Is n8n safe with your data?
n8n
n8n GmbH
Strong disclosure · high confidence
n8n earns an A (71/100) because it discloses its data practices clearly.
#5
of 216 apps ranked
71
score · Automation avg 40
+31
vs category average
n8n commits in both its privacy policy and its cloud terms that it will not use customer content or personal data to train machine learning models, names a 6-month deletion window after account deactivation with 30 days advance email warning, and publishes a purpose-to-legal-basis table, though it reserves the right to change the policy without prior notice and says nothing about notifying users of a security breach.
What n8n's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data
No model training
The policy states that personal data processed through the website or services, including data from third-party integrations, is not used to train n8n or third-party machine learning models, and the cloud terms repeat that customer content and AI output will not train models.
Telemetry differs by tier
Self-hosted deployments can switch off usage telemetry through a documented opt-out, but telemetry cannot be switched off on n8n Cloud.
Deletion has a clock
Customer content is usually deleted 6 months after account deactivation, and n8n says it will email the account holder 30 days before deactivating and deleting the account.
Gaps in notice and breach handling
The policy reserves the right to update itself without prior notice and with immediate effect, and neither document describes any security breach notification to affected users.
What the policy is silent or vague on
- Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
- Not stated: breach notification
- Only partial: a way to opt out of training
- Only partial: whether training use differs by plan
n8n privacy rating
Details
- Category
- Automation
- Modalities
- text
- 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.