Fact · Voice privacy and security
Otter's privacy policy, effective June 16, 2026, lists training its proprietary AI technology on de-identified audio recordings and on transcriptions among the purposes for which it uses information.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“training our proprietary AI technology on de-identified audio recordings and on transcriptions (which may contain Personal Information)”
Otter.ai Privacy Policy (effective June 16, 2026), Otter.ai, 2026, Section 2, How we use your personal information (purposes table).
Open the original- What it measures
- The policy lists this as one of several purposes, under the heading to improve and monitor the Services. The transcriptions may contain personal information, which the policy says in its own parenthesis.
- What it does not show
- The policy does not say which plans are covered, or whether a given user can opt out of this purpose. Other settings or plan terms may differ, so check the account's admin settings and the current policy.
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