Does Poe train on your data?
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Depends on your planNo zero-retention optionNo training to opt out of
Does Poe train its models on your data?
It depends — Poe trains on consumer/free-tier data by default but excludes business, enterprise and API tiers.
Whether your Poe chats train models depends on the specific bot: official bots and prompt bots on OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/Meta do not train on your chats, while third-party developer bots/apps may use your chats to train their own models.
Can you opt out?
There is no single global training toggle. The control is per-bot: Poe surfaces a privacy-shield indicator on each bot — full shield means your interactions are not used by providers for training, half shield means they may be. To avoid training you choose full-shield bots; deleting your account permanently removes chats and personal data from Poe's systems.
Zero retention / DPA
No published zero-data-retention or consumer DPA. Third-party developers building bots via API may view and store your chats on their own servers to train their models; account identity (name/email) is not sent to model providers unless you include it in chats.
What the listicles get wrong
The nuance content farms miss: Poe itself isn't the training actor — risk is gated by which bot you pick, signalled by the per-bot privacy shield (full vs half). Quora/Poe anonymizes account identity from providers, but third-party-developer bots can retain and train on chat content.
Verdict by plan tier
Official bots & prompt bots (OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/Meta)No trainingFull-shield bots: chats are sent only to produce the response and are not used by AI model providers for training.
Third-party developer bots & appsTrains on your dataHalf-shield bots: developers may view and store your chats on their servers to train their own models; interactions may be used for training.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Poe train its AI models on my data?
It depends — Poe trains on consumer/free-tier data by default but excludes business, enterprise and API tiers. Whether your Poe chats train models depends on the specific bot: official bots and prompt bots on OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/Meta do not train on your chats, while third-party developer bots/apps may use your chats to train their own models.
Can I opt out of Poe training on my data?
There is no training opt-out to set for Poe: There is no single global training toggle. The control is per-bot: Poe surfaces a privacy-shield indicator on each bot — full shield means your interactions are not used by providers for training, half shield means they may be. To avoid training you choose full-shield bots; deleting your account permanently removes chats and personal data from Poe's systems.
Does Poe offer zero data retention (ZDR) or a DPA?
No published zero-data-retention or consumer DPA. Third-party developers building bots via API may view and store your chats on their own servers to train their models; account identity (name/email) is not sent to model providers unless you include it in chats.
Is Poe safe to use with confidential or proprietary data?
It depends on your plan tier. Official bots & prompt bots (OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/Meta): Full-shield bots: chats are sent only to produce the response and are not used by AI model providers for training. Third-party developer bots & apps: Half-shield bots: developers may view and store your chats on their servers to train their own models; interactions may be used for training. Always confirm current terms with Quora before sending confidential data — this is cited public information, not legal advice.
Sources
https://poe.com/pages/privacy
https://help.poe.com/hc/en-us/articles/19944206309524-Poe-FAQs
This page is cited public information, not legal or compliance advice. Whether Poe trains on your data, and any zero-retention or DPA option, can depend on your specific plan, region and contract. Always confirm current terms with Quora before sending confidential or proprietary data.