Is ChatGPT safe with your data?

ChatGPT

OpenAI

45/100

Weak disclosure · high confidence

ChatGPT earns a D (45/100) because it leaves much about its data practices unstated.

#112

of 216 apps ranked

score · Assistant avg 47

-2

vs category average

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

ChatGPT discloses that conversations train its models unless you turn that off in account settings, names a clear age floor and a data protection officer, and leaves retention periods, breach notification and privacy rights described in conditional terms.

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

Training on your chats

Content you provide may be used to train the models that power ChatGPT, with an opt-out available by updating your account settings.

Rights are conditional

Access, deletion, portability, correction and restriction are offered as rights you "may have" depending on where you live, and the policy says you can exercise only some of them through your account.

No retention clock

Data is kept "for only as long as we need" with no number anywhere, no deletion timeline after account closure, and no shorter retention stated for chat logs.

Security stays general

Protection is described as commercially reasonable measures with no specific controls named, and there is no breach notification commitment or security certification in the text.

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: a deletion timeline after closure or request
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
Not stated: a sub-processor list or data processing agreement

ChatGPT privacy rating

Training-data use1 of 4 disclosed

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

Names a way to opt out of or into trainingDisclosed

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsPartial

Data-subject rights0 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataPartial

Grants a right to delete your dataPartial

Offers data portability in a usable formatPartial

Grants a right to correct your dataPartial

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingPartial

Retention and deletion0 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataPartial

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 sharing1 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withDisclosed

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementSilent

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

Names a safeguard for international data transfersPartial

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency3 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 basesSilent

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 dataPartial

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: Assistant
Modalities: text, image
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-04-30
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-10-13

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.