These questions used to be reserved for code dependencies and SaaS vendors. They now apply to AI models and datasets too — and SOC 2 and ISO 27001 are the two frameworks most companies hit first. New regulations like the EU AI Act (Article 11), NIST AI RMF, and the AI-specific management standard ISO/IEC 42001 layer additional documentation requirements on top.
This guide maps those requirements to Hugging Face features and plan tiers, so you can hand it to your security team and have a real conversation about what you need.
Quick answer: Hugging Face is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant, with Business Associate Addendums available on Enterprise. The platform itself is auditor-ready. The question for your compliance program is which Hugging Face tier — Free, Team, Enterprise, or Enterprise Plus — surfaces enough governance evidence to satisfy your auditor.
Yes. The Hugging Face Hub, Inference Endpoints, and Inference Providers are all SOC 2 Type II certified. The platform is also GDPR compliant, and offers Business Associate Addendums (HIPAA) and GDPR Data Processing Agreements through the Enterprise plan. The SOC 2 Type II report is available under NDA from your account team.
