Is Canva safe with your data?

Canva

70/100

Strong disclosure · high confidence

Canva earns an A (70/100) because it discloses its data practices clearly.

of 211 apps ranked

score · Productivity avg 54

+16

vs category average

Grade scaleA · 70–100B · 60–69C · 48–59D · 35–47F · 0–34

Canva discloses opt-out AI training with privacy controls, comprehensive data subject rights, named third-party safeguards, and COPPA/FERPA education certification, but lacks breach notification procedures and concrete retention timelines.

What Canva's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data

AI Training Opt-out

You can manage the use of your data for training AI to improve our Service in the privacy controls page under your privacy settings

Education Tier Protected

We will not use User Content of Canva Education for AI training

Data Subject Rights

You can request access, correction or deletion of the data Canva holds on you by contacting privacy@canva.com

International Safeguards

we will require those third party providers to enter into an agreement that provides appropriate safeguards for your information, including by using the EU Model Clauses and the UK International Data Transfer Addendum

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: a retention period for your data
Not stated: a deletion timeline after closure or request
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
Not stated: marking of AI-generated output

Canva privacy rating

Training-data use2 of 4 disclosed

Keeps user inputs out of model training, or makes training opt-inPartial

Names a way to opt out of or into trainingPartial

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierDisclosed

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsDisclosed

Data-subject rights4 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatPartial

Grants a right to correct your dataDisclosed

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingDisclosed

Retention and deletion0 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataSilent

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestSilent

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsSilent

Commits to collecting only the data it needsPartial

Third-party sharing4 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withDisclosed

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementDisclosed

Does not sell or share data for advertising, or offers opt-outDisclosed

Names a safeguard for international data transfersDisclosed

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency4 of 5 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIDisclosed

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputSilent

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsDisclosed

Maps processing purposes to legal basesDisclosed

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children1 of 2 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataSilent

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataDisclosed

Security and accountability1 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Productivity
Modalities: image, video
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-04-15
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-07-08

Documents examined

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Each grade reflects our analysis of what an app states in its public privacy policy and terms as of the assessment date. It measures the transparency of those documents, not the company's actual data practices, security, or compliance. Grades are our opinion, offered for general information. Full disclaimer.