Is Databricks safe with your data?

Databricks

36/100

Weak disclosure · high confidence

Databricks earns a D (36/100) because it leaves much about its data practices unstated.

Dealbreaker flag

D1.4: perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, fully paid-up and royalty-free license

#163

of 211 apps ranked

score · Data platform avg 45

-9

vs category average

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

Databricks discloses recipient categories, international transfer safeguards (SCCs), and children's protections clearly, but is silent on training-data use, retention timelines post-deletion, security certifications, breach notification, and government data standards.

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

D1.4 Sublicensable Licence (ADVERSE)

Policy grants Databricks 'perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, fully paid-up and royalty-free license' to user submissions, explicitly reserving sublicensable rights in violation of user ownership principle.

Vague correction and restriction rights

Rights to amend data and restrict 'certain uses' are named but described in general terms, with no concrete mechanism or timeline for exercising them

D7.1 Half for Vague Security Controls

Policy states only 'technical, physical, and organizational security measures' without naming TLS, AES-256, RBAC, ISO 27001, or SOC 2. Adjectives alone do not merit full.

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: keeping user inputs out of model training
Not stated: a way to opt out of training
Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: your ownership of generated outputs

Databricks privacy rating

Training-data use0 of 4 disclosed

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

Names a way to opt out of or into trainingSilent

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsAdverse

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 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-outPartial

Names a safeguard for international data transfersDisclosed

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessSilent

Transparency2 of 4 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIPartial

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputNot applicable

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 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 accountability0 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactPartial

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Data platform
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-01-09
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.