Is Labelbox safe with your data?

Labelbox

47/100

Weak disclosure · medium confidence

Labelbox earns a D (47/100) because it leaves much about its data practices unstated.

Dealbreaker flag

D1.4: royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable, irrevocable, and worldwide

#115

of 211 apps ranked

score · Data platform avg 44

vs category average

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

Labelbox discloses core data rights (access, deletion, correction, portability, objection) and shares categories of personal data collected, but lacks specificity on retention periods, security controls, and breach notification processes.

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

Output License Scope

User Submissions granted as royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable, irrevocable, and worldwide license; Public User Submissions may remain available indefinitely even after account deletion

Data Rights (D2)

Explicit disclosure of access (D2.1), deletion (D2.2), portability (D2.3), correction (D2.4), and objection rights (D2.5) all named with contact mechanism

Third-Party Sharing

Comprehensive list of 20+ service providers with locations; Standard Contractual Clauses and DPF certification mentioned for international transfers

Retention & Security

No named retention period disclosed; security framed only as 'industry-standard' and 'appropriate safeguards' with no specific controls (TLS, encryption, RBAC) named

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

Labelbox 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 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 deletion0 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataSilent

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 sharing3 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withDisclosed

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

Transparency2 of 4 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AISilent

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputNot applicable

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsDisclosed

Maps processing purposes to legal basesPartial

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children1 of 3 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathSilent

Limits the use of special-category dataSilent

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: Data platform
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2025-10-03
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.