Is Fathom safe with your data?

Fathom

Fathom Video Inc.

58/100

Partial disclosure · high confidence

Fathom earns a C (58/100) because it discloses its data practices only in part.

#57

of 211 apps ranked

score · Meeting intelligence avg 61

-3

vs category average

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

Fathom allows users to opt out of AI training on their inputs, does not sell personal data, provides standard data subject rights (access, deletion, portability, correction, objection), and does not knowingly collect data from children under 18; however, retention periods are vague, synthetic-output marking is absent, and specific security certifications are not named.

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

AI training opt-out

Based on how you configure your account settings, we may use and create de-identified data generated from Meeting Content Information to improve our Services by training, improving, and customizing our in-house artificial intelligence models. You can opt out from this use of your data in your account settings.

No third-party AI training

We do not authorize third parties (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc) to use your personal information or Meeting Content Information to train their artificial intelligence models

No sale of personal data

We do not sell, or share your personal information with non affiliated companies for their own direct marketing purposes, unless we have your permission. We do not sell Meeting Content Information

Children's protections

We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from children under the age of 18

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: a retention period for your data
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
Not stated: a data-minimisation commitment

Fathom 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 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 deletion1 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataSilent

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestDisclosed

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 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

Transparency2 of 5 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIDisclosed

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputSilent

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsPartial

Maps processing purposes to legal basesPartial

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children2 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 dataDisclosed

Security and accountability0 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactSilent

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Meeting intelligence
Modalities: text, audio
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2025-08-11
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.