power its AI functionality.

    Your data, including potentially sensitive information, is shared with external AI companies, which introduces additional privacy and security considerations.

Termination friction (7)

  • Severity 3 · notable

    Client will have 180 days to provide an authorized payment method to reactivate their Account, otherwise Pipedrive may permanently delete the Account, including all Client Data.

    Pipedrive permanently deletes your account and all client data if you do not provide an authorized payment method to reactivate it within 180 days.

    You risk losing all your data if you fail to reactivate your account with a valid payment method within 180 days.

  • Severity 3 · notable

    by Pipedrive at any stage and for any reason, provided that the Pipedrive will provide a pro rata refund of any prepaid, unused Fees for the remainder of the Subscription Term;

    Pipedrive terminates your subscription at any time and for any reason, providing a pro-rata refund for any prepaid, unused fees.

    Pipedrive can unilaterally end your service without cause, potentially disrupting your operations, even if they refund unused fees.

  • Severity 3 · notable

    Pipedrive shall deactivate and permanently delete the Account and all Client Data in the Pipedrive Services within 180 days of the effective date of termination of these Terms and/or Client’s access to the Pipedrive Services. If the Client specifically requests an earlier deletion of the Account and all Client Data, Pipedrive shall fulfill the request within 1 month of its receipt.

    Pipedrive deactivates and permanently deletes your account and all client data within 180 days of termination, or within 1 month if you request an earlier deletion.

    You have a limited window to retrieve your data after termination before Pipedrive permanently deletes it, requiring proactive data export.

  • Severity 3 · notable

    Pipedrive has the right to suspend access to all or any part of the Pipedrive Service or an Account, including removing content, at any time, with or without notice, and for any period of time, if: Pipedrive determines that (i) there is a threat or attack on any of the Pipedrive Services; (ii) Client’s or any User's use of the Pipedrive Services disrupts or poses a security risk to the Pipedrive Services or to any other customer or vendor of Pipedrive; (iii) Client or any User, is using the Pipedrive Services for fraudulent or illegal activities; (iv) subject to applicable law, Client has ceased to continue its business in the ordinary course, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar disposition of its assets, or become the subject of any bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, or similar proceeding; (v) Pipedrive's provision of the Pipedrive Services to Client or any User is prohibited by applicable law; (vi) Client is, or reasonably suspected by Pipedrive to be, in breach of these Terms; or (vii) usage by Client or its Users of the Pipedrive Service to be excessive in relation to other Pipedrive Service users, (vii) to protect the integrity, operability, and security of the Pipedrive Service, or (viii) in accordance with Section 6.7 (collectively, a “Service Suspension”).

    Pipedrive suspends your access to services or your account, including content removal, at any time, with or without notice, for reasons like security risks, excessive usage, or suspected breach of terms.

    Pipedrive can unilaterally cut off your access to the service and your data without warning, potentially halting your business operations.

  • Severity 2 · minor

    Clients may cancel their Subscription anytime as outlined below, which cancellation will be effective as of the end of the then-current Subscription Term. For the avoidance of doubt, under no circumstances will a cancellation result in a refund of Fees paid.

    Pipedrive allows you to cancel your subscription at any time, but the cancellation becomes effective only at the end of your current subscription term. Pipedrive does not provide refunds for fees already paid.

    You will not receive a refund for any unused portion of your subscription term, even if you cancel immediately.

  • Severity 2 · minor

    by the Client at any time by: (i) clicking the cancellation link in the Pipedrive Services, (ii) by revoking the billing agreement on its PayPal profile, if Client is paying for the Pipedrive Service with a PayPal account; or (iii) by means agreed upon between the Client and the Reseller, if Client is paying for the Pipedrive Service via a Reseller; provided, however, that any such termination shall not be effective until the next Renewal Date;

    Pipedrive allows you to cancel your subscription at any time via the service, PayPal, or a reseller, but the cancellation takes effect only at your next renewal date.

    You must pay for the entire current subscription term, even if you cancel immediately, as the cancellation does not take effect until the next renewal.

  • Severity 2 · minor

    If a Subscription is not selected and paid for within 2 weeks of the expiration of the Free Trial, otherwise Pipedrive may permanently delete the Account, including all Client Data as specified in the Privacy Notice.

    Pipedrive permanently deletes your account and all client data if you do not select and pay for a subscription within 2 weeks after your free trial expires.

    You risk losing all your data if you do not subscribe and pay within 2 weeks after your free trial ends.

