Is Photomath safe with your data?

Photomath

Google

43/100

Weak disclosure · high confidence

Photomath earns a D (43/100) because it leaves much about its data practices unstated.

Dealbreaker flag

D1.4: perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, transferable, royalty-free and fully paid right and license, with the right to sublicense

#138

of 211 apps ranked

score · Productivity avg 56

-13

vs category average

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

Photomath's policy reflects strong rights disclosures (access, deletion, portability, correction, objection) and explicit non-sale commitments, but weak specificity on training data use, retention periods (vague "necessary" language), and security certifications.

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

User output ownership & reuse

perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, transferable, royalty-free and fully paid right and license, with the right to sublicense , adverse because explicitly grants sublicensable, perpetual rights

No-sell guarantee

We do not sell, lease, rent or otherwise disclose the personal data relating to our users to third parties unless otherwise stated herein

Retention vagueness

We shall only store Personal information for as long as we have legitimate need for it , vague, no concrete number or defined scope

Security: named controls

firewalled and secured database with strictly limited and controlled access rights, using encryption , names encryption but no TLS/AES/RBAC specification

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

Photomath 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 needsPartial

Third-party sharing2 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 transfersPartial

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessSilent

Transparency1 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 basesSilent

Is versioned and dated, with change noticePartial

Sensitive data and children1 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 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: Productivity
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2023-10-31
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-07-08

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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.