You.com

You.com · Search · US · you.com

Last verified 2026-09-16
Entry services/you-com.yaml
Training on your data (default tier)
Not stated for chat queries and prompts; data collected through connected third-party services is not used to train third-party models; information is used to improve the services
Retention
Not stated as a period; some data kept after account deletion for legal and business purposes
Data residency
Not stated; US company subject to FTC enforcement

Vendor data-handling terms

Training on your data (default tier)
Not stated for chat queries and prompts; data collected through connected third-party services is not used to train third-party models; information is used to improve the services

The no-training sentence covers data from connected services such as Google Drive. The policy asks users not to enter sensitive personal information in prompts and does not say whether prompts train You.com's own models.

This data will not be used for developing, improving, or training third party AI and/or ML models. / We use your information primarily to provide, personalize, maintain the security of, and improve the Services you use.
checked 2026-09-16
You.com Privacy Policy
Retention
Not stated as a period; some data kept after account deletion for legal and business purposes
When we delete your account, we may retain certain information for legitimate business purposes or to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
checked 2026-09-16
You.com Privacy Policy
Data residency
Not stated; US company subject to FTC enforcement

No hosting region is named.

Please note that we are subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the United States' Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
checked 2026-09-16
You.com Privacy Policy

Domains and endpoints

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 Vendors do not publish complete lists.

HostRoleSource
api.you.comapiobserved
www.you.comappobserved
you.comappobserved

Assessment

Web app and API: medium

Reasoning: An AI search and chat product. The policy is explicit that users should not put sensitive data into prompts, uses chat queries for ad selection, and does not say whether prompts train its models. No region, no retention period.

Flags: Chat queries may be used to select ads · Training-use of prompts not stated · Retention and region not stated · Assessed 2026-09-16. The assessment is Unseen's; the terms above are the vendor's.

Changelog

  • 2026-09-16Documented. Use and retention terms verified against the You.com privacy policy; region not stated.
  • 2026-09-15Listed from the Unseen catalogue with observed domains.

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