Our World in Data Terms Scorecard

Grade A+ — Highly protective (score 100/100)

Our World in Data maintains a highly protective privacy policy that honors GDPR rights for all users and avoids predatory data practices.

Highly protective policy with clear rights and no predatory terms.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
NO
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
YES
Deletes data on request
YES

What the terms actually say

Section 12 — Your Data Protection Rights

You have the right: ... to correct, delete or restrict (stop any active) use of your personal information.

You have the right to request that the company delete your personal data.

Section 15 — Updates to this Notice

When we update our privacy notice, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, which will be consistent with the significance of the changes we make.

The company promises to notify you of policy changes.

Section 3 — What Personal Information Do We Collect?

We do not collect any sensitive personal information about you through our website.

The company does not collect sensitive data like health or religious information.

Section 12 — Your Data Protection Rights

We will provide your personal information to you (or the third party you have chosen) in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.

The company supports data portability.

Last reviewed 2026-08-04 under rubric v3.5.

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