Is Fireflies.ai safe with your data?

Fireflies.ai

Fireflies.ai Inc.

59/100

Partial disclosure · high confidence

Fireflies.ai earns a C (59/100) because it discloses its data practices only in part.

Dealbreaker flag

D1.4: sublicensable (through multiple tiers) license ... The license granted above is perpetual and irrevocable

#34

of 216 apps ranked

score · Meeting intelligence avg 52

vs category average

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

Fireflies.ai rules out using personal information or meeting content to train AI models and gives a 30-day deletion timeline after account closure, but its terms claim a perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable licence over user content and the policy names no security controls or breach notification.

What Fireflies.ai's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data

No model training on user content

The policy states personal information is not used for AI model training, contractually prohibits vendors from training on it, and the terms separately commit not to use user content to train, retrain or fine-tune generative models.

Perpetual content licence

The terms take a worldwide, sublicensable licence over user content that is stated to be perpetual and irrevocable, with a waiver of moral rights.

Deletion and rights channels are concrete

Account data is deleted within 30 days of closure, and access, portability, correction, deletion and an advertising opt-out web form are each offered through a named channel.

Security disclosure is absent

Neither document names any security control such as encryption or access management, and neither describes a breach notification process or timeframe.

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: your ownership of generated outputs
Not stated: a data-minimisation commitment

Fireflies.ai privacy rating

Training-data use1 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 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 deletion1 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataPartial

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestDisclosed

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsPartial

Commits to collecting only the data it needsSilent

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 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 basesSilent

Is versioned and dated, with change noticePartial

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 safeguardsSilent

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactPartial

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Meeting intelligence
Modalities: text, audio
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-09-28
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-10-13

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.