ChatGPT (Free) — privacy & data policy

Provider: OpenAI. PromptPrivacy score: 45/100. Last verified May 03, 2026.

What happens to your data?

OpenAI collects your account details, chat inputs, and usage patterns to provide and improve their services. They may share this information with vendors, affiliates, and advertisers, and use your conversations to train their AI models unless you opt out.

Does it train on your data?

User content is used to improve and train models, though users can opt out of this specific use.

Can you opt out?

Yes, users can opt out of having their content used for model training via account settings.

Data retention

Not specified

Encryption & security

Not specified

Is it safe for work?

Not recommended for sensitive business data as personal content is used for training and shared with third-party vendors by default.

Source policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy