Can 15Five employees see my data?

15Five employees cannot see user-entered data. When 15Five employees access a customer account, all user-entered content is obfuscated and unreadable. 15Five employees can see only identity and structural metadata — never responses, answers, or text entered by users.

What 15Five employees can and cannot see

Check-ins

  • Can see: Text of programmed questions, likes, and the identity of likers and commenters.
  • Cannot see: Text of answers or comments, or any other user-entered data.

Performance Reviews (Best-Self Review®)

  • Can see: Identity of review answer authors.
  • Cannot see: Rating scale responses or the text of any answers.

Objectives

  • Can see: Identity of objective and key result owners, tracking metrics, and completion data.
  • Cannot see: Text of objectives or key results.

1-on-1s

  • Can see: Identity of participants, commenters, talking point and action item authors, and action item assignees.
  • Cannot see: Text of talking points, action items, notes, or any other user-entered content.

High Fives

  • Can see: Identity of givers, receivers, likers, and commenters.
  • Cannot see: High Five text or comment text.

Key Rules

  • 15Five employees access customer accounts only to review administrative and configuration settings.
  • All user-entered data is obfuscated at the system level — access to the account does not grant access to content.
  • 15Five employees see the minimum information necessary to identify system issues.
  • Engagement survey confidentiality operates under a separate policy. See How does engagement survey confidentiality work in 15Five? below.

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