Vendors · Model makers · Anthropic
Anthropic says it does not train on commercial data by default
Anthropic API and Claude commercial products. Each line below quotes Anthropic’s own pages as kept on 3 Nov 2026.
Anthropic’s questionnaire: nine buyer questions, each answered from these pages.
Anthropic’s record as an AI bill of materials: CycloneDX · SPDX. Not signed.
Anthropic’s status history: every incident on its status page, kept from its own feed.
What the pages say
each value, then the words it is read from- Training on business and API data
- Not by default
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By default, we will not use your inputs or outputs from our commercial products (e.g. Claude for Work, Anthropic API, Claude Gov, etc.) to train our models.
Is my data used for model training?, kept 24 Oct 2026 · sha256
54617b76403f - How long API data is kept
- Anthropic API: deleted within 30 days, with listed exceptions
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For Anthropic API users, we automatically delete inputs and outputs on our backend within 30 days of receipt or generation
Under “Standard Retention Timeframe”. The sentence continues with exceptions: longer-retention services such as the Files API, a zero data retention or other agreement, Usage Policy enforcement, and law. For other commercial products the page says: “we retain your chats and coding sessions in the product to provide you with a consistent product experience.” How long do you store my organization's data?, kept 24 Oct 2026 · sha256
31c58317fd20 - Option to keep no data
- Zero data retention, by agreement
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When you and we have agreed otherwise (e.g. zero data retention agreement)
Under “Standard Retention Timeframe”, one of the listed exceptions to the rule that Anthropic API inputs and outputs are deleted within 30 days. How long do you store my organization's data?, kept 24 Oct 2026 · sha256
31c58317fd20 - Where data is processed and stored
- API inference: global by default (any geography) or US-only via inference_geo on Claude 4.6 and later, on the first-party API (except the OpenAI SDK compatibility endpoint) and some partner platforms; workspace data at rest: US only
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Data residency controls let you manage where your data is processed and stored.
The page says “Inference may run in any available geography for optimal performance and availability” for the default, “global”. Also: “The inference_geo parameter is supported on Claude 4.6 and later models.” Workspace geo: “Currently, "us" is the only available workspace geo.” Data residency, kept 26 Oct 2026 · sha256
0171e6e8e8a1 - Sub-processors
- Not stated in the pages kept
- Searched: Is my data used for model training?; How long do you store my organization's data?; Commercial Terms of Service; Data residency; Rate limits.
- Certifications and audits
- Not stated in the pages kept
- Searched: Is my data used for model training?; How long do you store my organization's data?; Commercial Terms of Service; Data residency; Rate limits.
- Data processing agreement
- Incorporated into the Commercial Terms by reference
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Data submitted through the Services will be processed in accordance with the Anthropic Data Processing Addendum (“DPA”), which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
Commercial Terms of Service, kept 24 Oct 2026 · sha256
97857ac41eab - Published usage limits
- Spend and rate limits by usage tier, set from usage history and account standing
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Limits are defined by usage tier. Organizations are placed on a tier automatically based on usage history and account standing and can move to a higher tier over time as they use the API.
The page says: “All limits described here represent maximum allowed usage, not guaranteed minimums.” and “Organizations on the Custom tier have no monthly spend cap; limits are arranged with their account team.” Rate limits, kept 3 Nov 2026 · sha256
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Pages kept
each copy is held with the sha256 of its bytes as served| Page | The page’s date | Newest copy | Checks |
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| Is my data used for model training?Training on commercial data | none printed | 24 Oct 2026, 99 KBsha256 54617b76403faa9ba4db2ad4b7ba43a5c8d98fb8d9a2efbdbe18caac95e8a450 |
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| How long do you store my organization's data?Retention for API and commercial products | none printed | 24 Oct 2026, 105 KBsha256 31c58317fd20d708fdb599ee7a29d7d8bd7875152c2cdad9fcc4a427c15149c0 |
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| Commercial Terms of ServiceThe contract for API and business customers | Effective Jun 17, 2025 | 24 Oct 2026, 238 KBsha256 97857ac41eabfc4bacacf57225c8385b826ffb63164398912db6e4219e4a8bb3 |
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| Data residencyWhere inference runs and where data is stored | none printed | 26 Oct 2026, 524 KBsha256 0171e6e8e8a1d63a6e24483d2d437d75b8ef141e26b197787c969208bb2345a7 |
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| Rate limitsAPI rate limits, spend limits and usage tiers | none printed | 3 Nov 2026, 660 KBsha256 f865562bc3ba79d38ed8e5e7783e1ab30b0557fd518e6c1a7ed412f8caaba3c5 |
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No kept page of Anthropic has changed
first kept on 24 Oct 2026Sources
vendors.csv Every dataset → Status → Glossary →- Anthropic, Is my data used for model training?, kept 24 Oct 2026.
- Anthropic, How long do you store my organization's data?, kept 24 Oct 2026.
- Anthropic, Commercial Terms of Service, kept 24 Oct 2026.
- Anthropic, Data residency, kept 26 Oct 2026.
- Anthropic, Rate limits, kept 3 Nov 2026.