The Continuity Layer
← The Scorecard
The Scorecard · your data

See what each AI keeps on you, and fix it in minutes.

thecontinuitylayer.com/your-data

One walkthrough per product on the Scorecard: what it keeps, how to stop your chats training its models, its private mode, how to export your data and how to delete it. Numbered steps, read from each provider's own pages, with the page and the day we checked. Free, no sign-up.

9
Walkthroughs
5
Sections in each
4
Your data tests graded
Free
No sign-up
Your data · Docs score

Pick your AI

Same products, same order as the Scorecard. The grade is each product's Your data score there: keeping your chats out of training, saying how long chats are kept, deleting the account yourself, and a private mode. Read from the provider's own pages, not from a test we ran.

  1. Anthropic

    Claude app

    3/4
    Your data

    Claude keeps your chats until you delete them; you can switch off training and use incognito chats.

    • You can stop your chats training its models: Yes
    • Says how long chats are kept after you delete them: Yes
    • You can delete your whole account yourself: Partly
    • A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training: Partly
    Last checked 24 October 2026Open the walkthrough →
  2. Google

    Gemini app

    2½/4
    Your data

    Gemini keeps chats 18 months by default; turning off Keep Activity stops training but chats reviewed by people stay three years.

    • You can stop your chats training its models: Yes
    • Says how long chats are kept after you delete them: Partly
    • You can delete your whole account yourself: Partly
    • A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training: Partly
    Last checked 24 October 2026Open the walkthrough →
  3. OpenAI

    ChatGPT app

    3½/4
    Your data

    ChatGPT keeps chats and saved memories until you delete them; training is on by default but can be switched off.

    • You can stop your chats training its models: Yes
    • Says how long chats are kept after you delete them: Yes
    • You can delete your whole account yourself: Yes
    • A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training: Partly
    Last checked 24 October 2026Open the walkthrough →
  4. Mistral

    Vibe app

    3/4
    Your data

    Mistral keeps your Vibe chats until you delete them; training is on by default but you can opt out.

    • You can stop your chats training its models: Yes
    • Says how long chats are kept after you delete them: Partly
    • You can delete your whole account yourself: Partly
    • A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training: Yes
    Last checked 24 October 2026Open the walkthrough →
  5. Perplexity

    Perplexity app

    3½/4
    Your data

    Perplexity keeps your threads while your account is open; training is on by default but you can switch it off.

    • You can stop your chats training its models: Yes
    • Says how long chats are kept after you delete them: Yes
    • You can delete your whole account yourself: Yes
    • A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training: Partly
    Last checked 24 October 2026Open the walkthrough →
  6. Microsoft

    Copilot app

    1½/4
    Your data

    Microsoft keeps your Copilot chats for 18 months by default; you can export or delete them yourself.

    • You can stop your chats training its models: Partly
    • Says how long chats are kept after you delete them: No
    • You can delete your whole account yourself: Yes
    • A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training: No
    Last checked 24 October 2026Open the walkthrough →
  7. xAI

    Grok app

    3½/4
    Your data

    Grok keeps your chats until you delete them, with clear switches for training, private chats, download and deletion.

    • You can stop your chats training its models: Yes
    • Says how long chats are kept after you delete them: Yes
    • You can delete your whole account yourself: Yes
    • A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training: Partly
    Last checked 24 October 2026Open the walkthrough →
  8. DeepSeek

    DeepSeek app

    1½/4
    Your data

    DeepSeek keeps your chats in China while you have an account; it offers a training switch but few clear steps.

    • You can stop your chats training its models: Yes
    • Says how long chats are kept after you delete them: No
    • You can delete your whole account yourself: Partly
    • A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training: No
    Last checked 24 October 2026Open the walkthrough →
  9. Meta

    Meta AI

    ½/4
    Your data

    Meta keeps your chats and memories and uses them to improve its AI, with no clear training opt-out.

    • You can stop your chats training its models: No
    • Says how long chats are kept after you delete them: No
    • You can delete your whole account yourself: No
    • A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training: Partly
    Last checked 24 October 2026Open the walkthrough →
  • ✓Docs say it does this
  • ½Only in part
  • ✕Docs don't offer it

What each walkthrough covers

  1. 1.What they keep
  2. 2.Opt out of training
  3. 3.Private mode
  4. 4.Export your data
  5. 5.Delete your account/data

Each section is a numbered checklist with the provider's page and the day we checked it. Where a provider does not offer something, the section says “Not offered” and links its Scorecard card. Where its pages were unclear or missing, it says “Not found”; we do not guess.

Rule

Scores are never for sale. No provider can pay for placement, for a test, or for a result.

Open the Scorecard →