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Xoxoday Plum enforces confidentiality of sensitive research data and human subject information through end-to-end encryption, role-based access control, anonymization techniques, and tamper-evident audit logs that satisfy recognized data protection frameworks.
Research programs and HR analytics initiatives frequently involve sensitive participant data — survey responses, behavioral signals, personally identifiable information (PII), and protected human subject records. Xoxoday Plum is designed from the ground up to keep that data confidential at every stage of its lifecycle, from collection through storage and reporting.

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End-to-End Encryption

Xoxoday Plum encrypts data in transit and at rest using industry-standard protocols. This means participant responses and linked identifiers are unreadable to unauthorized parties at every network hop and storage layer. Whether data flows from a connected HRIS such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or Darwinbox, or is ingested directly through an API, the encryption envelope travels with it.

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Role-Based Access Control

Not everyone in an organization should see raw research data. Xoxoday Plum enforces granular role-based access control (RBAC), ensuring that only explicitly authorized roles — such as research administrators or compliance officers — can view identifiable records. Front-line managers or reward program operators see only the aggregated or anonymized outputs relevant to their function, never the underlying participant-level detail.

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Anonymization and De-identification

For studies requiring strict human subject protections, Xoxoday Plum applies anonymization and pseudonymization techniques before data surfaces in dashboards or exports. A pulse-survey campaign run through an integration with Slack or Microsoft Teams, for example, can be configured so that individual responses are de-identified prior to analysis, meeting IRB-style confidentiality requirements without sacrificing insight quality.

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Audit Logs and Accountability

Every access event, export action, and configuration change within Xoxoday Plum is captured in immutable audit logs. These logs give compliance and security teams a complete trail to investigate any anomalous access to sensitive research records and to demonstrate accountability during audits. This capability directly supports certification under frameworks such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II, both of which Xoxoday Plum maintains.

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Alignment with Data Protection Frameworks

Xoxoday Plum’s secure-by-design architecture adheres to established data protection principles including data minimization, purpose limitation, and storage constraints. Organizations operating under GDPR, HIPAA-adjacent research requirements, or regional privacy laws can configure Xoxoday Plum to apply appropriate controls automatically, reducing the compliance burden on internal teams while keeping human subject data protected throughout the research lifecycle. Learn more: Xoxoday Plum Help Centre — System requirement

Data Encryption Standards in Xoxoday Plum

Understand the encryption protocols Xoxoday Plum uses to protect data in transit and at rest across all integrations.

Role-Based Access Control Configuration

Learn how to configure RBAC in Xoxoday Plum to restrict access to sensitive participant and rewards data by role.