ProWritingAid and the GDPR: AI training, data location and DPA

Doesn't train on your data.

No: terms say your texts are not used to improve the services and are deleted after checking. It trains only on texts corrected by its own copyeditors.

Vendor's wording: “When using ProWritingAid, your texts will not be used to improve the quality of our services.”

Source: prowritingaid.com4.1 (content use)Checked on 19 October 2026

United Kingdom, plus other countries where its service providers operate, including the EEA and the United States.

Vendor's wording: “Your personal data is stored and processed in the United Kingdom and in other countries where our service providers operate, including the European Economic Area and the United States.”

Source: prowritingaid.comWhere is my Information stored?Checked on 20 October 2026

EU hosting not documented.

Business page says EU and US hosting options on Microsoft Azure for its business offer; no setting is described for Premium.

Vendor's wording: “ProWritingAid partners with Microsoft Azure on EU and US servers so you know exactly where your data is processed.”

Source: prowritingaid.comEU and US hosting optionsChecked on 19 October 2026

DPA not stated.

Offered to enterprise customers on the business page; not stated for the Premium plan.

Vendor's wording: “For enterprise customers, we offer data processing agreements as well as SSO logins and access control.”

Source: prowritingaid.comDPA and SSO enterprise optionsChecked on 19 October 2026

UK (EU adequacy).

Not applicable (UK-based vendor, Orpheus Technology Ltd, London)

Vendor's wording: “These Terms are between you ("you") and Orpheus Technology Ltd ("Orpheus", "we" or "us").”

Source: prowritingaid.com1.2 PartiesChecked on 19 October 2026

Text is kept only while it is analysed (seconds) except documents you save in the Web Editor. After you cancel, files are marked for deletion and deleted after 60 days.

Vendor's wording: “Upon canceling your account, your files will be marked for deletion in sixty days, and will be deleted upon expiration of that sixty-day period.”

Source: prowritingaid.com7.1 Canceling your accountChecked on 19 October 2026

1 named: SOC 2 (Security), assessed by third-party auditors. No ISO certification named.

Vendor's wording: “We engage with third party auditors to assess our SOC 2 Security compliance.”

Source: prowritingaid.comCompliance StandardsChecked on 19 October 2026

Individual users can switch Sparks (generative AI) off; no organisation-wide admin switch is stated for Premium, which is licensed per individual.

Vendor's wording: “If you don’t want to use Sparks, you can turn the feature off.”

Source: help.prowritingaid.comHow does Sparks use generative AI?Checked on 19 October 2026

€10.00 / user / mo.

€10.00 per user/month billed yearly (€120 per year); €30 per month billed monthly. VAT not shown. Individual licence.

Vendor's wording: “€10.00 per month, billed yearly €120”

Source: prowritingaid.comPremium card, yearly billingChecked on 19 October 2026