Is QuillBot safe with your data?

QuillBot

54/100

Partial disclosure · high confidence

QuillBot earns a C (54/100) because it discloses its data practices only in part.

Dealbreaker flag

D1.1: We may use all of the data we collect (including your personal data) to train our algorithms, AI models and AI products
D1.4: you hereby grant Quillbot a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable right and license to use any Inputs or User Content

#59

of 216 apps ranked

score · Productivity avg 55

-1

vs category average

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

QuillBot's policy reserves the right to use all collected data including personal data to train its AI models, with a no-training default offered only on the paid Team Plan, and the Design Tools terms take a worldwide sublicensable licence over user inputs and generated content.

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

Training by default

The policy states QuillBot may use all of the data it collects, including personal data, to train its algorithms and AI models, and the only no-training default it names applies to Team Plan subscribers.

Content licence

Using the Design Tools grants QuillBot a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable licence over inputs and user content, and AI-generated content may be used without restriction, including public display to other users.

No retention period

The policy names no retention period, keeping data for as long as an account is open plus a commercially reasonable period, with storage periods decided case by case.

Rights and transfers

A privacy request webform and a Do Not Sell or Share link are named for exercising rights, and Standard Contractual Clauses are named as the cross-border transfer safeguard.

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: keeping user inputs out of model training
Not stated: your ownership of generated outputs
Not stated: data portability
Not stated: a deletion timeline after closure or request

QuillBot privacy rating

Training-data use1 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 tierDisclosed

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsSilent

Data-subject rights2 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataPartial

Grants a right to delete your dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatSilent

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 sharing3 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 transfersDisclosed

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessDisclosed

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 basesSilent

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children1 of 2 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataPartial

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataDisclosed

Security and accountability1 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Productivity
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-08-17
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.