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.

#45

of 211 apps ranked

score · Data platform avg 47

+14

vs category average

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

dbt Labs discloses a conditional opt-in for AI model training and a strong set of enumerated privacy rights, but its security, retention and children's disclosures rest on adjectives or bare statements rather than named mechanisms.

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

Training is opt-in but improvement use is not

Model training happens only "upon Client providing directions, requesting or enabling a feature that performs Model Training". The same clause has the client consent to dbt Labs using prompts and completions for "optimizing, improving, trouble-shooting", with no opt-out from that second use.

The 90-day figure is a disclaimer, not a promise

The terms say dbt Labs "will have no obligation to maintain Client Data more than ninety (90) days" after termination. That limits what the company owes rather than committing to delete anything.

No age gate for children

The only language about minors is "Fivetran has no actual knowledge that it sells or shares the personal information of individuals under 16 years of age". That is a CCPA sale disclaimer, not an age check or a protection.

Nothing said about breach notification

Neither the privacy notice nor the terms state any duty to notify users of a breach or any timeframe for doing so. The terms offer only "commercially reasonable physical, administrative, and technical safeguards".

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 use0 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 outputsPartial

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 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 accountability1 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

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: 2026-08-13

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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.