Is ChatGPT safe with your data?

ChatGPT

OpenAI

60/100

Good disclosure · grade B is 60–69 · high confidence

Scored 60 ± 5 (range 55–65)

That range crosses the B/C cut, so read this app as B or C rather than firmly either. How we grade

ChatGPT earns a B (60/100) because it discloses most of its data practices.

#36

of 216 apps ranked

score · Assistant avg 46

+14

vs category average

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

OpenAI's consumer policy trains on ChatGPT conversations by default and offers an account-settings opt-out, gives working export and account-deletion controls, and names a data protection officer, but it sets no retention period, names no transfer safeguard, and describes its security only as commercially reasonable.

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

Trains on your chats unless you opt out

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

No retention period named

Personal data is kept for "only as long as we need" to provide the Services, with no number of days, months, or years and no separate shorter clock for AI conversation logs.

Several rights are conditional on where you live

Access and correction appear as statutory rights you "may have" depending on your location, while export, chat deletion, and account deletion are offered to everyone through account data controls.

Security and transfers stated only in general terms

Protections are described as "commercially reasonable" with no named control such as encryption at rest, cross-border transfers cite "legally valid transfer mechanisms" without naming one, and there is no breach notification commitment.

What the policy is silent or vague on

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
Not stated: marking of AI-generated output

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 tierPartial

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsPartial

Data-subject rights3 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataPartial

Grants a right to delete your dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatDisclosed

Grants a right to correct your dataPartial

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingDisclosed

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 sharing2 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 accessDisclosed

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 basesPartial

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children1 of 4 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathSilent

Limits the use of special-category dataPartial

Governs biometric data specificallySilent

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.