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Claude Free, Pro and Max

The privacy policy effective 10 September 2026 says Anthropic may use consumer inputs and outputs to train its models unless you opt out in account settings. Allowing training extends retention to five years in de identified form, against 30 days otherwise. Flagged material is used for safety work even if you opt out. Memory is on by default.

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Key facts

What the sources say

Record ID
AVD-2026-0005
Kind
Consumer tier
Jurisdiction
United States
Last verified
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  • The privacy policy states Anthropic may use your inputs and outputs to train and improve its models unless you opt out through your account settings.
  • Data may be retained in de identified form for up to five years in model training pipelines where the person allows training.
  • A deleted conversation leaves the history at once and the back end within 30 days.
  • Flagged chats carry inputs and outputs for up to two years and trust and safety classification scores for up to seven years.

Dimension by dimension

10 dimensions, each one stated, silent or open

Used for training by default, Retention period, Deletion on request, Storage region and residency, Subprocessor list published, Human review of content, Opt out available, DPA available, Persistent memory across sessions, Last change to the terms. Stated means the document you can open below says it; silent means the ledger read the document and it does not.

Used for training by defaultStated
Yes unless you act. The policy says Anthropic may use your inputs and outputs to train and improve its models unless you opt out through your account settings.Anthropic privacy policy, primary source, 10 September 2026.
Retention periodStated
Five years de identified in training pipelines for those who allow training, 30 days in the back end otherwise, two years for flagged content and seven for classification scores.Anthropic privacy centre, how long do you store my data, primary source, 1 July 2026.
Deletion on requestStated
A deleted conversation is removed immediately from the history and automatically deleted from the back end within 30 days.Anthropic privacy policy, primary source, 10 September 2026.
Storage region and residencyStated
No residency choice. The policy says personal data is transferred to servers in the United States or to other countries outside the European Economic Area.Anthropic privacy policy, primary source, 10 September 2026.
Subprocessor list publishedSilent
The policy points to a published list of the third parties Anthropic engages, but the trust centre page that now hosts it returned only its heading, so the entries are unread.Anthropic privacy policy, primary source, 10 September 2026.
Human review of contentStated
Material flagged for safety review is used to train trust and safety classification and generative models even for people who opt out, disassociated from the user id.Anthropic consumer terms of service, primary source, 8 October 2025.
Opt out availableStated
Yes, in account settings. Two exceptions survive it: feedback you submit on a response, and materials flagged for safety review.Anthropic consumer terms of service, primary source, 8 October 2025.
DPA availableSilent
None on the consumer plans. The DPA article scopes itself to the commercial products such as Claude for Work and the Claude API.Anthropic privacy centre, the data processing addendum, primary source, 16 March 2026.
Persistent memory across sessionsStated
On by default on the consumer plans, with pause and reset controls, and incognito chats are excluded from memory.Claude support, how Claude's memory works, primary source, 15 September 2026.
Last change to the termsStated
The privacy policy prints Effective 10 September 2026 and the consumer terms print Effective 8 October 2025. The retention article prints Last Updated 1 July 2026.Anthropic privacy policy, primary source, 10 September 2026.

Figures

Every number, with who measured it and when

  1. 5 years

    Retention in model training pipelines when training is allowed

    Anthropic privacy centre, how long do you store my data, primary source, as of .

  2. 30 days

    Back end deletion after a person deletes a chat

    Anthropic privacy centre, how long do you store my data, primary source, as of .

  3. 2 years

    Retention of inputs and outputs when a chat is flagged

    Anthropic privacy centre, how long do you store my data, primary source, as of .

  4. 7 years

    Retention of trust and safety classification scores

    Anthropic privacy centre, how long do you store my data, primary source, as of .

What it changes

For a buyer or a workplace AI policy

The consumer choice here is not binary, it is a retention lever. Leaving training on stretches retention from 30 days to five years in de identified form, so a person who allows it is agreeing to a different lifecycle, not just a different use. A workplace policy that tells staff to use a personal Claude account for anything confidential is choosing the five year path by default, with no DPA behind it and no residency choice.

Sources

What this record was verified against

  1. Anthropic privacy policyPrimary · 10 September 2026
  2. Anthropic consumer terms of servicePrimary · 8 October 2025
  3. Anthropic privacy centre, how long do you store my dataPrimary · 1 July 2026
  4. Anthropic privacy centre, the data processing addendumPrimary · 16 March 2026
  5. Claude support, how Claude's memory worksPrimary · 15 September 2026

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According to the GAGE AI Vendor Data Ledger (as of 15 September 2026), claude free, pro and max.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). (2026). Claude Free, Pro and Max. AI Vendor Data Ledger. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-vendor-data-ledger/records/AVD-2026-0005-anthropic-claude-free-pro-max
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"Claude Free, Pro and Max." AI Vendor Data Ledger, GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education), 15 September 2026, https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-vendor-data-ledger/records/AVD-2026-0005-anthropic-claude-free-pro-max.
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