Is Sourcegraph Cody safe with your data?

Sourcegraph Cody

Sourcegraph, Inc.

74/100

Strong disclosure · high confidence

Sourcegraph Cody earns an A (74/100) because it discloses its data practices clearly.

of 211 apps ranked

score · Coding avg 47

+27

vs category average

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

Sourcegraph Cody trains user inputs with opt-out for most tiers but retains them for safety review; it discloses data practices transparently, offers user rights with some organizational limitations, and commits to minimal personal-data extraction from code.

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

AI training with opt-out (Pro/Free)

unless you opt out, AI User Content may be used to improve and support the Services

Partner LLM zero-retention

Partner LLMs will not retain any Input, Output, or Candidate Context beyond the time it takes to generate an Output ('Zero Retention')

Data minimization commitment

we do not intentionally extract, store, or use personal data from User Content for any purpose

User owns outputs

You retain all right, title, and interest in and to User Content, including any Outputs adopted by You

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: a deletion timeline after closure or request
Not stated: breach notification
Only partial: keeping user inputs out of model training
Only partial: a way to opt out of training

Sourcegraph Cody 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 trainingPartial

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierPartial

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsDisclosed

Data-subject rights4 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataPartial

Offers data portability in a usable formatDisclosed

Grants a right to correct your dataDisclosed

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingDisclosed

Retention and deletion1 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 logsDisclosed

Commits to collecting only the data it needsPartial

Third-party sharing4 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withDisclosed

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementDisclosed

Does not sell or share data for advertising, or offers opt-outDisclosed

Names a safeguard for international data transfersDisclosed

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency4 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 basesDisclosed

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children3 of 3 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathDisclosed

Limits the use of special-category dataDisclosed

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataDisclosed

Security and accountability0 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactPartial

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Coding
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-06-12
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.