If you live in California, you have specific legal rights over your data including the ability to see what Grammarly collects, delete it, correct it, and stop Grammarly from selling or sharing it with third parties.
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California's CCPA and CPRA give residents stronger data rights than many other US states, including the right to opt out of data sharing for advertising, which is practically significant given Grammarly's acknowledged use of data with business partners.
The updated policy now discloses that Grammarly collects voice data if you use transcription or Notetaker features, including recordings of other participants, and expands its list of collected content to explicitly include screen content and web pages. For users whose accounts are managed by an organization (employer, school, or other entity), the policy clarifies that Grammarly's privacy terms do not apply to the content you upload or output—your organization's privacy terms govern that data instead. This means organizational account users should review their organization's privacy policies rather than relying on Grammarly's policy to understand how their work or educational data is handled.
View change record →California residents can actively limit how their personal information is used and shared, including opting out of data sharing with business partners, which may reduce targeted advertising or secondary data uses; exercising these rights requires submitting a request through Grammarly's privacy portal.
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California residents have the right to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information...to third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless we provide them with an ability to exercise choice regarding such disclosures.
"If you are a California resident, you have certain rights with respect to your personal information, including: The right to know about the personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell. The right to delete your personal information. The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. The right to correct inaccurate personal information. The right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information.Excerpt from Grammarly's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly implements CCPA and CPRA requirements, enforced by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and the California Attorney General.
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California's CCPA and CPRA give residents stronger data rights than many other US states, including the right to opt out of data sharing for advertising, which is practically significant given Grammarly's acknowledged use of data with business partners.
California residents can actively limit how their personal information is used and shared, including opting out of data sharing with business partners, which may reduce targeted advertising or secondary data uses; exercising these rights requires submitting a request through Grammarly's privacy portal.
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