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For everyday AI users checking default settings, data sharing and privacy choices.

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Guides

A cautious starting point for AI privacy settingsA cautious starting point is to use temporary chat so a conversation stays out of history while temporary, while separately checking that turning off model improvement does not delete or hide saved chats.
A data-control review for signed-in and signed-out AI toolsA practical review of data controls for signed-in and signed-out AI tools, centered on the fact that available controls depend on sign-in status, plan, and workspace settings.
A privacy baseline for family, school, and work useA privacy baseline for family, school, and work use starts with the fact that a managed-account administrator may access and control associated data and that available controls depend on whether the person is signed in, the plan, and workspace settings.
Backups and deletion: what to ask before assuming removalArchiving keeps a chat in the account under saved-chat retention rules, while deleting a chat does not remove files saved separately in Library.
Before an AI tool joins a workflow, decide its data boundaryThis guide explains how to check app permissions separately from general conversation controls and how connected-app access can be removed before an AI tool enters a workflow.
Before granting connected-app access, map the data pathThis guide separates app-specific permissions from general conversation settings and identifies the data-handling questions to confirm before access is granted.

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