Is dbt Labs safe with your data?

dbt Labs

dbt Labs, LLC

45/100

Weak disclosure · high confidence

dbt Labs earns a D (45/100) because it leaves much about its data practices unstated.

#124

of 211 apps ranked

score · Data platform avg 44

vs category average

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

dbt Labs discloses GDPR data subject rights comprehensively with named recipients and safeguards for international transfers, but lacks transparency on AI model training use and breach notification timelines.

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

GDPR Rights Disclosure

Policy explicitly references Arts. 15-22 GDPR for access, erasure, portability, rectification, and objection rights with actionable mechanisms (Art. 15, Art. 17, Art. 20, Art. 16, Art. 21)

International Transfer Safeguards

Named mechanisms for EEA-to-US transfers: standard contractual clauses and EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework certification explicitly documented

Retention Period Limit

Concrete upper bound disclosed: 'for no more than ten years after termination of the applicable account' (10-year cap, not indefinite)

Training Data Use , Silent

No disclosure of whether visitor inputs to website or plugin telemetry trains any dbt Labs models; policy mentions AI-Aided Tools model training only for enterprise clients in Terms of Use

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

dbt Labs 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 outputsSilent

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 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 withPartial

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

Transparency1 of 4 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AISilent

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputNot applicable

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsPartial

Maps processing purposes to legal basesPartial

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 dataSilent

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataSilent

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: 2025-06-11
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.