Claude Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy Updated - Data Usage Choice
Action Required
Users must review and accept the updated terms and privacy policy to continue using Claude, with potential implications for data usage and model improvements.
AI Impact Summary
This update introduces significant changes to the Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy, giving users the option to allow their data to be used to improve Claude and strengthen safeguards against harmful usage. The key change is extending data retention to five years for users who opt-in, impacting model training and safety improvements. Users have until October 8, 2025, to accept the new policies, after which they will need to select their preference in the model training setting to continue using Claude.
Affected Systems
- Date
- Date not specified
- Change type
- policy
- Severity
- high