Is PolyBuzz safe with your data?

PolyBuzz

44/100

Weak disclosure · high confidence

PolyBuzz earns a D (44/100) because it leaves much about its data practices unstated.

Dealbreaker flag

D1.1: precise geolocation: to train our AI algorithm
D1.4: you grant us a permanent, irrevocable, free of charge, perpetual, non-exclusive, sublicensable (multi-tiered) license

#136

of 211 apps ranked

score · Companion avg 36

vs category average

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

PolyBuzz discloses a named account deletion path, an enumerated data inventory and a named DPO contact, but it reserves training on uploaded photos and precise geolocation and takes a perpetual sublicensable licence over user content, and it is silent on training opt-out, deletion timelines and named transfer safeguards.

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

Perpetual content licence

The terms grant PolyBuzz a permanent, irrevocable, perpetual, multi-tier sublicensable licence over everything a user uploads. Nothing limits the licence to running the service.

Training with no opt-out

Consent prompts state photos and precise geolocation are collected "to train our AI algorithm" and no opt-out or opt-in toggle for training is named anywhere in the policy or terms.

Correction, retention and legal bases fall short

Correction runs through a contact-us form with no named tool, no AI-log retention period is given, and the sensitive-data passage is a legal definition rather than a processing limit. The legal-bases table appears only in the EEA and UK regional section.

Rights that do hold up

Account access, the Setting > Account > Delete path, the named "Opt-out Request" subject line, an age gate with Ondato and Yoti verification plus a named DPO email are all concrete. These are documented mechanisms rather than intentions.

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

PolyBuzz privacy rating

Training-data use0 of 4 disclosed

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

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 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 logsSilent

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 transfersSilent

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 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 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: 2026-08-13

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.