HONO

Your data, protected by design.

HONO shields your organization's data against every security threat - internal or external. We are ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2 and GDPR certified, and safeguard your sensitive HR data with industry-standard encryption at rest and in transit.

HONO security infrastructure

Security built into every layer.

From architecture and infrastructure to monitoring, data segregation and privacy - HONO shields your organization against every threat.

Architectural Security

We provide the platform; you retain control of your data and configurations. Our processing adheres to encryption-storage standards for personally identifiable and password information.

Physical Security

Hosted on Amazon Web Services - ISO 27001 certified and SSAE18, FedRAMP and PCI DSS Level 1 compliant - for enterprise-grade infrastructure protection.

Continuous Monitoring

Every interaction is monitored - logs, system usage, memory, traffic, throughput and latency - via the AWS HA suite and industry-standard and proprietary tools.

Customer Data Segregation

Logical separation of every customer's data using unique system-generated identifiers. Built for multi-tenancy - no customer can ever access another's data.

Transparent Data Encryption

Sensitive HR data is protected with TDE within SQL Server environments, and all backups are fully encrypted to stay protected even in a recovery scenario.

Comprehensive Privacy Program

A dedicated Privacy, Ethics & Compliance team maintains policies, runs annual third-party audits, and upholds every privacy commitment to customers and partners.

Employee data privacy & security, with unmatched agility.

Bank-grade controls, independent audits and global certifications - so your most sensitive people data stays protected at every layer.

Data Privacy

End-to-end encryption and strict access controls keep employee data private by design.

Application Security

Hardened application layer with secure SDLC, continuous monitoring and threat protection.

Audits, VAPT

Regular third-party audits and vulnerability assessments (VAPT) validate our defenses.

ISO/IEC 27001 certifications

Certified to ISO/IEC 27001 - the global benchmark for information security management.

SOC2 Type 2 compliance

SOC 2 Type II attested controls for security, availability and confidentiality.

Certified & compliant

ISO/IEC 27001 certification logo

ISO/IEC 27001

Information Security Mgmt.

SOC 2 Type II certification logo

SOC 2 Type II

Trust Services Criteria

GDPR Ready certification logo

GDPR Ready

EU Data Protection

VAPT Tested certification logo

VAPT Tested

Pen-tested & Audited

DPDP Ready certification logo

DPDP Ready

India Data Protection

PDPL Ready — Saudi Arabia data protection

PDPL — Saudi Arabia

Saudi Data Protection

PDPA Ready — Thailand data protection

PDPA — Thailand

Thailand Data Protection

Built for the regulations where you operate.

HONO serves enterprises across India, the GCC, Southeast Asia and Africa - so compliance isn't a checkbox, it's architecture. Our platform is designed to help you meet the data protection laws of every market you hire in.

IN · India

DPDP Act & Rules Ready - India

India's DPDP Act 2023 and the DPDP Rules notified in November 2025 make every employer a Data Fiduciary for employee data, with phased obligations culminating in full compliance by May 2027 and penalties of up to ₹250 crore for security-safeguard failures. HONO is built to support your DPDP obligations: consent capture and withdrawal workflows for employee data, plain-language privacy notices, data principal rights handling (access, correction, erasure), purpose limitation and retention controls, 72-hour breach notification support through audit trails and logging, and grievance redressal tracking.

  • Consent & notice workflows for employee data
  • Data principal rights: access, correction, erasure
  • Breach detection logs supporting 72-hour notification
  • Retention & erasure controls aligned to DPDP Rules
SA · Saudi Arabia

PDPL Ready - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's PDPL (Royal Decree M/19, as amended) has been in full force since September 2023, with the compliance grace period ended in September 2024 and SDAIA actively enforcing violations. HONO supports PDPL-aligned HR data processing for KSA enterprises: explicit consent management, lawful-basis documentation, data subject rights fulfilment, controls for cross-border data transfers, data minimisation and retention governance, and breach response support - helping controllers meet their obligations under SDAIA's implementing regulations.

  • Explicit consent & lawful-basis records
  • Data subject rights fulfilment for KSA employees
  • Cross-border transfer controls & documentation
  • Breach response & audit-ready logging
EU · European Union

GDPR Ready - European Union

Independently assessed GDPR readiness for processing EU personal data - encryption at rest and in transit, DPAs, and privacy by design.

  • Encryption at rest and in transit
  • Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) available
  • Privacy by design baked into every module
  • Data subject rights fulfilment for EU residents

A privacy program built for trust and accountability.

HONO's Privacy, Ethics and Compliance team oversees the privacy program and continually assesses its effectiveness - so your data governance stays airtight as regulations evolve worldwide.

  • Develops, maintains and revises internal privacy policies, procedures and tools.
  • Monitors adherence to customer-facing privacy policies, audited annually by a third party.
  • Upholds privacy commitments made to customers, partners and employees.
  • Sustains certifications and keeps pace with evolving global data-privacy laws.
  • Tracks and operationalises regional data protection laws - including India's DPDP Act, Saudi Arabia's PDPL, and GDPR - as they evolve.
  • CVs uploaded to our free tools are retained for 30 days, then automatically and permanently deleted.
A privacy program built for trust and accountability.

"HONO's solution digitised our processes and truly helped - but it is the team at HONO that made it possible, so smoothly."

Sandeep Gautam

Ex-CHRO, NBC Bearings; Group Head - Corporate HR, CK Birla Group

Security & compliance questions

Talk to our team and we'll walk you through exactly how HONO fits your organisation.

Still have questions?

Talk to our team and we'll walk you through exactly how HONO fits your organisation.

HONO is certified to ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 1 and SOC 2, and is GDPR compliant - the globally recognized standards for information security and data protection.

Enterprise HR you can trust.

See how HONO keeps your most sensitive people data secure and compliant - in a guided demo.