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Last verified 2026-09-16

Entry services/n8n.yaml

Training on your data (default tier)

AI assistant features send only workflow context, never credential values or output data, to language model services; that data is not used for training and is deleted after 30 days

Retention

n8n Cloud stores workflow code, credentials and data until deleted or the account is closed; execution data per the account's retention rules

Data residency

German company acting as processor under a DPA with SCCs; region not stated in the privacy docs; self-hosting keeps data entirely with the customer

Vendor data-handling terms

Training on your data (default tier)

AI assistant features send only workflow context, never credential values or output data, to language model services; that data is not used for training and is deleted after 30 days

This covers n8n's own assistant. Workflows that call AI nodes (OpenAI, Anthropic and others) send whatever the workflow passes to those providers under the provider's terms.

“To assist and improve user experience, n8n may send specific context data to LLMs. This context data is strictly limited to information about the current workflow. n8n does not send any values from credential fields or actual output data to AI services. The data will not be incorporated, used, or retained to train the models of the AI services. Any data will be deleted after 30 days.”

checked 2026-09-16

n8n Docs, Privacy

Retention

n8n Cloud stores workflow code, credentials and data until deleted or the account is closed; execution data per the account's retention rules

“For n8n Cloud, n8n stores your workflow code, credentials, and other data indefinitely, until you choose to delete it or close your account. The platform stores execution data according to the retention rules on your account.”

checked 2026-09-16

n8n Docs, Privacy

Data residency

German company acting as processor under a DPA with SCCs; region not stated in the privacy docs; self-hosting keeps data entirely with the customer

“As a Processor, n8n implements policies and practices that secure the personal data you send to the platform, and includes a Data Processing Agreement as part of the company's standard Terms of Service . The n8n Data Processing Agreement includes the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) .”

checked 2026-09-16

n8n Docs, Privacy

Domains and endpoints

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

Host	Role	Source
n8n.io	app	vendor-documented
app.n8n.cloud	app	vendor-documented
api.n8n.io	api	vendor-documented

Assessment

n8n Cloud: mediumSelf-hosted: low

Reasoning: A workflow automation platform widely used to wire AI models into business systems. The hosted version holds credentials and execution data for the account's life; the assistant's own model calls are scoped and short-lived. What AI nodes send to providers is up to the workflow builder.

Flags: Credentials and execution data stored in Cloud · AI-node traffic governed by each provider · Self-hosting available · Assessed 2026-09-16. The assessment is Unseen's; the terms above are the vendor's.

Changelog

2026-09-16Documented. Assistant, retention and processor terms verified against the n8n privacy documentation.
2026-09-16Added with vendor-documented domains.

Corrections

Pull request on GitHub, or the form below. Changes are reviewed and recorded in the changelog.