GroqCloud
From AI API data terms: training, retention and zero retention: What does each AI provider say happens to data sent to its commercial API: is it used for training, how long is it kept, and can zero retention be had?
Provider: Groq
The company offering the API, as named on its own page.
By default, Groq does not retain customer data for inference requests.
Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/your-data. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Offering: GroqCloud
The API, tier or platform the row covers, in the provider's words.
Business Associate Addendum for GroqCloud Services
Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/legal/customer-business-associate-addendum. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Trains on API data by default: No
True or false only where the text plainly says what happens to this offering's API data with no opt-in or opt-out by the customer. An opt-out with no stated default is left blank. Where pages differ: legal or privacy page first, then help or trust pages, then developer docs, with the other in conflicts.
Groq is not permitted to use Inputs or Outputs for training or fine-tuning any AI Model Services or other models, unless explicitly granted permission or instructed by Customer.
Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/legal/services-agreement. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Default retention: By default, Groq does not retain customer data for inference requests
How long prompts and outputs are kept by default, in the provider's words. Where pages differ: legal or privacy page first, then help or trust pages, then developer docs, with the other in conflicts. A page that's only less specific isn't a conflict: the more specific statement is the value.
By default, Groq does not retain customer data for inference requests.
Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/your-data. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Exceptions: We may temporarily log inputs and outputs when troubleshooting errors or investigating suspected abuse; these logs are retained for up to 30 days
The main case with different retention, in the provider's words: first a model carved out of the general promise, then a feature, then a case such as flagged content. Pages rank as for Default retention; between pages of equal rank, the one naming the models. One passage only, so others may exist.
We may temporarily log inputs and outputs only when: Troubleshooting errors that degrade platform reliability, or Investigating suspected abuse (e.g. rate-limit circumvention). These logs are retained for up to 30 days, unless legally required to retain longer.
Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/your-data. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Zero retention offered: Yes
True only where the provider plainly offers zero data retention by that name for this offering; false only where it plainly excludes it. A similar control under another name is left blank here and described in How to get it.
All customers may enable Zero Data Retention (ZDR) in Data Controls settings.
Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/your-data. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
How to get it: All customers may enable zero data retention (ZDR) in Data Controls settings
What the provider says is needed for zero retention. Where it has no offer by that name, its nearest named control or pointer, in its own words. Where pages differ: legal or privacy page first, then help or trust pages, then developer docs, with the other in conflicts.
All customers may enable Zero Data Retention (ZDR) in Data Controls settings.
Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/your-data. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
BAA available: Yes
True where the provider says it signs or offers a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement, or sets terms for use under one, for this offering. A general cloud BAA that the page doesn't tie to this offering, or an invitation to ask, is left blank.
This Business Associate Addendum (“BAA”) is entered into between the Groq Contracting Party (“Business Associate” or “Groq”) and the customer
Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/legal/customer-business-associate-addendum. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Data location: All customer data is retained in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) buckets located in the United States
Where the provider states data is processed or stored, in its words. Where pages differ: legal or privacy page first, then help or trust pages, then developer docs, with the other in conflicts.
All customer data is retained in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) buckets located in the United States.
Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/your-data. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.