Claude doesn't really forget: Anthropic's privacy policy allows records retention up to 7 years
nikola_mr64990 · x · 2026-11-04
A thread walks through Anthropic's official privacy documentation, highlighting a detail most users miss: deleted chats disappear from history, but different data types have different retention periods, and some safety-related records can be retained for up to 7 years.
The author warns users to understand these retention mechanisms before sharing private documents or sensitive conversations with Claude.
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