Anthropic data terms: training, retention, opt-out
Claude API, Claude apps · 7 pages watched · last change Sep 24, 2026
What the terms say
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| Does it train on API and business data? | Does it train on API and business data?No, unless you opt in(Protective)“By default, we will not use your inputs or outputs from our commercial products (e.g. Claude for Work, Anthropic API, Claude Gov, etc.) to train our models.” Is my data used for model training? (commercial) On the page Sep 24, 2026 |
| Does it train on consumer app data? | Does it train on consumer app data?Yes, unless you opt out(Uses your data)“We may use Materials to provide, maintain, and improve the Services and to develop other products and services, including training our models, unless you opt out of training through your account settings.” Consumer Terms of Service On the page Sep 24, 2026 |
| How long are API inputs kept? | How long are API inputs kept?Deleted within 30 days(Depends)“For Anthropic API users, we automatically delete inputs and outputs on our backend within 30 days of receipt or generation, except:” How long do you store my organization's data? On the page Sep 24, 2026 |
| How do you opt out of training? | How do you opt out of training?Account settings(Protective)“unless you opt out of training through your account settings...” Consumer Terms of Service On the page Sep 24, 2026 |
| Is zero data retention available? | Is zero data retention available?By arrangement, eligible APIs(Depends)“Anthropic offers two data handling arrangements for the Claude API: zero data retention (ZDR) and HIPAA readiness .” API and data retention On the page Sep 24, 2026 |
| Is there a public subprocessor list? | Is there a public subprocessor list?Not stated on the watched pages. |
| Where is data processed and stored? | Where is data processed and stored?inference_geo per request(Protective)“Inference geo: Controls where model inference runs, on a per-request basis.” Data residency On the page Sep 24, 2026 |
Changes
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| Sep 24, 2026 | How long do you store my organization's data?Can you delete data that I sent via Team and Enterprise plans?Sep 24, 2026 · +0 / -1 paragraphs | +0 / -1 | View |
| Sep 24, 2026 | API and data retentionSeveral retention models sit outside the ZDR and HIPAA arrangements described on this page. Data accessible through the Compliance API follows its own retention model. The Activity Feed retains data for 6 years. Chat, file, and project contSep 24, 2026 · +24 / -5 paragraphs | +24 / -5 | View |
| Sep 5, 2026Archive | Is my data used for model training? (commercial)How long do you store my organization's data?Sep 5, 2026 (archive) · +1 / -2 paragraphs | +1 / -2 | View |
| Sep 3, 2026Archive | Data residencyClaude Managed Agents supports geographic pinning at the agent level: inference_geo on an agent's model configuration pins the geography that serves model requests for sessions running that agent, with per-session overrides at session creatSep 3, 2026 (archive) · +2 / -2 paragraphs | +2 / -2 | View |
| Sep 1, 2026Archive | Consumer Terms of ServiceWelcome to Anthropic! Before you access our services, please read these Terms of Service.Sep 1, 2026 (archive) · +50 / -81 paragraphs | +50 / -81 | View |
| Sep 1, 2026Archive | API and data retentionSeveral retention models sit outside the ZDR and HIPAA arrangements described on this page. Data accessible through the Compliance API follows its own retention model. The Activity Feed retains data for 6 years. Chat, file, and project contSep 1, 2026 (archive) · +8 / -7 paragraphs | +8 / -7 | View |
| Aug 11, 2026Archive | Data residencyClaude Managed Agents supports geographic pinning at the agent level: inference_geo on an agent's model configuration pins the geography that serves model requests for sessions running that agent, with per-session overrides at session creatAug 11, 2026 (archive) · +7 / -6 paragraphs | +7 / -6 | View |
| Aug 5, 2026Archive | API and data retentionThis page covers the Claude API ( api.anthropic.com ), Claude Platform on AWS, and Claude in Microsoft Foundry , where Anthropic is the data processor. On Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud's Agent Platform, the cloud provider is the data procAug 5, 2026 (archive) · +67 / -71 paragraphs | +67 / -71 | View |
| Jul 8, 2026Archive | API and data retentionOnly what is technically necessary for the API and feature to work is retained. Conversation content (your prompts and Claude's outputs) is not retained by default. Certain models require 30-day data retention; see Model-specific data retenJul 8, 2026 (archive) · +10 / -6 paragraphs | +10 / -6 | View |
| Jul 3, 2026Archive | How long do you store my organization's data?Additionally, for Covered Models, we require limited data retention and review as a part of our safety work. To learn more about Covered Models and these requirements, see here .Jul 3, 2026 (archive) · +5 / -5 paragraphs | +5 / -5 | View |
| Jul 3, 2026Archive | Data residencyThe inference_geo parameter is available on the Claude API (first-party) and Claude Platform on AWS . On Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud, the inference region is determined by the endpoint URL or inference profile, so inference_geo is not aJul 3, 2026 (archive) · +3 / -3 paragraphs | +3 / -3 | View |
| Jun 9, 2026Archive | Data residencyInference geo: Controls where model inference runs, on a per-request basis. Set through the inference_geo API parameter or as a workspace default.Jun 9, 2026 (archive) · +11 / -10 paragraphs | +11 / -10 | View |
| Jun 5, 2026Archive | API and data retentionData accessible through the Compliance API follows its own retention model. The Activity Feed retains data for 6 years. Chat, file, and project content from claude.ai follows your organization's retention policy, set in claude.ai > OrganizaJun 5, 2026 (archive) · +7 / -2 paragraphs | +7 / -2 | View |
