Is Sourcegraph Cody safe with your data?
Sourcegraph Cody
Sourcegraph, Inc.
Strong disclosure · high confidence
Sourcegraph Cody earns an A (71/100) because it discloses its data practices clearly.
#4
of 216 apps ranked
71
score · Coding avg 50
+21
vs category average
Sourcegraph Cody tells Free and Pro users their AI inputs and outputs may be used to improve the service unless they opt out, routes LLM calls through partners under a defined zero-retention commitment, and promises no sale of data for advertising, while leaving its own retention window described only as for as long as necessary.
What Sourcegraph Cody's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data
Training use is tier-dependent
Free and Pro accounts agree that AI inputs, outputs, chat transcripts and reviewed code snippets may be used to improve and support the service unless the user opts out, and the terms describe no route for exercising that opt-out.
Zero retention at the model layer
Third-party model providers are contractually barred from keeping any input, output or candidate context beyond the time needed to generate a response, apart from temporary holds to detect abuse, and may not use that data for training.
No retention period named
Personal data is kept for as long as necessary to perform contractual obligations, with no number of days, months or years given, and some data is held as long as the organisation keeps an active workspace.
Security described in adjectives
The policy commits to appropriate technical and organizational measures and a comprehensive security program, without naming encryption standards, access controls, an audit certification or any breach-notification timeframe.
What the policy is silent or vague on
- Not stated: breach notification
- Only partial: keeping user inputs out of model training
- Only partial: a way to opt out of training
- Only partial: your ownership of generated outputs
Sourcegraph Cody privacy rating
Details
- Category
- Coding
- Modalities
- text
- Processes biometrics
- No
- Policy last updated
- 2026-07-22
- 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.