Free sample · as of 19 Oct 2026
This is the AI Vendor Terms Matrix for Anthropic, OpenAI and Google, cut from the same edition as the full 13-vendor matrix. 84 cells: 81 cited, 3 in review. Open any cell to see the quote and where it came from.
| Question | APIClaude API |
|---|---|
| Trains on your data by default | No in review How we knowIn review: only 2 of 4 models agreed on the current reading, and at least three must. The cell keeps its last accepted value (No) until a new reading passes. “Anthropic may not train models on Customer Content from Services.” Last accepted source: Commercial Terms of Service, § B. Customer Content. Captured 12 Oct 2026, snapshot a08a84c14d84. |
| Training opt-out available | Yes How we know“Anthropic may not train models on Customer Content from Services.” Commercial Terms of Service, § B. Customer Content Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot ecb49ef8f082 · 3 of 3 models agreed |
| Default retention | 30 days How we know“For Anthropic API users, we automatically delete inputs and outputs on our backend within 30 days of receipt or generation” Privacy Center: how long do you store my organization's data, § How long do you store my organization’s data? > Standard Retention Timeframe Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot d2de897eba03 · 3 of 3 models agreed |
| Abuse-monitoring retention | 30 days How we know“For Anthropic API users, we automatically delete inputs and outputs on our backend within 30 days of receipt or generation” Privacy Center: how long do you store my organization's data, § How long do you store my organization’s data? > Standard Retention Timeframe Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot d2de897eba03 · 4 of 4 models agreed |
| Zero data retention | On approval Available if the vendor approves you. How we know“When you and we have agreed otherwise (e.g. zero data retention agreement)” Privacy Center: how long do you store my organization's data, § How long do you store my organization’s data? > Standard Retention Timeframe Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot d2de897eba03 · 3 of 3 models agreed |
| Human review of content | Conditional Yes, with conditions; see the quote. How we know“Additionally, for Covered Models, we require limited data retention and review as a part of our safety work.” Privacy Center: how long do you store my organization's data, § How long do you store my organization’s data? > Covered Models The models did not agree; a documented review call settled this cell. The quote is checked against the captured page like any other. Note: Anthropic says Covered Models need limited data retention and review as part of its safety work. The page does not say whether people do the review. Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot d2de897eba03 · 2 of 4 models agreed |
| Data residency | Not stated How we knowNot stated in: Claude Code data usage; Commercial Terms of Service; Data Processing Addendum; Privacy Center: how long do you store my organization's data. · 4 of 4 models agreed |
| IP indemnity | Yes How we know“Anthropic will defend Customer and its personnel, successors, and assigns from and against any Customer Claim” Commercial Terms of Service, § K. Indemnification Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot ecb49ef8f082 · 3 of 3 models agreed |
| Who owns the output | Customer How we know“Anthropic agrees that Customer (a) retains all rights to its Inputs, and (b) owns its Outputs.” Commercial Terms of Service, § B. Customer Content Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot ecb49ef8f082 · 3 of 3 models agreed |
| Notice of terms changes | 30 days How we know“to be effective 30 days after the updates are posted by Anthropic or Customer otherwise receives Notice” Commercial Terms of Service, § M. Miscellaneous Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot ecb49ef8f082 · 3 of 3 models agreed |
| Notice of model retirement | 60 days How we know“providing at least 60 days' notice before model retirement for publicly released models.” Model deprecations, § Notifications Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot 935f8ad82f12 · 3 of 3 models agreed |
| Subprocessor list published | Yes How we know“Anthropic’s list of subprocessors is available at https://www.anthropic.com/subprocessors.” Data Processing Addendum, § Schedule 4 - Subprocessors Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot 1976beb1fab3 · 4 of 4 models agreed |
| Governing law | Varies Depends on where you contract; see the quote. How we know“for Customers in the EEA, Switzerland, or UK, the Laws of Ireland; and (ii) for all other Customers, the laws of the State of California.” Commercial Terms of Service, § M. Miscellaneous > M.7. Governing Law; Venue Captured 19 Oct 2026 · snapshot ecb49ef8f082 · 3 of 3 models agreed |
How to read it. “Not stated” means none of the documents we track for that plan says it; the evidence lists which ones we searched. “In review” means fewer than three of the four models agreed on a new reading, so the cell keeps its last accepted value. Day counts are the minimum the vendor commits to. Consumer plans are rated on the training questions only. 28 cells for Anthropic.
Past sample edition
The edition for the week of 12 Oct 2026, as corrected on 15 Oct 2026: 9 Material and 13 Notable changes, each with its dated window and the wording before and after, the model retirement calendar (36 models due within 30 days that week), matrix changes, corrections and coverage. It is a past week, shown so you know what arrives each Monday.
Open the 12 Oct 2026 editionWhat the sample leaves out
The PDF has four pages: the matrix, the Material changes for these vendors in the last 90 days, the model retirement calendar for the next 120 days with changes per quarter, and the numbered sources. The CSV has one row per cell with the document URL, section, quote, capture time, full snapshot hash, how many models agreed and the documents searched. Questions about the method are answered on the method page.