Is ChatGPT safe with your data?

ChatGPT

OpenAI

60/100

Good disclosure · high confidence

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

#46

of 211 apps ranked

score · Assistant avg 48

+12

vs category average

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

ChatGPT offers opt-out training controls and user ownership of outputs, but lacks named security mechanisms, transparent AI interaction disclosures, and purpose-to-legal-basis mapping in its global privacy policy.

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

Training opt-out

Read our instructions on how you can opt out of our use of your Content to train our models.

User output ownership

you (a) retain your ownership rights in Input and (b) own the Output. We hereby assign to you all our right, title, and interest, if any, in and to Output.

Boilerplate security

We implement commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures designed to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access

Data category enumeration

Personal Data You Provide...Account Information, User Content, Communication Information, Contact Data, Other Information You Provide. Personal Data We Receive from Your Use...Log Data, Usage Data, Device Information, Location Information, Cookies and Similar Technologies.

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
Not stated: a data-minimisation commitment
Not stated: disclosure that you are interacting with AI

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 trainingPartial

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsDisclosed

Data-subject rights5 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatDisclosed

Grants a right to correct your dataDisclosed

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingDisclosed

Retention and deletion1 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataDisclosed

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestPartial

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsSilent

Commits to collecting only the data it needsSilent

Third-party sharing2 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withDisclosed

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementPartial

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

Names a safeguard for international data transfersPartial

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency2 of 5 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AISilent

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 children0 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 dataPartial

Security and accountability0 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactSilent

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Assistant
Modalities: text, image
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-04-28
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.