Ambition

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Last updated by the developer on: October 26, 2026

General information

Information provided by Ambition to Microsoft:

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App name Ambition
ID WA200003159
Office 365 clients supported Microsoft Teams
Partner company name Ambition
Company's website https://www.ambition.com
App's Terms of Use https://ambition.com/terms
Core functionality of the app Connects Ambition to Microsoft Teams so customers can send configured workflow notifications and recognition messages to Teams channels or users, and share Ambition leaderboards through Teams bot commands.
Company headquarter location United States of America
App info page https://ambition.com/products
What is the hosting environment or service model used to run your app? Paas
Which hosting cloud providers does the app use? Aws
Is AI functionality part of the app's features or workflows? Yes
Online Service interfaces Microsoft Graph v1.0 for organization, user, team/group and channel metadata; Microsoft identity platform OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect authorization and token endpoints at login.microsoftonline.com; Azure Bot Service/Bot Framework Connector REST API v3 for Teams messaging; inbound Teams bot activities/events; and Bot Framework OpenID metadata/JWKS for authentication validation.

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How the app handles data

This information has been provided by Ambition about how this app collects and stores organizational data and the control that your organization will have over the data the app collects.

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Does the app or underlying infrastructure process any data relating to a Microsoft customer or their device? Yes
What data is processed by your app? Microsoft 365 organization/tenant names and IDs; team and channel names, IDs and privacy/access flags; Teams user names, email addresses, Microsoft IDs, mention/conversation IDs and time zones; OAuth access/refresh tokens; and bot activity/event and command-form data. The integration processes configured workflow notifications and leaderboard content to send messages to Teams channels or users.
Does the app support TLS 1.2 or higher? Yes
Does the app or underlying infrastructure store any Microsoft customer data? Yes
What data is stored in your databases? Organization/tenant, team and channel names and IDs; team/channel privacy and access flags; Teams user names, email addresses, Microsoft IDs, mention/conversation IDs and time zones; OAuth access/refresh tokens and synchronization state; and temporary Teams command-form data. These support synchronization, account matching, messaging and interactive leaderboard commands.
If underlying infastructure processes or stores Microsoft customer data, where is this data geographically stored? United States of America
Do you have an established data rentention and disposal process? Yes
How long is data retained after account termination? More than 90days
Do you have an established data access management process? Yes
Do you transfer customer data or customer content to third parties or sub-processors? No

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This information has been provided by Ambition about the security practices this app employs.

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Do you perform annual penetration testing on the app? Yes
Does the app have a documented disaster recovery plan, including a backup and restore strategy? Yes
Does your environment use traditional anti-malware protection or application controls? ApplicationControls
Do you have an established process for indentifying and risk ranking security vulnerabilities? Yes
Do you have a policy that governs your service level agreement (SLA) for applying patches? Yes
Do you carry out patch management activities according to your patching policy SLAs? Yes
Does your enviroment have any unsupported operating systems or software? No
Do you conduct quarterly vulnerability scanning on your app and the infastructure that supports it? Yes
Do you have a firewall installed on your external network boundary? Yes
Do you have an established change management process used to review and approve change requests before they are deployed to production? Yes
Is an additional person reviewing and approving all code change requests submitted to production by the original developer? Yes
Do secure coding practices take into account common vulnerability classes such as OWASP Top 10? Yes
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) enabled for: CodeRepositories, DNSManagement, Credential
Do you have an established process for provisioning, modification, and deletion of employee accounts? Yes
Do you have Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDPS) software deployed at the perimeter of the network boundary supporting your app? Yes
Do you have event logging set up on all system components supporting your app? Yes
Are all logs reviewed on a regular cadence by human or automated tooling to detect potential security events? Yes
When a security event is detected are alerts automatically sent to an employee for triage? Yes
Do you have a formal information security risk management process established? Yes
Do you have a formal security incident response process documented and established? Yes
Do you report app or service data breaches to supervisory authorities and individuals affected by the breach within 72 hours of detection? Yes

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This information has been provided by Ambition regarding the compliance standards their app requires and the certifications they have achieved.

