Is dbt Labs safe with your data?

dbt Labs

dbt Labs, LLC

61/100

Good disclosure · high confidence

dbt Labs earns a B (61/100) because it discloses most of its data practices.

#28

of 216 apps ranked

score · Data platform avg 46

+15

vs category average

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

dbt Labs trains its AI tools only when a customer turns the feature on, leaves customers owning their data under a revocable service-limited licence, and names a data protection officer, but it sets no retention period, no breach-notification commitment and no children's safeguards.

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

Training is opt-in

Model training on customer input happens only upon the customer giving directions, requesting or enabling the feature that performs it.

Customer keeps ownership

The customer is the sole and exclusive owner of its data, and the licence granted to dbt Labs is nonexclusive, non-transferable, revocable and limited to providing the service.

No retention period

The policy keeps personal data for as long as there is an ongoing legitimate business need and names no number of days, months or years.

Security gaps

Connections are encrypted with SSL and a data protection officer is named, but there is no breach-notification commitment, no named security certification and no age gate or children's protections.

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: protections for children's data
Not stated: breach notification

dbt Labs privacy rating

Training-data use2 of 4 disclosed

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

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 rights1 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 processingDisclosed

Retention and deletion0 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataPartial

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestPartial

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 agreementDisclosed

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 accessPartial

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 dataDisclosed

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataSilent

Security and accountability2 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsDisclosed

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Data platform
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-06-22
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.