Is Vanta safe with your data?

Vanta

Vanta Inc.

69/100

Good disclosure · grade B is 60–69 · high confidence

Scored 69 ± 5 (range 64–74)

That range crosses the A/B cut, so read this app as A or B rather than firmly either. How we grade

Vanta earns a B (69/100) because it discloses most of its data practices.

#10

of 216 apps ranked

score · Security & compliance avg 48

+21

vs category average

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

Vanta's terms state flatly that customer data will not be used to train AI models and give admins a switch to turn AI features off, while the privacy policy leaves retention open-ended and confirms that identifiers and browsing activity have been sold or shared with ad networks.

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

No training on customer data

The terms commit that Vanta will not, and will not permit any third party to, use Customer Information to train any artificial intelligence or machine learning models, with Feedback and aggregated anonymous data carved out.

Admin kill switch for AI

Customers can disable AI features at the admin level for all authorized users, and Vanta says it will notify customers in the product before an AI feature is first engaged.

Retention has no clock

The policy keeps personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes it describes and names no retention period, no deletion timeline after account closure, and no shorter window for AI logs.

Ad-tech sharing, with an opt-out

Vanta discloses that it has sold or shared identifiers and internet activity data via cookies with ad networks, analytics providers and marketing providers, and offers cookie settings plus Global Privacy Control to opt out.

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: a deletion timeline after closure or request
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
Not stated: a data-minimisation commitment
Not stated: breach notification

Vanta privacy rating

Training-data use2 of 4 disclosed

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

Names a way to opt out of or into trainingDisclosed

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierPartial

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsPartial

Data-subject rights4 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatPartial

Grants a right to correct your dataDisclosed

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 needsSilent

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-outPartial

Names a safeguard for international data transfersDisclosed

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessDisclosed

Transparency2 of 5 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIDisclosed

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputSilent

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsDisclosed

Maps processing purposes to legal basesPartial

Is versioned and dated, with change noticePartial

Sensitive data and children1 of 4 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathSilent

Limits the use of special-category dataPartial

Governs biometric data specificallySilent

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: Security & compliance
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-02-25
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.