Learn about AI privacy

Plain-English explainers on how AI chat privacy actually works — what is stored, what is trained on, and how to stay private.

Are AI chats private? Usually not. Mainstream assistants require an account, store your conversations server-side, and may use them for training and review. "Private" depends entirely on the tool: a stateless, no-account chat that keeps no logs is private; a logged-in, history-saving assistant is not. Does AI train on my conversations? Often, yes — by default. Several mainstream assistants use your prompts and replies to improve future models unless you opt out. Enterprise and API tiers usually don't. To contribute zero training data, use a no-account tool that stores nothing in the first place. Does ChatGPT store my conversations? Yes. ChatGPT keeps your conversations tied to your account and, by default, may use them to improve its models. You can turn off training and delete chats, but the data still passes through and is retained for a period. If you want nothing stored at all, use a stateless, no-account tool instead. How to use AI without an account Most big assistants force a sign-up, but you don't need one. Account-free tools let you open a page and type — no email, no password, no identity. That also means nothing is tied to you. notrack.ai needs no account at all; some others offer limited guest access. How to use AI without being tracked Use a tool that needs no account and stores nothing, avoid signing in with Google/Microsoft, keep your real identity out of prompts, and check the network tab for trackers. The simplest path is a stateless, no-account, no-log chat — there's no profile to build.