Why do CRM apps share my customer data with other companies?
Customer relationship management platforms automatically pool and monetize contact data by default through data enrichment features without explicit opt-in controls. This practice forces privacy-conscious users to abandon the software and migrate to alternative platforms to prevent their proprietary data from being exposed to competitors.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Opting out of data sharing modules in settings
- 2Creating custom properties to store data so it is excluded from enrichment definitions
- 3Switching to an alternative CRM platform
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Hubspot wants to monetize 'enrichment' feature by selling data you have collected to other companies. A massive red flag for me.”source ↗
“It is a no go for me, and we are moving elsewhere.”source ↗
“if customer data might be reused beyond my own workspace, i'd want really clear opt in controls and transparency before i'd be comfortable with it too”source ↗
“thatd be enough to make me switch. just doesnt feel right knowing data you collected could endup being used that way..”source ↗
Where this came up
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