Is PolyBuzz safe with your data?

PolyBuzz

38/100

Weak disclosure · high confidence

PolyBuzz earns a D (38/100) because it leaves much about its data practices unstated.

#156

of 211 apps ranked

score · Companion avg 35

vs category average

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

PolyBuzz trains on user inputs with opt-out available but reserves rights for safety-flagged content; users retain input ownership but grant PolyBuzz broad perpetual sublicensable rights to uploaded content; limited data access/deletion/correction rights with vague timelines; no sale of user data but limited disclosure controls; silent on retention periods beyond vague necessity standard, international safeguards, synthetic marking, and government access standards; strong age gate for children globally and in UK with mandatory verification.

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

Model training with opt-out (but exceptions apply)

We may use Materials to provide, maintain, and improve the Services...including training our models, unless you opt out of training through your account settings. Even if you opt-out, we will use Materials for model training when...your Materials are flagged for safety review

No sale of user data

We DO NOT sell User Information to any other individual, company, or organization

Strong children's age gate

You must have reached 18-year-old to use PolyBuzz and/or our Services...PolyBuzz and/or our Services strictly prohibit for minors (less than 18-year-old) worldwide...Mandatory Age Verification in United Kingdom (UK)...we require you to complete an age verification process before accessing PolyBuzz

Broad sublicensable license for uploaded content

you grant us a permanent, irrevocable, free of charge, perpetual, non-exclusive, sublicensable (multi-tiered) license (including but not limited to, all intellectual property rights such as the right of reproduction, communication through information networks, adaptation, compilation, modification, translation, making derivatives, performance and display) to use the Licensed Contents worldwide

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: a retention period for your data
Not stated: a deletion timeline after closure or request
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs

PolyBuzz 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 trainingPartial

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsPartial

Data-subject rights2 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataPartial

Offers data portability in a usable formatPartial

Grants a right to correct your dataDisclosed

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 sharing1 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withPartial

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

Transparency0 of 4 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AISilent

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputNot applicable

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsSilent

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: 2026-07-08

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.