Is Meta AI safe with your data?
Meta AI
Meta
Poor disclosure · high confidence
Meta AI earns an F (31/100) because it discloses little about its data practices.
#184
of 211 apps ranked
31
score · Assistant avg 51
-20
vs category average
Meta AI trains on user inputs with opt-out, collects broad data for personalization and ad targeting, shares data globally with partners, and discloses AI interaction data, but lacks named retention periods, safeguards on international transfers, special-category limits, and security controls.
What Meta AI's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data
Trains on inputs by default
User inputs feed model training unless the user changes it. An opt-out exists as a named setting, so the burden falls on the user to find it.
Ad sharing without transfer safeguards
Data is shared globally with partners plus advertisers, and while the policy claims no sale it does share for ad targeting. No named international transfer safeguard appears.
Special-category data used for personalization
The policy discloses collection of special-category data including religion, health plus political views. It states this data is processed for personalization without setting any protective limit.
Vague retention and thin security
Data is kept 'as long as necessary' with no named retention period, and the policy discloses no specific security controls, breach notification timeline, or data protection officer
What the policy is silent or vague on
- Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
- Not stated: a right to correct your data
- Not stated: a deletion timeline after closure or request
- Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
Meta AI privacy rating
Details
- Category
- Assistant
- Modalities
- text, image
- Processes biometrics
- No
- Policy last updated
- 2025-12-16
- 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.