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Memory Feature and Sensitive Health Data Storage

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What it is

Le Chat's Memory feature stores details from your conversations to personalise future responses, and if you mention health or other sensitive information, this may be saved as a 'Memory' — requiring your explicit consent for that sensitive data.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision establishes a dual consent framework for Memory feature operation: general service personalization proceeds under legitimate interest, while storage of sensitive health information requires explicit user consent. This structure creates distinct legal bases for data retention depending on input classification.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you mention health conditions, medications, or other sensitive details in Le Chat conversations, this information may be stored as a personalised Memory that affects future AI responses, and you must actively manage or delete these Memories in settings to prevent ongoing retention.

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
    Log into Le Chat, go to your account settings, find the Memory section, and delete individual Memories or turn off the Memory feature entirely to prevent storage of sensitive personal details from your conversations.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To enhance your experience on Le Chat via the Memory feature by providing you more relevant and personalized answers based on your past interactions with Le Chat. [...] Your Input (prompts). If you include sensitive data in your Input, such as health details, this data may be stored as a Memory to provide you with more relevant and personalized answers. [...] Our legitimate interest to provide you with an enhanced and personalized service. Your explicit consent for any sensitive data explicitly included in your input and saved as a Memory.

— Excerpt from Mistral AI's Mistral AI Privacy Policy

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision directly implicates GDPR Art. 9 (processing of special categories of personal data), which requires explicit consent (Art. 9(2)(a)) or another enumerated condition for processing health data. The policy claims to rely on 'explicit consent' for sensitive data saved as Memories, but the mechanism — derived from what a user types in a chat interface — may not meet the GDPR standard for freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous explicit consent. French CNIL guidance on health data processing is particularly stringent. UK GDPR Schedule 1 DPA 2018 applies for UK users. (2)

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over unfair or deceptive practices involving sensitive health data collection and has issued specific guidance on health data privacy, making it relevant to the Memory feature's implicit storage of health information from chat inputs.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Mistral AI Privacy Policy
Entity
Mistral AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
April 30, 2026
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CA-P-004352
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CA-D-00443
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April 30, 2026 08:58 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Mistral AI
Document: Mistral AI Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-004352
Captured: 2026-04-30 08:58:00 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/mistral-ai/mistral-ai-privacy-policy/memory-feature-and-sensitive-health-data-storage/
Accessed: June 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Mistral AI's Memory Feature and Sensitive Health Data Storage clause do?

The provision establishes a dual consent framework for Memory feature operation: general service personalization proceeds under legitimate interest, while storage of sensitive health information requires explicit user consent. This structure creates distinct legal bases for data retention depending on input classification.

How does this clause affect you?

If you mention health conditions, medications, or other sensitive details in Le Chat conversations, this information may be stored as a personalised Memory that affects future AI responses, and you must actively manage or delete these Memories in settings to prevent ongoing retention.

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