Liability caps (11)

  • Severity 5 · egregious

    THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSIONS OF DAMAGES IN SECTIONS 12.2 and 12.3 SHALL APPLY: (i) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THESE TERMS OR ELSEWHERE; (ii) TO ALL CLAIMS IN THE AGGREGATE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THESE TERMS; (iii) REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY UNDER WHICH THE CLAIM ARISES, INCLUDING BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), INDEMNITY, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE; (iv) REGARDLESS OF WHETHER PIPEDRIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OR LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES; AND (v) REGARDLESS OF IF THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE UNDER THESE TERMS FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

    Pipedrive's liability limitations and damage exclusions apply broadly to all claims, regardless of legal theory, Pipedrive's awareness of potential damages, or if remedies fail their essential purpose.

    Pipedrive severely restricts its financial and legal responsibility under almost all circumstances, making it extremely difficult to recover damages for any issues.

  • Severity 4 · material

    NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THESE TERMS, PIPEDRIVE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO CLIENT OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CLAIMS WHATSOEVER RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF BETA SERVICES, OR CAUSED BY THE MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION OR DISCONTINUANCE OF BETA SERVICES, FOR ANY REASON.

    Pipedrive is not liable for any claims related to Beta Services, including those caused by their modification, suspension, or discontinuance.

    You cannot hold Pipedrive responsible for any issues, damages, or losses that arise from your use of Beta Services, which are often unstable.

  • Severity 4 · material

    CLIENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PIPEDRIVE SERVICES HAVE NOT BEEN DESIGNED TO PROCESS OR MANAGE SENSITIVE INFORMATION AND ACCORDINGLY CLIENT AGREES NOT TO USE THE PIPEDRIVE SERVICES TO COLLECT, STORE, MANAGE OR PROCESS SENSITIVE INFORMATION. PIPEDRIVE WILL NOT HAVE, AND PIPEDRIVE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS, ANY LIABILITY THAT MAY RESULT FROM CLIENT’S BREACH OF THIS SECTION.

    Pipedrive states its services are not designed for sensitive information and disclaims all liability if you use them to collect, store, manage, or process such data.

    You bear full responsibility for any issues or breaches if you store sensitive data in Pipedrive, as the vendor explicitly warns against it and accepts no liability.

  • Severity 4 · material

    Pipedrive shall not be liable to the Client or User for any consequences resulting from: any modifications in these Terms, modification of the Pipedrive Services, Pipedrive Material, Account usage by Client or any part or element thereof, including, but not limited to, any error, permanent or temporary interruption, discontinuance, suspension or other type of unavailability of the Pipedrive Services or Pipedrive Materials;deletion of, corruption of, or failure to store any Client Data.

    Pipedrive is not liable for any consequences resulting from changes to terms or services, service interruptions, or the deletion, corruption, or failure to store client data.

    Pipedrive disclaims responsibility for significant operational disruptions, data loss, or any negative impact on your business, even if caused by their service changes or failures.

  • Severity 4 · material

    IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE PIPEDRIVE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR ITS SUBJECT MATTER, WHETHER IN RESPECT OF A SINGLE OCCURRENCE OR A SERIES OF OCCURRENCES, EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY CLIENT UNDER THESE TERMS TO PIPEDRIVE FOR THE SPECIFIC PIPEDRIVE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY IN THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE FIRST INCIDENT OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS AN AGGREGATE LIMIT AND WILL NOT BE INCREASED BY THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM OR INCIDENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.

    Pipedrive's total liability for any claims is capped at the amount you paid for the specific services causing the issue in the six months before the first incident.

    Pipedrive limits its financial responsibility to a small fraction of your potential damages, meaning you bear most of the financial risk for significant losses.

  • Severity 4 · material

    IN NO EVENT WILL THE PIPEDRIVE PARTIES HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR ITS SUBJECT MATTER FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUES, GOODWILL, OR DATA, OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COVER, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES HOWEVER ARISING.

    Pipedrive has no liability for lost profits, revenues, goodwill, data, or any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, business interruption, or punitive damages.

    Pipedrive avoids responsibility for the most significant financial losses your business might incur due to service failures, leaving you to absorb these costs.

  • Severity 4 · material

    Pipedrive shall have no obligation to provide Client with any credit or refund of prepaid Fees due to suspension in accordance with these Terms. Pipedrive will have no liability for any damage, liabilities, losses (including any loss of data or profits), or any other consequences that Client or any User may incur as a result of a Service Suspension and shall have no obligation to refund any Fees in connection with a Service Suspension.

    Pipedrive has no obligation to refund prepaid fees or provide credit during a service suspension and is not liable for any damages, losses, or consequences, including data or profit loss.

    You lose access to the service and your data during a suspension, receive no refund for the downtime, and cannot hold Pipedrive responsible for any resulting financial losses.

