Checked Oct 28, 2026
Does DuckDuckGo train AI on your data?
What DuckDuckGo's own privacy and security pages say about your prompts, files and recordings.
D
No
“Your chats are not used to train chat models.”
From DuckDuckGo's privacy policy , checked Oct 28, 2026.
The rest of the data policy
Data retention
Not stated
Where data is stored
Not stated
Security and compliance
None stated
DuckDuckGo and your data: common questions
Does DuckDuckGo use my data to train AI?
No. DuckDuckGo's policy says: "Your chats are not used to train chat models." (checked Oct 28, 2026).
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