Is Snowflake safe with your data?

Snowflake

49/100

Partial disclosure · high confidence

Snowflake earns a C (49/100) because it discloses its data practices only in part.

#101

of 211 apps ranked

score · Data platform avg 44

vs category average

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

Snowflake discloses moderate data handling practices including Usage Data processing with anonymization limits, customer data ownership rights, prompt deletion timelines, and named security controls, though lacks explicit no-sales policy and some gaps in special-category governance.

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

Data Ownership & Control

Customer retains all right, title and interest in Customer Data; Snowflake's processing rights are limited to service provision.

Deletion & Retrieval Rights

30-day retrieval window after termination; Snowflake shall promptly delete Customer Data thereafter.

Usage Data Sharing Limits

Snowflake may not share Usage Data including Customer Confidential Information except aggregated and anonymized.

Security Controls Named

Physical access controls, encryption, internet firewalls, intrusion detection and network monitoring implemented.

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: a way to opt out of training
Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
Not stated: a data-minimisation commitment

Snowflake privacy rating

Training-data use1 of 4 disclosed

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

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 outputsDisclosed

Data-subject rights1 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataPartial

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 processingPartial

Retention and deletion1 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataPartial

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestDisclosed

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 agreementDisclosed

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 AISilent

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 noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children0 of 3 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathSilent

Limits the use of special-category dataPartial

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataSilent

Security and accountability2 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsDisclosed

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Data platform
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2025-11-28
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.