  • Severity 3 · notable

    Client agrees that Pipedrive shall not be liable for any acts, errors, omissions or breaches committed by AI Service Providers in connection with the provision of AI Functionality or Pipedrive Services.

    Pipedrive is not liable for any acts, errors, omissions, or breaches committed by its AI Service Providers when delivering AI functionality or services.

    You cannot hold Pipedrive responsible for issues or data breaches caused by the third-party AI companies that process your data.

  • Severity 3 · notable

    Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pipedrive shall have no indemnity or other defense obligations in relation to any functionality or services that are being used or are identified as trial use, evaluation use, or beta. THIS INDEMNITY IS THE CLIENT PARTIES’ EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND PIPEDRIVE’S SOLE OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM OF INFRINGEMENT.

    Pipedrive has no obligation to indemnify or defend you for claims related to trial, evaluation, or beta functionality or services. This indemnity is your exclusive remedy for infringement claims.

    Pipedrive offers no protection or legal defense if you face infringement claims due to your use of their trial or beta features.

  • Severity 3 · notable

    BY PROVIDING PIPEDRIVE OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES WITH ACCESS TO THE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNTS, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR VIA A THIRD-PARTY APPLICATION, THE CUSTOMER CONSENTS TO SUCH ACCESS AND AGREES THAT PIPEDRIVE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY ISSUES, ERRORS, OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM SUCH ACCESS OR RELATED ACTIONS.

    Pipedrive is not liable for any issues, errors, or damages that arise when you grant Pipedrive or its representatives access to your accounts, directly or via third-party applications.

    You assume all risk and cannot hold Pipedrive responsible for any problems that occur when they access your accounts, even if it's to provide support.

  • Severity 3 · notable

    PIPEDRIVE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO NON-PIPEDRIVE APPLICATIONS OR THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS.

    Pipedrive has no liability for any claims arising from or related to non-Pipedrive applications or third-party providers.

    Pipedrive disclaims all responsibility for problems or damages that occur when you integrate or use third-party tools with their service.

Indemnification (1)

  • Severity 3 · notable

    Client will, at Client’s expense, defend and/or settle any claim, suit or proceeding brought by a third party against Pipedrive and its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, “Pipedrive Parties”), arising out of Client’s (or any Client User’s) use or misuse of the Pipedrive Services, Pipedrive Materials, representations made to Pipedrive, its Affiliates and/or third parties, violation or breach of these Terms, violation of the rights of any other person or entity, or any Indemnity Exclusions.

    You must, at your own expense, defend and settle any third-party claims against Pipedrive and its affiliates that arise from your or your users' use or misuse of the services, breach of terms, or violation of rights.

    You are financially responsible for Pipedrive's legal defense and any settlements if a third party sues them due to your actions or your users' actions.

Right to silently change terms (2)

  • Severity 4 · material

    Pipedrive reserves the right to modify the Pipedrive Services or any part or element thereof from time to time without prior notice. Pipedrive shall not be liable to the Client or to any third person for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of any element of the Pipedrive Services.

    Pipedrive modifies its services or any part of them without prior notice and is not liable for any changes, suspensions, or discontinuations.

    The vendor can change core features or remove parts of the service at any time without warning, impacting your workflow or business operations.

  • Severity 4 · material

    Pipedrive reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify the Terms from time to time. Notification of such modifications may be posted on or through the Platform or the Pipedrive Services through, for example, an in-app notification) or by posting at https://www.pipedrive.com/en/legal. Modifications to these Terms will take effect at the earlier of (i) the first Renewal Date following posting, or (ii) thirty (30) days after posting (the “Amended Date”). If Client does not wish to be bound by the modifications, then Client must cancel prior to the Amended Date in accordance with Section 13 above. Client’s continued use of the Pipedrive Services constitutes its acceptance of these Terms and any modifications.

    Pipedrive modifies its terms at any time, notifying you via the platform or website. Changes take effect 30 days after posting or at your next renewal, whichever is earlier. Continued use means acceptance.

    Pipedrive can change the terms of service unilaterally, and you must actively monitor for updates and cancel if you disagree, or you are bound by the new terms.

Methodology

SaaSGuard uses an automated pipeline: a daily Playwright crawler captures each vendor’s public Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and DPA. Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash classifies each clause into one of 8 risk categories with a severity score (1–5). Clauses are cross-referenced against a curated database of real lawsuits and FTC actions via embedding-based similarity matching. Grades are computed from per-category max severity; full source code is available on request.

Built for educational and informational purposes. Not legal advice. Always have your own counsel review SaaS contracts before signing.

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