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Sensitive Data Limited to Legally Permitted Uses

High severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 279 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

How does Grammarly use information considered 'sensitive' under State Privacy Laws?
Grammarly uses information considered 'sensitive' under State Privacy Laws only for the legally permitted purposes described in the policy, in the same way it processes user content generally.
Does Grammarly use sensitive information in the same way it processes user content generally?
Grammarly uses information considered 'sensitive' under State Privacy Laws only for the legally permitted purposes described in the policy, in the same way it processes user content generally.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Sensitive data receives a use restriction tied to legal permissions rather than broader discretionary use, which limits how Grammarly can deploy that category of information.

Interpretive note: The phrase 'legally permitted purposes described above' references prior policy content not included in the excerpt, so the specific scope of permitted uses cannot be assessed from this clause alone. Confidence is medium because the operative scope is partially external to the quoted text.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jul 7, 2026

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.

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If your data is classified as sensitive under State Privacy Laws, Grammarly will only use it for legally permitted purposes, processed the same way as other user content.

How other platforms handle this

ZipRecruiter Medium

We will only use your Personal Data to provide services directly to you...and/or to provide services to you on behalf of our clients...except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or with your consent.

Cerebras Medium

As permitted by law, we may combine information that we collect from you through the Services with information that we obtain from such other parties and information derived from other products or Services we provide.

MyFitnessPal Medium

We use your personal information to send you newsletters and other promotional communications, including information about MyFitnessPal's new offerings, features, offers, events, webinars, and other information.

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When we process information that is considered "sensitive" under State Privacy Laws...we use such data only for the legally permitted purposes described above, in the same way we process user content generally.

Excerpt from Grammarly's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Grammarly Privacy Policy
Entity
Grammarly
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-043861
Document ID
CA-D-00456
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7c74cfd243c4d415033b559955787624b7005dd4395d828c2e66590e2225ee5f
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 09:01 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Grammarly
Document: Grammarly Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-043861
Captured: 2026-07-09 09:01:20 UTC
SHA-256: 7c74cfd243c4d415…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/grammarly/grammarly-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-043861/sensitive-data-limited-to-legally-permitted-uses/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Grammarly's Sensitive Data Limited to Legally Permitted Uses clause do?

Sensitive data receives a use restriction tied to legal permissions rather than broader discretionary use, which limits how Grammarly can deploy that category of information.

How does this clause affect you?

If your data is classified as sensitive under State Privacy Laws, Grammarly will only use it for legally permitted purposes, processed the same way as other user content.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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