Brave
- The policy says your content is not used for AI training.
- Ads are based only on what you are looking at, not a profile of you.
- They say they do not sell or share your data.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
Brave says it does not keep browsing history or train Leo on chats, but ads, Rewards IDs, and strict legal terms still apply.
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Collected
Not your browsing history, but IPs, optional crash data, Rewards IDs, and Leo prompts when you use those features.
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Privacy policy
“Our company does not collect or retain a user’s browsing history. Some features require us to process information like your IP address, in order to function.”
Training
Leo chats are not used to train models; ads are matched on your device; some data is used for fraud and product stats.
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“We don’t store or retain prompts, responses, context, or personal data on our servers. We may cache large prompts to improve performance but these are deleted within minutes. We do not use your conversations for model training.”
Sharing
They say they do not sell consumer personal data; Google, AWS, Stripe, and other vendors still process some requests.
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“It’s Brave’s policy to not collect personal data1 unless it’s necessary to provide services to our users, or to meet certain legal obligations. We do not buy, sell, or share personal data about consumers.”
Kept
Leo server data is thrown away quickly; Rewards IDs can be kept for years; crash reports may be kept forever.
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Privacy policy
“Ephemeral - discarded soon after chat is completed. If local storage is enabled, chat history will be stored locally on your device.”
Controls
You can turn off analytics, crash reports, ads formats, and Leo chat storage in browser settings, or email privacy@brave.com.
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Privacy policy
“You can disable conversation storage or clear saved chats by going to brave://settings/leo-ai.”
Fine print
Subscriptions auto-renew and are mostly non-refundable; you them; is capped at fees or $500.
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Terms of service
“Paid subscriptions automatically renew until canceled on the Account Site at https://account.brave.com/. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time unless specified otherwise.”
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What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Clear or disable Leo chat history
brave://settings/leo-ai
Turn off product analytics and crash reports
Settings: deactivate Privacy-Preserving Product Analytics; switch off “Automatically send usage statistics and crash reports to Brave Software”
Cancel a Premium subscription
https://account.brave.com/ (desktop) or the Apple/Google store subscription settings
Ask to access or erase personal data
Email privacy@brave.com
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
If someone sues them because of how you used Brave, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“You shall , and Brave, its affiliates and each of its, and its affiliates employees, contractors, directors, suppliers and representatives from all liabilities, losses, claims, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that arise from or relate to (i) your use or misuse of, or access to, the Service”
For example, if a post or wallet action from your account leads to a lawsuit, they can ask you to cover their lawyers.
They say they are not responsible if you lose data or money, and they cap most payouts at what you paid or $500.
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“IN NO EVENT SHALL BRAVE OR ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS OR CONTENT PROVIDERS, BE UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT , NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE (I) FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, DATA LOSS”
For example, if a bug wipes a wallet or chat history, the terms say they owe you little or nothing.
App-store subscriptions are treated as final with no refund from Brave.
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Terms of service
“Also, any fee payment will be deemed final, and we will not provide you any refund. Apple or Google may collect personal data and payment card data when you make purchases.”
For example, if you subscribe to Leo Premium on iPhone and cancel the next day, Brave says they will not refund you.
If they think you broke the rules, they can shut you off and wipe account data.
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Terms of service
“Brave may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time if you fail to comply with these Terms of Use, which may result in the forfeiture and destruction of all information associated with your account.”
For example, a Rewards or Premium account could be closed and its stored info deleted.
If you use Brave Rewards with a linked wallet, they keep related IDs long after you leave.
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Privacy policy
“The duration of the user’s account, plus 4 years in order to comply with US Internal Revenue Service requirements.”
For example, your Rewards Payment ID and custodian IDs can sit on file for four years after you close the account.
If they change the contract, keeping the browser open can count as you agreeing.
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Terms of service
“Your continued use of the Service following the posting of any changes to the Terms of Use constitutes acceptance of those changes.”
For example, a new payment or rule can apply if you keep using Brave after they post it.
They say Leo chats are not used to teach their AI.
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Privacy policy
“We do not use your conversations for model training.”
For example, a private question you type to Leo should not become training data for future models.
They state they do not sell your personal information.
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“We do not buy, sell, or share personal data about consumers.”
For example, they say they will not sell a list of Brave users to a marketing company.
Brave Ads are supposed to match on your computer, not by sending your profile to their servers.
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“In other words, your personal data never leaves your device.”
For example, seeing a new-tab ad should not mean Brave uploaded your browsing history to target you.
Leo memory lives on your device if you turn it on, and you can wipe it in settings.
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“You can disable conversation storage or clear saved chats by going to brave://settings/leo-ai.”
For example, you can open brave://settings/leo-ai and delete old chats after a sensitive conversation.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- prompt
- What you type or say to an AI to get a response. For example, asking a chatbot to write a birthday message is a prompt, and it may be stored.
- personal data
- Any information that is about you or can be linked to you, from your name to your phone's ID. For example, your email, your IP address and the list of apps on your phone are all personal data.
- model training
- Using your content and conversations as examples to teach an AI system, which can then echo them in future answers. For example, a story you write in a chatbot may be studied by the company to make the next version of the bot.
- cookies
- Small files a website saves on your device so it can recognise you and remember what you did. For example, a cookie keeps you logged in and can also tell an ad company which sites you visited.
- auto-renewal
- Your subscription keeps charging you at the end of each period until you cancel it. For example, a free trial turns into a paid monthly plan unless you cancel before it ends.
- indemnify
- You promise to pay the company's legal costs and losses if your use of the service gets it sued. For example, if you post a song you do not own and the label sues the app, you owe the app's lawyer bills.
- affiliates
- Other companies owned by or connected to the same parent company. For example, if you use one app, its sister apps under the same owner may also get your data.
- service providers
- Outside companies that handle your data on the app's instructions, such as a cloud host or an email sender. For example, the company that stores the app's files in the cloud sees your data but only does what the app tells it.
- limitation of liability
- A cap on what the company will ever pay you if something goes wrong, often only what you paid in the last year. For example, if a leak of your data costs you thousands, the most you may get back is a month's subscription fee.
How we got here · grade A · score 63/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 3 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They say they do not keep browsing history, but features can process IP addresses, Rewards IDs, crash reports, and similar technical data.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
Brave Talk processes audio and video during a call and says it is not kept after the call, except a host recording stored 24 hours.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
They say they do not use Leo conversations for model training.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
Not stated in the documents.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
Brave shows its own ads matched on the device and says identifying data does not leave the device.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They explicitly say they do not buy, sell, or share personal data about consumers, while still using vendors to run features.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
Not stated in the documents.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
Leo server data is ephemeral, but Rewards records can last the account plus four years, and some crash reports may be kept indefinitely. Deletion of personal data is mainly by contacting them.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
Leo chat history is optional, stored locally, and you can turn it off or clear chats in settings. It is not available in Private Windows.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
They describe proxies, encryption at rest, and stripping IPs for several features, but not an independent audit in these documents.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
Not stated in the documents.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The privacy notice is dated and they say they will announce material changes; the terms say continued use means you accept posted changes.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
Either side may end the service for any reason with written notice; rule-breaking can wipe account information. No export tool is described here.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is as-is, damages are capped at fees or $500, and you must indemnify Brave for claims from your use.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Premium plans auto-renew until canceled. App-store payments are final with no Brave refund; desktop refunds are limited.
The privacy policy is 6,358 words at a fairly hard level (Flesch reading ease 53.5); the terms are 2,772 words at a college level.
