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Topaz Labs (Dallas, USA)How safe is Topaz Photo for photography?
Topaz Photo publishes limited privacy safeguards. Ask the provider for clarification before you put confidential photography data into it.
Where does Topaz Photo stand in photography?
Shared place 8 of 29 options for photography (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 9 options, like Topaz Photo, have a limited profile. Each tile is an option we track for this field; click for the check.
Published safeguards
own image models, not a language model. Rendering can run locally on your computer or in the cloud; where cloud images are processed and how long they are kept is not stated in the privacy statement. Hosting location not mentioned; API images are temporarily stored and automatically deleted. No training on your images without consent. Enterprise: SOC 2-compliant deployment and GDPR-compliant workflows, no public report (according to the provider).
How to use Topaz Photo safely
- Use the business variant and sign a data processing agreement (DPA).
- Do not enter unnecessary personal data into prompts; anonymise where possible.
- Ask the provider explicitly where data is stored and processed.
- Keep a professional in the loop: your photos show recognisable people, often clients and their guests: that is personal data, and as soon as a tool groups or recognises faces it becomes biometric data (art.
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Questions
- How safe is Topaz Photo for photography?
- Topaz Photo publishes limited privacy safeguards. Ask the provider for clarification before you put confidential photography data into it. Limited or partly unknown safeguards, check with the provider.
- Does Topaz Photo train on my data?
- own image models, not a language model. Rendering can run locally on your computer or in the cloud; where cloud images are processed and how long they are kept is not stated in the privacy statement. Hosting location not mentioned; API images are temporarily stored and automatically deleted. No training on your images without consent. Enterprise: SOC 2-compliant deployment and GDPR-compliant workflows, no public report (according to the provider).
- What should I watch out for with AI in photography?
- Your photos show recognisable people, often clients and their guests: that is personal data, and as soon as a tool groups or recognises faces, it becomes biometric data (Art. 9 GDPR). So check whether a tool works locally or uploads your photos. Aftershoot, Narrative and Excire select on your own computer; Excire works without the cloud. Neurapix processes in Göttingen on its own hardware and deletes images up to 48 hours after delivery. Watch out for training: Aftershoot states in its privacy statement that collected images and edits are used to train its models, Pixelz uses images for machine learning with the client's consent, and Pic-Time trains on a small share of images from photographers who sign up for this. Luminar Neo sends photos for advanced AI features to external AI partners, including outside the EEA. If you use facial recognition in client galleries, record that in your terms and sign a data processing agreement.
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