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Does the app comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA)? N/A
Does the app comply with Health Information Trust Alliance, Common Security Framework (HITRUST CSF)? N/A
Has the organization achieved a Service Organization Controls (SOC 1) Certification? N/A
Has the organization achieved a Service Organization Controls (SOC 2) Certification? Yes
Which SOC 2 certification did you achieve? type2
Most recent SOC2 certification date 2026-09-15
Has the organization achieved a Service Organization Controls (SOC 3) Certification? No
Do you carry out annual PCI DSS assessments against the app and its supporting environment? N/A
Is the app International Organization for Standardization (ISO 27001) certified? No
Does the app comply with International Organization for Standardization (ISO 27018)? No
Does the app comply with International Organization for Standardization (ISO 27017)? No
Does the app comply with International Organization for Standardization (ISO 27002)? No
Is the app Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) compliant? No
Does the app comply with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)? N/A
Does the app comply with Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)? N/A
Does the app comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)? N/A
Does the app comply with NIST 800-171? N/A
Has the app been Cloud Security Alliance (CSA Star) certified? No

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This information has been provided by Ambition about the privacy posture of their app.

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Do you have GDPR or other privacy or data protection requirements or obligations (such as CCPA)? Yes
Does the app have an external-facing privacy notice that describes how it collects, uses, shares, and stores customer data? Yes
Privacy Policy URL https://ambition.com/privacy
Does the app perform automated decision making, including profiling that could have a legal effect or similar impact? No
Does the app process customer data for a secondary purpose not described in the privacy notice (i.e. marketing, analytics)? No
Do you process special categories of sensitive data (i.e. racial or ethnic origin, political opinion, religious or philosophical beliefs, genetic or biometric data, health data) or categories of data subject to breach notification laws? No
Does the app collect or process data from minors (i.e., individuals under the age of 16)? No
Does the app have capabilities to delete an individual's personal data upon request? Yes
Does the app have capabilities to restrict or limit the processing of an individual's personal data upon request? No
Does the app provide individuals the ability to correct or update their personal data? Yes
Are regular data security and privacy reviews performed (for example, Data Protection Impact Assessments or privacy risk assessments) to identify risks related to the processing of personal data for the app? Yes

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Does your application integrate with Microsoft identity platform (Microsoft Entra ID) for single-sign on, API access, etc.? Yes
Have you reviewed and complied with all applicable best practices outlined in the Microsoft identity platform integration checklist? Yes
Does your app use the latest version of MSAL (Microsoft Authentication Library) or Microsoft Identity Web for authentication? No
Does your app support Conditional Access policies? No
If your app does not use one of the above libraries, what authentication library or libraries does it use? Python requests, with Microsoft OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect and token refresh implemented through direct REST calls to Microsoft identity platform endpoints.
Does your app support Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) No
Does your app store any credentials in code? No
Apps and add-ins for Microsoft 365 might use additional Microsoft APIs outside of Microsoft Graph. Does your app or add-in use additional Microsoft APIs? Yes

Data access using Microsoft Graph

Graph Permission Permission Type Justification Microsoft Entra App ID
Channel.ReadBasic.All delegated Read Teams channel names, Microsoft IDs and basic channel metadata so customers can select destinations for configured Ambition workflow notifications and leaderboard messages. 24a9cf21-407c-41f9-8cc6-e7015f4e02af
GroupMember.Read.All delegated Discover Teams-backed Microsoft 365 groups and read their names, IDs and visibility metadata to synchronize Teams available to the Ambition integration. 24a9cf21-407c-41f9-8cc6-e7015f4e02af
User.Read delegated Read the Microsoft 365 organization’s ID and display name when connecting the Ambition Teams integration. 24a9cf21-407c-41f9-8cc6-e7015f4e02af
User.ReadBasic.All delegated Read directory users’ names, email addresses and Microsoft IDs to synchronize Teams users, match Ambition accounts, and address configured Teams messages. 24a9cf21-407c-41f9-8cc6-e7015f4e02af

This application does not have Additional APIs.

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