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Memory Feature and Sensitive Data Storage

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What it is

Le Chat has a Memory feature that saves information from your past conversations to personalize future responses. If you mention health or other sensitive details in a prompt, that information may be stored and used to tailor answers to you.

This analysis describes what Mistral AI's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Sensitive personal data such as health information that you casually mention in a chat prompt could be automatically stored and retained by the Memory feature, creating a personal profile that persists across your Le Chat sessions.

Interpretive note: The policy states explicit consent governs sensitive data saved as Memories, but the specific mechanism for obtaining that consent before sensitive data from free-form prompts is saved is not described in sufficient detail to confirm GDPR compliance.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jul 28, 2026

The updated policy now explicitly includes data accessed through third-party services and integrations users connect to Mistral AI Products as 'Input' data subject to collection and use. The policy removed its prior statement that Input and Output data are not used to train AI models when using Le Chat Enterprise or paid versions of Mistral APIs. This creates operational ambiguity: users of paid services and Enterprise customers no longer have a documented commitment that their data will be excluded from model training, though the privacy policy does not affirmatively state that model training now occurs. The policy also changed language describing product improvement from 'aggregated and anonymous statistics' to 'aggregated or anonymous datasets or statistics,' broadening the stated scope of what can be collected for improvement purposes.

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Clause Stability Mostly Stable

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Change
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Months Monitored
May 8, 2026
First Seen
May 22, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 5148 other provisions on other platforms.
This clause has changed once in 3 months of monitoring.

Change history

modified Jul 28, 2026

Provision name simplified from 'Memory Feature and Sensitive Health Data Storage' to 'Memory Feature and Sensitive Data Storage'; severity reduced from 'high' to 'medium'; text expanded to clarify explicit consent applies to data 'explicitly included in your input and saved as a Memory' and added user control options ('Access, add, delete or edit').

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The Memory feature may store health or other sensitive personal details mentioned in prompts; the policy states explicit consent governs sensitive data in Memories, but users should actively review and manage their Memory settings to control what is retained.

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, navigate to the Memory section, and review, edit, or delete any stored Memories. You can also turn off the Memory feature entirely from this settings page.

How other platforms handle this

Square Medium

to request that your data be transferred to a third party (data portability)

Google Cloud Medium

Your organization may allow you to access and export your data in order to back it up or transfer it to a service outside of Google.

Roblox Medium

Further, you may take legal actions in relation to any potential breach of your rights regarding the processing of your Personal Information, as well as to lodge complaints before the competent data prot...

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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. [...] Your explicit consent for any sensitive data explicitly included in your input and saved as a Memory. You can: Access, add, delete or edit your Memories at all time through your settings. Turn off Memories at all times through your settings.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over deceptive or unfair practices related to health data collection and use by non-HIPAA-covered entities, including AI platforms that store health-related user information.
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Mistral AI Privacy Policy
Entity
Mistral AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-007011
Document ID
CA-D-00443
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 05:55 UTC
Methodology
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Citation Record
Entity: Mistral AI
Document: Mistral AI Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-007011
Captured: 2026-05-11 05:55:06 UTC
SHA-256: a3774c814d807378…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/mistral-ai/mistral-ai-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-007011/memory-feature-and-sensitive-data-storage/
Accessed: July 30, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Sensitive personal data such as health information that you casually mention in a chat prompt could be automatically stored and retained by the Memory feature, creating a personal profile that persists across your Le Chat sessions.

How does this clause affect you?

The Memory feature may store health or other sensitive personal details mentioned in prompts; the policy states explicit consent governs sensitive data in Memories, but users should actively review and manage their Memory settings to control what is retained.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 290 platforms. See the full comparison.

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