{
  "slug": "claude",
  "category": "ai-assistants",
  "name": "Claude",
  "description": "AI assistant from Anthropic for writing, analysis, coding and research, available on the web and as desktop and mobile apps, with free and paid plans.",
  "website": "https://claude.ai",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "web",
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 44,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Claude scores 44 out of 100 (grade D) on the AI assistants criteria. It meets 5 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report, tells users about requests, TLS configuration and limited chat retention. It partly meets no training on your data. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, security headers, runs locally and no account needed. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/claude/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/claude/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/10023541-what-cookies-does-anthropic-use",
      "note": "The website and claude.ai use Google Analytics, LinkedIn and other third-party analytics and marketing cookies, and the Android app includes Segment and Sentry."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-is-a-space-to-think",
      "note": "Funded by subscriptions and API sales. Anthropic states Claude will remain ad-free."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Anthropic's SOC 2 and ISO certifications cover its commercial products, not consumer Claude plans, and the reports are not public."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.anthropic.com/transparency/system-trust-reporting",
      "note": "Publishes counts of government requests for user data every six months."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/10023650-what-is-anthropic-s-policy-for-handling-governmental-requests-for-user-information",
      "note": "Anthropic notifies users when their data is requested unless legally prohibited or in rare exceptions such as emergencies."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=claude.ai&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=claude.ai",
      "note": "Grade C+ (60/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "no_training": {
      "title": "No training on your data",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/10023580-is-my-data-used-for-model-training",
      "note": "Chats are used for training when the model improvement setting is on, and chats flagged for safety review may be used to train safety systems."
    },
    "runs_locally": {
      "title": "Runs locally",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Hosted only."
    },
    "chat_retention": {
      "title": "Limited chat retention",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/10023548-how-long-do-you-store-my-data",
      "note": "Deleted chats are removed from back-end storage within 30 days. Chats flagged for policy violations are kept for up to 2 years."
    },
    "no_account_needed": {
      "title": "No account needed",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "An account is required."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "C+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:39:09.702Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}