Everything you create on Midjourney is visible to other users unless you pay for a plan that includes Stealth Mode and turn it on yourself.
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The policy states that generated images are public by default, meaning any image you produce, along with the prompts associated with it, may be visible to other platform users unless you take affirmative steps to upgrade your subscription and enable Stealth Mode.
Under this provision, generated images and associated prompts are accessible to other Midjourney users unless you subscribe to a qualifying paid plan and actively enable Stealth Mode; users on free or lower-tier plans have no mechanism to make their generated content private.
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"Please note that the images you create using the Services are viewable by and available to other users of the platform by default. If you do not want your images to be publicly available, you must subscribe to a plan that supports the Stealth Mode feature and enable Stealth Mode when generating images.— Excerpt from Midjourney's Midjourney Data Retention & Privacy FAQ
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR transparency requirements (Articles 13 and 14) regarding how personal data embedded in images or prompts is made accessible to third parties. The FTC's unfair or deceptive practices authority is relevant if default public settings are not sufficiently disclosed at the point of account creation. EU data protection authorities may evaluate whether default-public configuration satisfies GDPR's data minimization and privacy-by-default principles (Article 25). GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The default-public setting creates potential exposure under GDPR Article 25 (data protection by design and by default), which generally requires that privacy-protective settings be the default rather than requiring users to opt in to privacy. This may require evaluation by DPAs in EU/EEA jurisdictions. The provision is disclosed, but the practical burden of accessing privacy falls on users who must pay for and enable Stealth Mode. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users face the highest exposure given GDPR Article 25 requirements. UK GDPR applies similar principles. California's CCPA/CPRA does not specifically mandate privacy-by-default settings, but public exposure of user-generated content may intersect with disclosure obligations. No specific US federal requirement mandates privacy-by-default for consumer platforms. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise or B2B customers deploying Midjourney for employee use should assess whether employees may inadvertently expose proprietary or confidential information through publicly visible prompts and images. Procurement teams should confirm whether enterprise plans include Stealth Mode by default and document this in vendor agreements. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should review whether onboarding flows adequately disclose the default-public setting at account creation, consistent with GDPR transparency obligations. Policy updates or UI changes that make the Stealth Mode requirement more prominent may be warranted for EU/EEA deployments.
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The policy states that generated images are public by default, meaning any image you produce, along with the prompts associated with it, may be visible to other platform users unless you take affirmative steps to upgrade your subscription and enable Stealth Mode.
Under this provision, generated images and associated prompts are accessible to other Midjourney users unless you subscribe to a qualifying paid plan and actively enable Stealth Mode; users on free or lower-tier plans have no mechanism to make their generated content private.
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