What changed in Claudes privacy policy in August 2025?
Category:LLM Privacy & Compliance
Quick Answer
Anthropic made training opt-in (users must actively allow it). But if you opt-in, retention increased dramatically from 30 days to up to 5 years. If you opt-out, 30-day retention continues.
Detailed Answer
Before August 2025:
- Data not used for training by default
- 30-day retention
- Privacy-first positioning
After August 2025:
- Users must actively choose whether to allow training (opt-in)
- If you opt-in: retention up to 5 years (dramatic increase from 30 days)
- If you opt-out: 30-day retention continues
The 5-year retention for opted-in users was controversial — it went from one of the shortest to one of the longest retention periods among major providers.
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