Guides

Plain answers to common questions about AI tools and your data. Every claim comes from PolicyPeek's verdicts, which quote each company's own published policy. Not legal advice.

• Do UK Small Businesses Need an AI Policy? (2026)

  No UK law requires a standalone AI policy, but UK GDPR and the EU AI Act's AI literacy duty can apply. What a small-business AI policy should cover.

• EU AI Act Article 4 AI Literacy: What a 10-Person UK Business Must Do

  What EU AI Act Article 4 (AI literacy) means for a 10-person UK business using ChatGPT: who it applies to, enforcement from 2 Aug 2026, and six practical steps.

• Is It Safe to Put Customer Data into ChatGPT? A UK GDPR Guide for Small Businesses

  Can a UK small business paste customer data into ChatGPT? What UK GDPR and the ICO say, how plans differ on training, and what to do if it happened.

• AI Acceptable Use Policy Template for a Small Business (UK, 2026)

  A free AI acceptable use policy outline for UK small businesses: approved tools, what staff must never enter, checking output and training. Checked Oct 2026.

• How to Train Staff on AI: A 30-Minute Session for Small Teams

  A ready-to-run 30-minute AI training session for small teams, with agenda, hallucination demo and training record. Fits the EU AI Act Article 4 duty.

• Free AI Privacy Policy Checker: Does This Tool Train on My Data?

  PolicyPeek is a free checker that reads AI tools' own privacy policies and terms and tells you, in one badge, whether they train on your data. 61 tools checked.

• How to Check If an App Trains AI on Your Data (2026)

  Find out in two minutes whether an app uses your data to train AI: where to look in its policy, the exact phrases that matter, and a free checker.

• ChatGPT vs Claude: Which Uses Your Chats for Training?

  ChatGPT vs Claude on AI training: both train on your chats by default and both let you opt out. Exact policy quotes, sources and check dates.

• Does ChatGPT Train on Your Data? What OpenAI's Own Policy Says

  Does ChatGPT train on your data? Yes, by default, but OpenAI's own policy says you can opt out. Here's the exact wording, plus how other AI tools compare.

• Which AI Tools Don't Train on Your Data? A UK Guide (November 2026)

  15 AI tools whose own privacy policies say they don't train on your data, from Abacus.AI to Zoom, plus how ChatGPT and Claude compare. Checked Nov 2026.

• AI Tools That Train on Your Data With No Opt-Out (2026 List)

  12 AI tools whose own policies let them train on your content with no confirmed training opt-out, from Ahrefs to Suno. Quotes and sources, checked Nov 2026.

• Does Mailchimp Use Your Data for AI Training? Plus HubSpot, Ahrefs and Other Marketing Tools

  PolicyPeek rates Mailchimp Policy unclear: the published pages do not clearly say whether your data is used for training. How HubSpot and Ahrefs compare.

• Do AI Meeting Note-Takers Train on Your Recordings? Zoom, Fireflies, tl;dv, Granola and Otter

  Which AI note-takers train on your recordings and how to opt out. Zoom, Fireflies and tl;dv say they don't; Granola and Otter let you opt out.

• Do AI Coding Assistants Train on Your Code? Cursor, Copilot, Tabnine, Windsurf and App Builders

  Which AI coding tools train on your code: Tabnine and Cody say no, Cursor, Copilot and Windsurf let you opt out, Base44 has none.

• How to Opt Out of AI Training: Image, Video, Voice and Music Tools (2026)

  Which AI image, video, voice and music tools train on your uploads, which let you opt out, and how. Suno, Pika, ElevenLabs, Photoroom and more.

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