Updates to our Privacy Policy (original) (raw)

At Anthropic, we regularly review and update our Privacy Policy to better protect and inform you. As our products evolve we will keep you informed of the changes here.

Summary of changes to our Privacy Policy, effective July 8, 2026

These updates apply only to consumer accounts (Claude Free, Pro, and Max plans). They don't apply if you use Claude Team or Enterprise Plans, the Claude Developer Platform, or other services covered by our Commercial Terms or other agreements.

We encourage you to read the updated Privacy Policy in full, but we've summarized the key changes below:

Multi-step tasks and connected apps

Claude can increasingly carry out longer tasks and work with third-party apps and services. We've added details about the data involved when you use these features — what's shared with a third party when you connect a service, and what we receive in return when Claude completes tasks on your behalf.

Verification Data

To help keep our services safe and secure, we may ask you to confirm your age or identity. We describe what information this involves and how we handle it.

Study participation

We've added a description of the data we collect if you choose to take part in Anthropic research, such as studies, surveys, or interviews.

Additional information about our data practices

We've provided more detail about how we keep in touch with you and promote our services, including how we tailor recommendations that may be relevant to you. We've also added clarity around when data may be shared with third parties, and our legal bases we rely on when processing your data.

While our products have evolved, our commitments haven't: We don’t sell your data, Claude remains ad-free, and you can control whether your conversations are used to improve Anthropic’s AI models.

Summary of changes to our Privacy Policy, effective January 12, 2026

We’ve made two minor updates:

Summary of changes to our Privacy Policy, effective October 8th, 2025

We’ve made two minor updates: updating the effective date of the previous changes to the Privacy Policy from September 28 to October 8, and clarifying language in section 10 related to how we communicate with users and promote our Services.

Summary of changes to our Privacy Policy, effective September 28th, 2025

Model Training

For users of our consumer products (Claude Free, Pro, and Max, and when using Claude Code with these accounts) we may use your chats and coding sessions to improve Claude, if you choose to allow us to. Learn more here.

Updated Data Retention Period

If you choose to allow us to use your data to improve Claude, we’ll retain this data for 5 years. This retention period also applies to feedback shared with us (for example through our thumbs up/down button). Learn more here.

Technical Information

We’ve added “Technical Information” to Section 10 (Legal Bases for Processing) of our Privacy Policy which includes your device location. When you choose to share your location with Claude, we will use that information to help you pull relevant information for your query (such as restaurant recommendations for a particular city). Learn more here.

Summary of changes to our Privacy Policy, effective May 1, 2025

Summary of changes to our Privacy Policy, effective February 19, 2025

We’ve made minor updates to clarify how our users can use our services (including optional features like integrating with other applications and sharing content with others).

Summary of changes to our Privacy Policy, effective December 17, 2024

You will see that we have:

We have published a new Notice on Model Training to explain how our large language models are ‘trained’ and how personal data obtained from third party sources may be used as part of the training process. This notice also includes information about the ways in which personal data of individuals who are not registered users of our services may incidentally be processed as part of our services, and the privacy rights such individuals may have with respect to their personal data.

Previous Versions

You can view the previous version of our Privacy Policy using the Previous Version link at the top of the policy page. For reference, we’ve linked to all previous versions of our privacy policy below:

How do you use personal data in model training?Updates to our Acceptable Use Policy (now “Usage Policy”), Consumer Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy How long do you store my data?How Do You Use Personal Data in Model Training?How do I change my model improvement privacy settings?