Pinecone data terms: training, retention, opt-out
Vector database, Assistant · 3 pages watched · last change Nov 9, 2026
What the terms say
Does it train on API and business data?
Not stated on the watched pages.
Does it train on consumer app data?
Not stated on the watched pages.
How long are API inputs kept?
Deleted after termination(Depends)
“unless prohibited by Applicable Law, Pinecone shall delete Customer Data in accordance with the Documentation...”
Master Subscription Agreement On the page Sep 25, 2026
How do you opt out of training?
Not stated on the watched pages.
Is zero data retention available?
Not stated on the watched pages.
Is there a public subprocessor list?
Published list(Protective)
“including all Pinecone Affiliates and the third-party Subprocessors identified at https://www.pinecone.io/legal/subprocessors/...”
Data Processing Addendum On the page Sep 25, 2026
Where is data processed and stored?
Choose cloud and region(Protective)
“Set spec.cloud and spec.region to the cloud and region where the index should be deployed...”
Create an index No longer on the page; being re-read
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Create an index
Removed 30 paragraphs and added 5; the clause quoted for residency is no longer on the page.New text: “A Pinecone index lets you store and search your data. A document index stores JSON documents whose fields you declare in a schema at creation. It can combine dense vector, sparse vector, and full-text ( string ) fields in one document, so a”
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Create an indexAdded 16 paragraphs and removed 14.New text: “A Pinecone index lets you store and search your data. What an index holds determines the search it supports, so you pick the index type when you create it:”
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Create an indexRemoved 26 paragraphs and added 2.New text: “For index naming rules, available cloud regions, similarity metrics, and hosted embedding models, see Index configuration .”
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Create an indexRewrote 1 paragraph.New text: “Indexes with document schemas use API version 2026-07 , supported through REST and the Python (v10 or later), Node.js (v9 or later), and Go (v7 or later) SDKs. For other languages, call the REST endpoint directly.”
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Create an index
Pinecone's documentation on data handling, read live every Monday; 1 answer quotes it.
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Data Processing AddendumPinecone's data processing addendum, read live every Monday; 1 answer quotes it.
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Master Subscription AgreementPinecone's terms of service, read live every Monday; 1 answer quotes it.
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