Is ElevenLabs safe with your data?

ElevenLabs

69/100

Good disclosure · high confidence

ElevenLabs earns a B (69/100) because it discloses most of its data practices.

Dealbreaker flag

D1.4: perpetual and irrevocable...sub-licensable, through multiple tiers

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

ElevenLabs offers opt-out training controls, an explicit named mechanism, and tiered commercial use policies, but grants perpetual sublicensable content licenses without user retention; retention is named at 3 years for voice data and biometric data; it sells personal data with opt-out available; international transfers use named safeguards and it names a DPO contact, but security controls are referenced externally without specific certs named in the policy text.

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

D1.1 – Training opt-out

you may opt out of our use of your Personal Data for training at any time

D1.4 – Adverse license

perpetual and irrevocable...sub-licensable, through multiple tiers

D3.1 – 3-year retention

not keep data it generates about your voice longer than 3 years after your last interaction

D7.1 – Security measures unclear

up-to-date list of measures along with relevant audit certifications can be obtained at: https://compliance.elevenlabs.io/

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: your ownership of generated outputs
Not stated: a deletion timeline after closure or request
Not stated: a sub-processor list or data processing agreement
Not stated: marking of AI-generated output

ElevenLabs 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 trainingDisclosed

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierPartial

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsAdverse

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 deletion2 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataDisclosed

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestSilent

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsDisclosed

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 agreementSilent

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 accessDisclosed

Transparency4 of 5 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIDisclosed

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputSilent

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsDisclosed

Maps processing purposes to legal basesDisclosed

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children2 of 3 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataPartial

Governs biometric data specificallyDisclosed

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: Audio
Modalities: audio
Processes biometrics: Yes
Policy last updated: 2026-05-20
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-07-08

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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.