Marketing and email AI tools: privacy compared for small businesses (3 tools)
We checked 3 marketing and email tools against each vendor’s own pages. 2 train on your data by default on at least one plan, and 2 have a plan that isn’t used for training by default. Every answer has a source link and the date we checked it.
Mailchimp AI
by Intuit Mailchimp · 1 plan checked
- Used for training: Mailchimp accounts: used, with no opt-out described.
Checked October 23, 2026Canva AI
by Canva · 2 plans checked
- Depends: Free and Pro (personal accounts): possibly used: the starting setting is not stated.
- Not used for training: Teams, Business, and Enterprise: not used.
Checked October 23, 2026Gamma
by Gamma · 2 plans checked
- Used for training: Free, Plus, Pro, and Ultra: used, unless you opt out.
- Not used for training: Team, Business, and Enterprise: not used.
Checked October 24, 2026
Questions
- Which marketing and email tools train on your data by default?
- Mailchimp AI and Gamma use your data to train AI by default on at least one plan. Each tool’s page shows whether you can turn it off.
- Which have a plan that isn’t used for training by default?
- Canva AI and Gamma.
- How do we check these answers?
- We read each vendor’s own pages. Every answer links to the page we read and shows the date we read it. See how we check.
- How often are they checked?
- We recheck the vendors’ pages every week and log every change in the change log.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. It is practical guidance, not legal, compliance, or professional security advice.
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