Is Meta AI safe with your data?

Meta AI

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

Trains on AI chats

The policy lists interactions with AI at Meta features, and the content and messages exchanged with them, among the data used to develop and improve AI at Meta, with no opt-out named in the global version.

Deletion may not reach Meta's copy

The AI terms warn that deleting individual messages, entire threads, or even an account may not delete Meta's copy of the personal information.

No retention period

Retention is decided on a case-by-case basis for as long as Meta says it needs the information, with no number given.

Says it does not sell

Meta states plainly that it does not sell any user information to anyone and never will, and it names a Data Protection Officer contact.

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: a way to object to or opt out of processing

Meta AI 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 outputsPartial

Data-subject rights1 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataPartial

Grants a right to delete your dataPartial

Offers data portability in a usable formatDisclosed

Grants a right to correct your dataPartial

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingSilent

Retention and deletion0 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataPartial

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestSilent

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 transfersSilent

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessDisclosed

Transparency3 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 basesPartial

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children1 of 2 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataPartial

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataDisclosed

Security and accountability1 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsSilent

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Assistant
Modalities: text, image
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-07-23
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-10-13

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