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SimpliSafe vs ADT

SimpliSafe's policy answers the question and is graded B. ADT's doesn't say either way. That's a finding about the document, not a worse grade.

Grades read the plan most people are on. Each company's full entry has every plan, every clause and the archived copy it was read from.

SimpliSafe

SimpliSafe's AI Addendum answers what its privacy policy only pointed at: video trains its models only if you opt in to the sharing programme, and models already trained are not undone if you leave.

Verdict

By default: Does not train on you by default
The way out: No opt-out in the policy
What B means: Off by default. Training happens only if you opt in, or not at all.
Last checked: 5 Oct 2026

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ADT

ADT lists faceprints, voiceprints and camera audio among what it collects. Its policy never uses "train", "AI" or "machine learning" — the training question goes unanswered.

Verdict

By default: The policy does not say
The way out: Nothing to opt out of on the record
Last checked: 31 Aug 2026

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SimpliSafe: every plan

SimpliSafe · what each plan can refuse · checked 5 Oct 2026

1 PLAN

Plan

Exposure

Trains

Opt-out path

Retention

De-identified

Human review

All accounts

19 / 100

Nothing to switch off

Not stated

Yes

How the score is made19 / 100 · the rubric

Default13 / 50

Training happens only if you opt in

Way out0 / 33

Nothing is on, so nothing needs refusing

Paywall0 / 4

No paywall on the control

Scope0 / 4

One kind of data is in scope

Human review4 / 4

People may read what you submit

De-identified2 / 2

Nothing is said about de-identification

EVERY CELL ABOVE IS SOURCED FROM A QUOTED CLAUSE OR A DOCUMENTED SEARCH · SEE THE EVIDENCE ABOVE

EXPOSURE IS SCORED 0–100 ON ONE AXIS, HOW HARD IT IS TO STOP THIS PLAN TRAINING ON YOU. THE GRADE IS THE BAND IT FALLS IN: A 0–10 · B 11–25 · C 26–45 · D 46–60 · E 61–80 · F 81–100. HOW THE SCORE IS SET

All accountsTRAINS: NO

OPT-OUT: Nothing to switch off
RETENTION: Not stated
EXPOSURE: 19 / 100
DE-IDENTIFIED: Not stated
HUMAN REVIEW: Yes

ADT: every plan

ADT · what each plan can refuse · checked 31 Aug 2026

1 PLAN

Plan

Exposure

Trains

Opt-out path

Retention

De-identified

Human review

All accounts

UNCLEAR

Not established, see below

Not stated

—

Not established

EVERY CELL ABOVE IS SOURCED FROM A QUOTED CLAUSE OR A DOCUMENTED SEARCH · SEE THE EVIDENCE ABOVE

All accountsUNCLEAR

OPT-OUT: Not established
RETENTION: Not stated
EXPOSURE: —
DE-IDENTIFIED: —
HUMAN REVIEW: Not established

Every grade on this page is the one on the company's own entry, read from a dated, archived copy of its policy. Nothing here is computed separately. How grades are set · All comparisons