Le Chat (Mistral AI) — Identity & Data-Handling Facts

Pilot status: Evidence-backed pilot: 44 current facts across 8 services; 44 provider-stated and 0 interface-observed. 45 of 136 service-by-dimension cells contain at least one current scoped record; this is not full coverage of every region, plan, or platform.

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How this data is collected and checked (methodology)

Pilot record status

Names: Le Chat · Mistral
Provider: Mistral AI (direct chat provider)
Recorded dimensions: 9 of 17 dimensions have at least one scoped record
Claim sources: 9 provider-stated · 0 interface-observed

No current scoped record in this pilot:

Signup identifiers
Sign-in methods (SSO/wallet)
Later identity or phone checks
Payment and billing identity
Inputs sent to downstream providers
Human review of chats
Third-party site analytics
Metadata collected (including IP)

Account required

conditional

Claim source: provider-stated
Archive integrity: archived & content checked
Enforcement: untested — a published policy is not proof of system behavior
claim checked through: 2026-07-14 · monthly re-check target; monitoring pipeline not yet operating
Source conflict: no conflict recorded in the current evidence set
Collection: mandatory
Triggered by: varies by product (some products require an account)
Linked to: your account
Received by: Mistral AI (France)
Applies to: Region: global default · Plan: free/paid · Platform: web/app
Effective date: 2026-05-28 (document states effective)
First recorded by KYC Drift: 2026-07-14

Some Mistral AI Products require a Mistral AI account.
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

Email at signup

collected

Claim source: provider-stated
Archive integrity: archived & content checked
Enforcement: untested — a published policy is not proof of system behavior
claim checked through: 2026-07-14 · monthly re-check target; monitoring pipeline not yet operating
Source conflict: no conflict recorded in the current evidence set
Collection: collected
Linked to: your account
Received by: Mistral AI (France)
Applies to: Region: global default · Plan: free/paid · Platform: web/app
Effective date: 2026-04-08 (document states effective)
First recorded by KYC Drift: 2026-07-14

Contact Data, such as your email address.
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

When you create your Mistral AI Account and subscribe to a Mistral AI Product.
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

Phone at signup

collected if you provide it

Claim source: provider-stated
Archive integrity: archived & content checked
Enforcement: untested — a published policy is not proof of system behavior
claim checked through: 2026-07-14 · monthly re-check target; monitoring pipeline not yet operating
Source conflict: no conflict recorded in the current evidence set
Collection: may collect (policy wording)
Linked to: your account
Received by: Mistral AI (France)
Applies to: Region: global default · Plan: free/paid · Platform: web/app
Effective date: 2026-04-08 (document states effective)
First recorded by KYC Drift: 2026-07-14

Account Data (such as the phone number or email address you provided to verify or change your account password, etc.):
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

Minimum age

13+

Claim source: provider-stated
Archive integrity: archived & content checked
Enforcement: untested — a published policy is not proof of system behavior
claim checked through: 2026-07-14 · monthly re-check target; monitoring pipeline not yet operating
Source conflict: no conflict recorded in the current evidence set
Linked to: your account
Received by: Mistral AI (France)
Applies to: Region: global default · Plan: free/paid · Platform: web/app
Effective date: 2026-05-28 (document states effective)
First recorded by KYC Drift: 2026-07-14

You must be at least thirteen (13) years old to use the Mistral AI Products
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

Continued use

Data controller's stated jurisdiction

France (FR)

Claim source: provider-stated
Archive integrity: archived & content checked
Enforcement: untested — a published policy is not proof of system behavior
claim checked through: 2026-07-14 · monthly re-check target; monitoring pipeline not yet operating
Source conflict: no conflict recorded in the current evidence set
Linked to: your account · parent-company profile
Received by: Mistral AI (France)
Applies to: Region: global default · Plan: free/paid · Platform: web/app
Effective date: 2026-04-08 (document states effective)
First recorded by KYC Drift: 2026-07-14

Mistral AI is a French company incorporated in Paris, under number 952 418 325, having its registered offices at 15 rue des Halles, 75001 Paris
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

Mistral AI is the data controller.
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

Inputs used for training

on by default; opt-out available

Claim source: provider-stated
Archive integrity: archived & content checked
Enforcement: untested — a published policy is not proof of system behavior
claim checked through: 2026-07-14 · monthly re-check target; monitoring pipeline not yet operating
Source conflict: no conflict recorded in the current evidence set
Collection: mandatory
Linked to: your account
Received by: Mistral AI (France)
Applies to: Region: global default · Plan: free · Platform: web/app
Effective date: 2026-05-28 (document states effective)
First recorded by KYC Drift: 2026-07-14

We do not use Your Data to train our artificial intelligence models except (a) when you (i) use Mistral AI Products under a free subscription, or are subscribed to Vibe Pro or Vibe Student, and (ii) you have not opted-out of training,
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

We’ve introduced a user control which allows you to object to the use of your input and output data for model training directly from your account.
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

Please note that we do not use your Input and Output to train our artificial intelligence models when you use Le Chat Enterprise or the paid version of our APIs.
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

Retention

until you delete it

Claim source: provider-stated
Archive integrity: archived & content checked
Enforcement: untested — a published policy is not proof of system behavior
claim checked through: 2026-07-14 · monthly re-check target; monitoring pipeline not yet operating
Source conflict: no conflict recorded in the current evidence set
Linked to: your account
Received by: Mistral AI (France)
Applies to: Region: global default · Plan: free/paid · Platform: web/app
Effective date: 2026-04-08 (document states effective)
First recorded by KYC Drift: 2026-07-14

we keep your Input and Output until you delete your account or until you delete the conversation from Le Chat.
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

Optional privacy controls

available

Claim source: provider-stated
Archive integrity: archived & content checked
Enforcement: untested — a published policy is not proof of system behavior
claim checked through: 2026-07-14 · monthly re-check target; monitoring pipeline not yet operating
Source conflict: no conflict recorded in the current evidence set
Linked to: your account
Received by: Mistral AI (France)
Applies to: Region: global default · Plan: free/paid · Platform: web/app
Effective date: 2026-04-08 (document states effective)
First recorded by KYC Drift: 2026-07-14

Turn off Memories at all times through your settings.
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-14

Deletion

Deletion and identifier reuse