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Grok changed what its privacy policy says
Grok added a provision stating that it "shall not use any Google Apps content" connected via Google OAuth for "any of its internal AI or other training purposes."
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Removed Added. Only the sentences about training are shown, not the whole document.
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Publicly Available Data: We use information that is publicly available on the internet to train our models and provide resulting Output. While we do not intentionally seek out personal information, we understand that there is personal information incidentally included in these datasets. For more information on the sources of information used in the development and operation of our large language models, see our Consumer FAQs.
Please note you can object to our use of your information to train our models in your settings. See Consumer FAQs.
After
In force from
Publicly Available Data: We use information that is publicly available on the internet to train our models and provide resulting Output. While we do not intentionally seek out personal information, we understand that there is personal information incidentally included in these datasets. For more information on the sources of information used in the development and operation of our large language models, see our Consumer FAQs.
Google Apps Using Google OAuth: For users who opt to connect to Google Apps via Google OAuth, xAI shall not use any Google Apps content for any of its internal AI or other training purposes (such as training its machine learning models), including developing new products or services based on such content.
Please note you can object to our use of your information to train our models in your settings. See Consumer FAQs.
Cite this change
Trained On, "Grok changed what its privacy policy says", first recorded 18 May 2026, https://trainedon.me/changes/2026-05-18-grok-privacy-policy. Derived from Open Terms Archive, ODC-By 1.0.
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Other Grok changes
- xAI's enterprise terms dropped automatic 30-day deletion of User Content and claimed ownership of de-identified data for any lawful purpose. Change of position · Grok, Commercial Terms
- xAI dropped its limit on training "only with the Usage Data you voluntarily choose to provide to us." Change of position · Grok, Privacy Policy
- Grok (xAI) now says logged-in users “can select whether or not” User Content trains models; logged-out use “where permitted” grants “full rights” for training. Change of position · Grok, Terms of Service