CodeParrot AI : Privacy Ensured

Need for Privacy

AI systems have never been more popular. Once considered a luxury, they are now becoming a necessity. However, as these systems process proprietary and sensitive data, they raise serious questions about data privacy. Organizations must ensure that their AI tools handle data securely, protect sensitive information, and comply with evolving privacy standards.

Does CodeParrot AI Store Customer Data?

CodeParrot AI is designed with privacy as a top priority. By default, CodeParrot does not use customer data for training or testing purposes. This approach ensures that proprietary and sensitive information remains secure and isolated. CodeParrot stores information including code snippets and design assets to enable product features like providing you access to your past work and is not leveraged for any other purpose. Read further to explore options with no data retention.

Ensuring Privacy: Zero Data Retention

Customers can ask CodeParrot for Zero Data Retention (ZDR) Agreement. Zero Data Retention means that after processing a user's query, no data including code snippets, design assets, logs and metadata is retained. This ensures that your data is not stored, reused, or analyzed beyond its intended purpose.

Technically, ZDR involves immediately discarding all input data and temporary processing outputs after a task is completed, without writing anything to long-term storage. This practice eliminates the risk of unauthorized access, minimizes the data footprint, and simplifies compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR. It also ensures that the system operates statelessly for user queries.
Here’s how this policy benefits you:

1. Maximum Data Privacy

CodeParrot’s Zero Data Retention policy means that no data is stored once your request or task is processed. Even in the unlikely event of a breach, there would be no data available for unauthorized access. This empowers you with full control over your information.

2. Reduced Risk of Data Breaches

Retaining large amounts of sensitive data increases vulnerability to breaches. With Zero Data Retention, the attack surface is minimized. By ensuring no data is stored, CodeParrot significantly enhances platform resilience and offers a safer experience for everyday use.

3. Compliance with Privacy Regulations

The evolving landscape of data privacy laws—including GDPR, CCPA, and similar regulations—emphasizes minimizing the collection and retention of personal information. CodeParrot’s Zero Data Retention policy is designed to comply with these regulations, reducing regulatory risks for both us and our customers while ensuring your data stays secure.

4. No Data for AI Reuse

A key concern with AI technologies is the potential for data to be reused for model training or unintended purposes. With CodeParrot’s Zero Data Retention policy, your data is never repurposed or fed into AI models for future learning. This ensures your information is used solely for its intended purpose, providing peace of mind.

5. Building Trust through Transparency

Transparent data practices are essential to building and maintaining trust. CodeParrot’s commitment to Zero Data Retention demonstrates our dedication to prioritizing your privacy and security over unnecessary data collection. This transparency reinforces our role as a trusted partner, enabling you to confidently use our services without concerns about data misuse.

6. Empowering Secure Innovation

Many organizations face a trade-off between innovation and security. At CodeParrot, we eliminate this compromise. By collaborating with trusted AI partners like OpenAI and Anthropic, we deliver advanced functionality while ensuring every interaction with our systems is secure and ephemeral.

ZDR has become a standard privacy practice in the AI-first world, minimizing data exposure and ensuring adherence to stringent privacy standards. By adopting ZDR, CodeParrot enables businesses to trust that their data remains confidential and is handled responsibly.

On-Prem Deployments

For enterprises with heightened privacy requirements, CodeParrot offers an on-premise deployment option as part of its enterprise plan. In this setup:

1. CodeParrot server and databases are hosted on the customer’s cloud infrastructure, ensuring complete control over data storage and access.
2. CodeParrot integrates with OpenAI’s Large Language Models (LLMs), which also adhere to Zero Data Retention policies.

This option provides businesses with the flexibility to meet their unique compliance and security requirements while leveraging CodeParrot’s AI capabilities.

Privacy Policy

The above is outlined in our privacy policy.

Conclusion

Data privacy is not just a feature; it’s a foundation of trust between AI providers and their users. CodeParrot’s commitment to privacy through Zero Data Retention, default data usage policies, and enterprise-focused deployment options ensures that your data remains secure, private, and under your control.