Is Claude safe with your data?

Claude

Anthropic

63/100

Good disclosure · high confidence

Claude earns a B (63/100) because it discloses most of its data practices.

#30

of 211 apps ranked

score · Assistant avg 48

+15

vs category average

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

Claude discloses training with opt-out, user data ownership, core GDPR-style rights, multi-mechanism data sharing, and named international safeguards, but lacks concrete security controls, breach notification timelines, and AI-use transparency.

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

Training opt-out with exceptions

Users can opt out of training, but flagged content and explicit feedback remain used regardless

Data ownership and deletion

User owns inputs and outputs; conversations deleted from backend within 30 days of user deletion

International safeguards named

Relies on EU adequacy decisions and standard contractual clauses for transfers

Vague retention and security

Retention is 'as necessary'; security is 'appropriate technical measures' with no named controls

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: disclosure that you are interacting with AI

Claude 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 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 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 sharing3 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 transfersDisclosed

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency3 of 4 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AISilent

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputNot applicable

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 3 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathPartial

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
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-07-08
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.