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Apple Intelligence

Apple · Chat assistant · US · www.apple.com/apple-intelligence/

Last verified 2026-09-16
Entry services/apple-intelligence.yaml
Training on your data (default tier)
Requests sent to Private Cloud Compute are processed only to fulfil the request and are not stored or accessible to Apple; aggregated, privacy-preserving analytics used to improve features only if Device Analytics sharing is on
Retention
Not retained by Private Cloud Compute; Apple may keep limited request metadata such as size, feature and duration
Data residency
Not stated; Private Cloud Compute runs in Apple data centres with requests relayed through third-party relays

Vendor data-handling terms

Training on your data (default tier)
Requests sent to Private Cloud Compute are processed only to fulfil the request and are not stored or accessible to Apple; aggregated, privacy-preserving analytics used to improve features only if Device Analytics sharing is on

Requests handed to a third-party model, such as ChatGPT through the Siri integration, are governed by that provider's terms and require user confirmation.

“The data being processed in Private Cloud Compute is not stored or made accessible to Apple. It is processed only to fulfill your request, after which point the results are returned securely to your device and are not retained by Private Cloud Compute. / If you have chosen to opt in to share Device Analytics with Apple, Apple may use privacy-preserving techniques to collect data about aggregated trends, including about the content processed by Apple Intelligence, in order to improve Apple Intelligence.”
checked 2026-09-16
Apple Intelligence and Privacy
Retention
Not retained by Private Cloud Compute; Apple may keep limited request metadata such as size, feature and duration
“When your request is processed on Private Cloud Compute or using Private Information Retrieval, Apple may collect limited information about the request, such as the approximate size of the request and response, which features are used for the request, and how long the request takes to complete.”
checked 2026-09-16
Apple Intelligence and Privacy
Data residency
Not stated; Private Cloud Compute runs in Apple data centres with requests relayed through third-party relays

The privacy page names no region for Private Cloud Compute servers.

not stated by vendor

Domains and endpoints

observed means seen in Unseen deployments; vendor-documented means listed by the vendor. Vendors do not publish complete lists.

HostRoleSource
apple-relay.apple.comappvendor-documented
apple-relay.cloudflare.comappvendor-documented
api.apple-relay.apple.comapivendor-documented

Assessment

Device feature: low

Reasoning: The system AI on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Most processing is on-device; server requests go to Private Cloud Compute, which retains nothing and is not accessible to Apple. The exposure on a managed device is the optional hand-off to ChatGPT, which MDM can disable.

Flags: Server processing not retained · Optional ChatGPT hand-off under OpenAI terms · Assessed 2026-09-16. The assessment is Unseen's; the terms above are the vendor's.

Changelog

  • 2026-09-16Documented. Processing and retention terms verified against Apple's Apple Intelligence and Privacy page; region not stated.
  • 2026-09-16Added with vendor-documented domains.

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