Does Granola train AI on your data?
Yes, unless you opt out
“We only use de-identified data to train AI models, which you can opt-out of within your Granola account settings .”
From Granola's privacy policy , checked Oct 28, 2026. In Meeting Notes, 4 of 8 tools whose policies answer this say they don't train on customer content.
The rest of the data policy
Data retention
Not stated
Where data is stored
US (AWS)
“We store your Personal Data in Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) servers located in the U.S.”
Security and compliance
Similar tools that say they don't train on your data
Fireflies.ai“We do not use personal information for AI model training and we contractually prohibit our vendors from using this information for their own model training.”
Tactiq“Azure OpenAI will not use data submitted via their API to train or improve their models.”
Jamie“No. Your meeting data is never used to train AI models, not by Jamie and not by any of our model providers.”
Meetily“Does Meetily use my data for training AI models? No, never.”
Notion AI“By default, neither Notion nor our AI providers use your Customer Data to train any models.”
Granola and your data: common questions
Does Granola use my data to train AI?
Yes, unless you opt out. Granola's policy says: "We only use de-identified data to train AI models, which you can opt-out of within your Granola account settings ." (checked Oct 28, 2026).
Can I stop Granola from training on my content?
The policy describes a way to opt out; the wording above says where. Plans for businesses often have different defaults, so check the terms of the plan you're on.
Where does Granola store data?
US (AWS). The policy says: "We store your Personal Data in Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) servers located in the U.S."
What security certifications does Granola have?
Its security pages list SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA.
Which meeting notes tools don't train on your data?
Among the closest alternatives, Fireflies.ai, Tactiq, Jamie, Meetily, Notion AI say in their policies that they don't use customer content for training.
Business plans often carry different terms than free and individual plans. We record what the public policy says; the quote shows which plan it covers. See Granola's full profile or how other AI tools compare.