53 Total
15 High severity
30 Medium severity
8 Low severity

Key Facts

What right does Midjourney grant California users regarding disclosure of information?
Midjourney grants California users the right to request disclosure of information about its collection and use of their Personal Information over the past twelve months.
What right does Midjourney grant California users regarding 'sale' or 'sharing' of Personal Information?
Midjourney grants California users the right to opt out of any 'sale' or 'sharing' of Personal Information as those terms are defined by the CCPA.
What right does Midjourney grant California users regarding deletion of Personal Information?
Midjourney grants California users the right to request deletion of Personal Information collected or retained by Midjourney, subject to certain limited exceptions.
What does Midjourney collect from users?
Midjourney collects prompts provided by users, including text, images, and spoken input summarized into text, as well as other content such as photos, videos, documents, and messages inputted into the Services.
What content does Midjourney collect as prompts provided by users?
Midjourney collects prompts provided by users, including text, images, and spoken input summarized into text, as well as other content such as photos, videos, documents, and messages inputted into the Services.
May Midjourney be required to disclose Personal Data to public authorities?
Midjourney may be required to disclose Personal Data to public authorities in response to valid legal requests or as required by law.
When may Midjourney be required to disclose Personal Data to public authorities?
Midjourney may be required to disclose Personal Data to public authorities in response to valid legal requests or as required by law.
Does Midjourney knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13?
Midjourney does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.
Will Midjourney notify users of a law enforcement request for their personal data?
Midjourney will promptly notify users and provide them a copy of any law enforcement request for their personal data, unless legally prohibited from doing so.
How does Midjourney collect data?
Midjourney collects data through the process of training its machine learning algorithms.
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Summary

This document explains what data Midjourney collects from you—everything you type, upload, or say to the service—how it uses that data, including for training its AI models and advertising, and what rights you have over it. If you are in California, you can ask Midjourney to disclose, delete, or stop selling or sharing your Personal Information. If you are in the EEA, Midjourney must get your explicit consent before placing non-essential cookies, and you can withdraw that consent whenever you choose.

Analysis

This document establishes Midjourney's data collection, use, sharing, and retention practices, as well as user rights with respect to Personal Information and Personal Data. Midjourney collects broad user-generated inputs—including text prompts, images, spoken input converted to text, photos, videos, documents, and messages—and uses that data for purposes including machine learning training, marketing, and advertising. Retention of Personal Data is limited to what is necessary for the purposes set out in the Privacy Policy. The document grants California users formal rights to disclosure, opt-out of sale or sharing, and deletion of their Personal Information, subject to defined exceptions, and commits Midjourney to promptly notifying users of law enforcement data requests unless legally prohibited. Non-essential cookies require explicit prior consent from EEA users, who may withdraw that consent at any time via the Privacy Settings page.

What this means for you

Midjourney collects all content you submit to the service and uses it for purposes that include AI model training and targeted advertising. Your data may be shared with third-party analytics and advertising partners, and may be disclosed to public authorities in response to valid legal requests—though Midjourney will notify you of such requests unless legally barred from doing so. If you are a California user, you can exercise your right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your Personal Information, request a disclosure of how your data was collected and used over the past twelve months, or request deletion of your Personal Information by contacting Midjourney directly. If you are an EEA user, you can manage or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time through the Privacy Settings page.

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1 important change detected

2 versions captured · Last updated: May 2026

What changed Midjourney removed seven structural sections from its Data Retention & Privacy FAQ on May 12, 2026, including introductory content, articles on data sharing and security, children's privacy provisions, links to other websites, and change notification language. The document was reorganized, reducing it from 134 sentences to 127 sentences. The removal of these sections means certain privacy topics previously documented in the FAQ are no longer explicitly addressed in this particular document.
Why this matters Midjourney removed several sections from its Data Retention & Privacy FAQ, including language describing data sharing practices, security measures, children's privacy protections, and the process for updating the policy. The removal of these sections means certain privacy topics are no longer explicitly documented in this FAQ. This change does not state that these practices have stopped or changed; it indicates that documentation has been reorganized or consolidated elsewhere.
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15 clause types
15 high severity
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BIPA
Illinois, USA
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CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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UK GDPR
United Kingdom
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record
Last Captured May 12, 2026 06:29 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000828
Version ID CA-V-002517
SHA-256 31a78fe46275c58bc78432dcb6f1164a07d9bb61c0ea0f36d50b715fa5c4ffc7
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