Is OpenHands safe with your data?

OpenHands

All Hands AI

30/100

Poor disclosure · high confidence

OpenHands earns an F (30/100) because it discloses little about its data practices.

Dealbreaker flag

D1.4: non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, transferable, sublicensable (directly and indirectly through multiple tiers), perpetual, and irrevocable license

#187

of 211 apps ranked

score · Coding avg 49

-19

vs category average

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

OpenHands allows training on user inputs without explicit opt-out, grants the provider perpetual sublicensable rights to user content, offers deletion via email, discloses AI interaction, and lists data categories, but lacks specific security controls, named legal bases, and international safeguards.

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

Training disclosed with no opt-out

The policy discloses training on user inputs and feedback but names no mechanism to opt out of it. The only opt-out on offer covers marketing.

Perpetual sublicensable licence on user content

The provider takes a "perpetual, and irrevocable license" that is "sublicensable (directly and indirectly through multiple tiers)" over all content users submit. That permits indefinite commercial reuse.

Vague retention with unnamed safeguards

Data is kept "as long as reasonably necessary" with no number attached. Safeguards are described only as "technical, organizational and physical", with no mention of TLS, encryption, access controls or any standard.

Submitted content is excluded from advertising

The policy commits that "We do not use any content you submit...for these advertising purposes", which keeps user inputs out of targeted ads.

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: data portability

OpenHands privacy rating

Training-data use0 of 4 disclosed

Keeps user inputs out of model training, or makes training opt-inPartial

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 rights0 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataPartial

Grants a right to delete your dataPartial

Offers data portability in a usable formatSilent

Grants a right to correct your dataSilent

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingPartial

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 sharing2 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 accessSilent

Transparency3 of 4 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIDisclosed

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 children0 of 2 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataSilent

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataPartial

Security and accountability0 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsSilent

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactSilent

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Coding
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2025-11-25
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-08-13

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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.