DuckDuckGo AI Chat — privacy & data policy

Provider: DuckDuckGo. PromptPrivacy score: 76/100. Last verified July 26, 2026.

What happens to your data?

DuckDuckGo anonymizes your conversations before sending them to third-party AI models. They do not store your prompts or use your data to train their models, and your chat history is kept locally on your own device.

Does it train on your data?

DuckDuckGo explicitly states they do not train on your data.

Can you opt out?

Yes, you can disable the Duck.ai feature entirely through browser or search settings.

Data retention

Chats are stored locally on the user's device and not on DuckDuckGo or remote servers.

Encryption & security

Not specified

Is it safe for work?

The policy indicates strong privacy protections regarding data training and storage, but lacks specific enterprise-grade security certifications or DPA details.

Source policy: https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/duckai/