Is PolyBuzz safe with your data?

PolyBuzz

51/100

Partial disclosure · high confidence

PolyBuzz earns a C (51/100) because it discloses its data practices only in part.

Dealbreaker flag

D1.4: you grant us a permanent, irrevocable, free of charge, perpetual, non-exclusive, sublicensable (multi-tiered) license

#72

of 216 apps ranked

score · Companion avg 38

+13

vs category average

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

PolyBuzz trains its AI on user photos and precise geolocation collected through permission prompts, takes a perpetual sublicensable licence over everything users upload, and claims ownership of the AI replies, while offering self-serve account deletion, an opt-out request channel and a hard 18-plus age gate.

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

Uploads train the AI

Photos and precise geolocation are collected expressly to train the AI algorithm, bundled into app permission prompts with no separate training opt-out.

Perpetual content licence

Uploading anything grants a permanent, irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable worldwide licence, and the policy also claims the intellectual property rights in the AI replies.

No retention period

Information is kept for "no longer than is necessary" with no number anywhere, and backup copies survive account deletion until the backup system is next updated.

Strict age gate

A date-of-birth entry is required on first use, including for guests, and users under 18 are denied access outright.

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: keeping user inputs out of model training
Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: your ownership of generated outputs
Not stated: a deletion timeline after closure or request

PolyBuzz 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 trainingPartial

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsSilent

Data-subject rights3 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatPartial

Grants a right to correct your dataPartial

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingDisclosed

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 logsPartial

Commits to collecting only the data it needsPartial

Third-party sharing1 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-outPartial

Names a safeguard for international data transfersPartial

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency2 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 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 accountability1 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationPartial

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Companion
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-06-01
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.