| May 17, 2026Archive | How long do you store my organization's data?What personal data will be processed by Computer use?May 17, 2026 (archive) · +1 / -1 paragraphs | +1 / -1 | View |
| May 1, 2026Archive | Commercial Terms of ServiceA.1. Overview. Subject to these Terms, Anthropic gives Customer permission to use the Services, including to power products and services Customer makes available to its own customers and end users (" Users ").May 1, 2026 (archive) · +49 / -49 paragraphs | +49 / -49 | View |
| Mar 5, 2026Archive | Is my data used for model training? (commercial)As a Primary Owner or Owner of a Team or Enterprise plan, you can disable the ability for members of your organization to submit feedback to Anthropic via the thumbs up / down button using the Rate chats setting, under Organization settingsMar 5, 2026 (archive) · +2 / -2 paragraphs | +2 / -2 | View |
| Feb 1, 2026Archive | Consumer Terms of ServiceWelcome to Anthropic! Before you access our services, please read these User Terms of Service.Feb 1, 2026 (archive) · +81 / -51 paragraphs | +81 / -51 | View |
| Jan 26, 2026Archive | How long do you store my organization's data?For Anthropic API users, we automatically delete inputs and outputs on our backend within 30 days of receipt or generation, except:Jan 26, 2026 (archive) · +5 / -3 paragraphs | +5 / -3 | View |
| Jan 21, 2026Archive | Is my data used for model training? (commercial)This article is about our commercial products such as Claude for Work and the Anthropic API. For our consumer products such as Claude Free, Pro, Max and when accounts from those plans use Claude Code, see here .Jan 21, 2026 (archive) · +1 / -1 paragraphs | +1 / -1 | View |
| Nov 12, 2025Archive | How long do you store my organization's data?This article is about our commercial products such as Claude for Work and the Anthropic API. For our consumer products such as Claude Free, Pro, Max and when accounts from those plans use Claude Code, see here .Nov 12, 2025 (archive) · +4 / -4 paragraphs | +4 / -4 | View |
| Oct 2, 2025Archive | How long do you store my organization's data?What Personal data is collected when using dictation on the Claude Mobile Apps?Oct 2, 2025 (archive) · +1 / -1 paragraphs | +1 / -1 | View |
| Oct 1, 2025Archive | Consumer Terms of ServiceNote: This policy is effective on October 8, 2025 or the date you acknowledge these updated Terms within our Services (if earlier).Oct 1, 2025 (archive) · +52 / -73 paragraphs | +52 / -73 | View |
| Jul 1, 2025Archive | Consumer Terms of ServiceTo use our Services, the Materials, or the Actions to obtain unauthorized access to any system or information or to deceive any person.Jul 1, 2025 (archive) · +13 / -9 paragraphs | +13 / -9 | View |
| Jul 1, 2025Archive | Commercial Terms of ServiceAnthropic may use Customer's name and logo to publicly identify Customer as a customer of the Services; provided that Customer may opt-out via this request form . Customer will consider in good faith any request by Anthropic to (1) provide Jul 1, 2025 (archive) · +1 / -1 paragraphs | +1 / -1 | View |
| Mar 2, 2025Archive | Consumer Terms of ServiceYou may access and use our Services only in compliance with our Terms, including our Acceptable Use Policy , the policy governing the countries and regions Anthropic currently supports ("Supported Regions Policy"), and any guidelines or supMar 2, 2025 (archive) · +10 / -9 paragraphs | +10 / -9 | View |
| Mar 2, 2025Archive | Commercial Terms of ServiceThese Commercial Terms of Service (" Terms ") are an agreement between Anthropic and you or the organization, company, or other entity that you represent (" Customer "). " Anthropic " means Anthropic Ireland, Limited if Customer resides in Mar 2, 2025 (archive) · +37 / -168 paragraphs | +37 / -168 | View |
| Dec 1, 2024Archive | Consumer Terms of ServiceWelcome to Anthropic! Before you access our services, please read these User Terms of Service.Dec 1, 2024 (archive) · +69 / -43 paragraphs | +69 / -43 | View |
| Aug 1, 2024Archive | Consumer Terms of ServiceWe've made some updates to our Consumer Terms of Service. Learn more about the changes.Aug 1, 2024 (archive) · +7 / -8 paragraphs | +7 / -8 | View |
| Aug 1, 2024Archive | Commercial Terms of ServiceThese Commercial Terms of Service (" Terms ") are an agreement between Anthropic and you or the organization, company, or other entity that you represent (" Customer "). "Anthropic " means Anthropic Ireland, Limited if Customer resides in tAug 1, 2024 (archive) · +72 / -68 paragraphs | +72 / -68 | View |
| May 1, 2024Archive | Consumer Terms of ServiceWe've recently updated our Terms. Learn more about the changes here .May 1, 2024 (archive) · +12 / -9 paragraphs | +12 / -9 | View |
| May 1, 2024Archive | Commercial Terms of ServiceThese Commercial Terms of Service (" Terms ") are an agreement between Anthropic, PBC (" Anthropic ") and you or the organization, company, or other entity that you represent (" Customer "). They govern Customer's use of any Anthropic API kMay 1, 2024 (archive) · +141 / -11 paragraphs | +141 / -11 | View |
Watched pages
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| API and data retentionplatform.claude.com | Documentation | Sep 24, 20265 recorded | Todaylive page |
| Commercial Terms of Serviceanthropic.com | Terms | May 1, 20265 recorded | Todaylive page |
| Consumer Terms of Serviceanthropic.com | Terms | Sep 1, 20268 recorded | Todaylive page |
| Data residencyplatform.claude.com | Documentation | Sep 3, 20264 recorded | Todaylive page |
| How long do you store my organization's data?privacy.claude.com | Help article | Sep 24, 20266 recorded | Todaylive page |
| Is my data used for model training? (commercial)privacy.claude.com | Help article | Sep 5, 20263 recorded | Todaylive page |
| Privacy policyanthropic.com | Privacy policy | No change seen | Todaylive page |
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