Inflection AI · Inflection AI Privacy Policy

Data Retention

Medium severity
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What it is

Inflection AI keeps your data for as long as it thinks it needs to — there is no specific retention period stated, and the company decides when data is no longer necessary.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your conversation history and personal data with Inflection AI may be retained indefinitely under a broad 'necessary for services' standard, with no specific deletion timeline disclosed — this is particularly concerning for sensitive personal disclosures made to the AI.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    Email privacy@inflection.ai to request deletion of your personal data and ask for confirmation of when deletion will occur and what categories of data are included.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Open-ended retention periods with no specific timeframes are a significant privacy risk, particularly for sensitive AI conversation data — the policy effectively allows indefinite retention tied to vague 'necessity' criteria.

View original clause language
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When we no longer need your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Data retention implicates GDPR Art. 5(1)(e) (storage limitation principle — data must not be kept longer than necessary for stated purposes) and requires specific retention periods to be documented in Records of Processing Activities under Art. 30. CCPA/CPRA does not mandate specific retention periods but requires disclosure of retention periods or criteria. FTC Act Section 5 applies to deceptive retention practices. The EU AI Act's requirements for AI training data governance include data lifecycle management obligations.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC Act Section 5 covers deceptive or unfair data retention practices, and the FTC has issued guidance on reasonable data retention as part of its data security framework.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Inflection AI Privacy Policy
Entity
Inflection AI
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
April 30, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004150
Document ID
CA-D-00482
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Entity: Inflection AI | Document: Inflection AI Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-004150
Captured: 2026-04-30 06:34:19 UTC | SHA-256: 0c523bfa77b33ffb…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/inflection-ai/inflection-ai-privacy-policy/data-retention/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
Classification
Severity
Medium
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