Is Merge Legit? β Trust Data Profile
Quick verdict: Merge
What we found
AI-native code review assessments
Automated data profile from public signals (company registry, policies, review platforms). A full review hasn't been published yet.
Trust Signals
Based on 3 of 5 trust areas β the rest are not yet checked.
| Area | Sourced facts | How we checked |
|---|---|---|
| Company & Identity | 1 | Automated signals |
| Data & Privacy | 2 | Automated signals |
| Billing & Subscription | 2 | Automated signals |
| Product Reality | Not yet checked | |
| Community Reputation | Not yet checked | |
How Merge compares
Among the 37Developer & API Tools tools we track, Merge's domain is 0 years old β older than 0% of them.
Computed from our own database of Developer & API Tools tools β updated as we track more.
Policy Changes
No policy changes detected since we started tracking this tool.
Does Merge train AI on your data?
We don't reduce this to a yes/no β wording matters (defaults, opt-outs, enterprise carve-outs). Here is exactly what Merge's privacy policy said when we captured it on 2026-08-07:
βMerge does not use candidate recordings for advertising, model training, or any purpose outside delivering the assessment experience to the hiring company that invited the candidate.β
Read it in context: Merge privacy policy β (captured 2026-08-07). If this policy changes materially, it will appear on our policy-change alerts.
What else Merge's policy says
How long they keep your data
βWe retain data only for as long as needed to provide the service, support the hiring company that created the invite, meet contractual obligations, resolve disputes, and comply with legal requirements.β
Sharing with third parties
βWe do not sell personal information.β
Quoted verbatim from the Merge privacy policy β (captured 2026-08-07). We don't interpret these β read them in context.
Technical signals for Merge
- HTTPS certificate:The certificate we recorded expired on 2026-09-28; our last check (2026-08-07) is out of date β could not verify the current one
- HSTS header:Not set
- Security headers:X-Content-Type-Options set
- Mail server:MX records configured on the domain
- Threat blocklists:Not on the Cloudflare malware blocklist
Network-level facts collected automatically on 2026-08-07. A missing header is common even on legitimate sites, so we draw no conclusion from it. A flagged threat blocklist is the only red flag in this list.
Evidence on File (5)
Verified User Reports
No verified user reports on file for this tool.
Merge FAQ
- What did we check about Merge?
- We could verify 3 of 5 trust dimensions for Merge from public records; the evidence and sources for each are listed on this page. We do not give it a grade or score. This is an automated profile built from public records, not a hands-on review.
- Does Merge train AI on your data?
- Their privacy policy states: "Merge does not use candidate recordings for advertising, model training, or any purpose outside delivering the assessment experience to the hiring company that invited the candidate." We quote it verbatim rather than reduce it to yes/no.
- Does Merge share or sell your data?
- Their privacy policy says: "We do not sell personal information."
