Is FaceApp safe with your data?

FaceApp

55/100

Partial disclosure · high confidence

FaceApp earns a C (55/100) because it discloses its data practices only in part.

#71

of 211 apps ranked

score · Image & video avg 47

vs category average

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

FaceApp's privacy policy discloses limited input-training restrictions, defines photo retention at 24-48 hours with encryption, and allows sublicensable derivative works reuse; but lacks breach-notification timelines, AI-interaction transparency, and data-processor agreement details.

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

Uploads used only for editing

The policy states: "We do not use photographs or videos you provide when you use the Apps for any reason other than to provide you with the editing functionality of the Apps."

Photos cached 24 to 48 hours, key held on device

Photos or videos "may remain cached in the cloud for a limited period between 24 to 48 hours after your last edit". FaceApp says it safeguards each file "using an encryption key stored locally on your device".

Content licence is sublicensable

You grant FaceApp a "nonexclusive, sublicensable, royalty-free, worldwide, fully paid license to use, reproduce, temporarily cache, modify, adapt, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display your User Content". The grant is capped by the words "solely for the purpose of providing you with the Services", but sublicensing puts reuse beyond your control.

No sale of personal information

The policy states plainly: "We do not sell personal information."

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: a way to opt out of training
Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: data portability
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs

FaceApp 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 trainingSilent

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 dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatSilent

Grants a right to correct your dataPartial

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingPartial

Retention and deletion2 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataDisclosed

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestDisclosed

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 agreementSilent

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

Transparency3 of 5 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AISilent

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 children1 of 3 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataSilent

Governs biometric data specificallySilent

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: Image & video
Modalities: image
Processes biometrics: Yes
Policy last updated: 2024-11-04
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-08-13

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.