Does Fathom train on your data? (Business plans)
Trains by default
Trains on business data unless you opt out.
FAQ answers "Do you train AI models on customer data?" with "No!" but then says Fathom uses de-identified customer data to improve its proprietary models; opt out in My Settings, or org-wide on Team Edition.
Why this matters: "De-identified" removes names, not the substance of what was said or written. What "de-identified" covers →
Below: retention, SOC 2, ISO 27001/42001, DPA, BAA, data residency and zero-retention for Fathom, each linked to Fathom's own page.
Trains on your data by default
FAQ answers "Do you train AI models on customer data?" with "No!" but then says Fathom uses de-identified customer data to improve its proprietary models; opt out in My Settings, or org-wide on Team Edition.
- help.fathom.video/en/articles/296512 · checked Oct 17, 2026
Data retention
Account deletion removes data; backups cleared after an additional 7 days.
- help.fathom.video/en/articles/296512 · checked Oct 17, 2026
ISO/IEC 27001
"We don't have ISO27001."
- help.fathom.video/en/articles/296512 · checked Oct 17, 2026
ISO/IEC 42001
Not stated on the Fathom pages we checked.
- help.fathom.video/en/articles/296512 · checked Oct 17, 2026
- help.fathom.video/en/articles/5291265 · checked Oct 17, 2026
- fathom.video/privacy · checked Oct 17, 2026
DPA available
Data Processing Agreement (fathom.ai/dpa).
- fathom.video/privacy · checked Oct 17, 2026
BAA / HIPAA
States HIPAA compliance.
- help.fathom.video/en/articles/296512 · checked Oct 17, 2026
Data residency options
All Fathom data is stored in the United States.
- help.fathom.video/en/articles/296512 · checked Oct 17, 2026
Zero-retention option
Not stated on the Fathom pages we checked.
- help.fathom.video/en/articles/296512 · checked Oct 17, 2026
- help.fathom.video/en/articles/5291265 · checked Oct 17, 2026
- fathom.video/privacy · checked Oct 17, 2026
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We save a fingerprint (SHA-256 of the page's visible text) on every check so we can spot when a vendor edits its terms.
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| https://help.fathom.video/en/articles/296512 | Oct 17, 2026 | 5388d81e04a8… |
| https://help.fathom.video/en/articles/5291265 | Oct 17, 2026 | 3d5b730a8b92… |
| https://fathom.video/privacy | Oct 17, 2026 | 53636060f7a2… |
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