Stability AI

Data-handling profile

Trains on input

Unknown / not publicly stated

Retention

API data is stated to be excluded from model training and deleted after a short retention window; general personal information retained no longer than necessary for stated purposes, with no purpose exceeding one year. VPC/self-hosted deployment available for data sovereignty. Consumer-product (Stable Assistant/DreamStudio) training-on-input specifics not clearly published — marked unknown pending direct confirmation of consumer-tier terms.

Data region

Global

Certifications

SOC 2 Type IISOC 3

DPA available

Yes

Breach history

none known

EU AI Act

SOC 2 Type II/SOC 3 certification and VPC self-hosting support enterprise EU AI Act compliance for the API/enterprise tier; open-weight model distribution (Stable Diffusion) separately raises downstream-use and provenance questions relevant to the Act's GPAI transparency obligations.

Sources

• https://stability.ai/privacy-policy
• https://stability.ai/news-updates/stability-ai-achieves-soc-2-type-ii-and-soc-3-compliance

Every fact above is drawn from the vendor's public documentation, reviewed by a human, and version-stamped. Monitored daily for changes.

Control mapping

Obligations this vendor triggers, each attributable to the fact it rests on — for your supplier register, not a compliance determination.

• EU AI Act Art. 50 — Transparency obligations for AI systemsunknown

  Vendor does not publicly state whether it trains on inputs. Unresolved: treat as a question for the vendor, not as a pass.

• EU AI Act Art. 26 — Obligations of deployers of high-risk AI systemsapplies

  Applies to your organisation as deployer, independent of vendor. Assign human oversight, keep logs, and monitor operation where this tool is used in a high-risk context (Annex III duties apply from 2 Dec 2027).

• ISO/IEC 27001 A.5.19 — Information security in supplier relationshipsapplies

  Stability AI processes organisational data as a supplier. Include this vendor in the supplier register and risk assessment.

• ISO/IEC 27001 A.5.20 — Addressing information security within supplier agreementsok

  dpa_available = true. A data processing agreement is available and should be executed.

• ISO/IEC 27001 A.5.23 — Information security for use of cloud servicesapplies

  Cloud AI service; trains_on_input = unknown. Define acceptable-use and configuration rules for this cloud service.

• ISO/IEC 42001 A.10.3 — Suppliers of AI systems and servicesapplies

  certifications: SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 No AI-management certification identified; assurance must come from your own supplier assessment.

• GDPR Art. 44–49 — International transfers of personal dataattention

  data_region = Global. Processing occurs outside the EU/EEA — a transfer mechanism (SCCs or adequacy) must be in place.

• NIS2 Art. 21(2)(d) — Supply chain securityapplies

  AI vendor forms part of your ICT supply chain. In scope for entities covered by NIS2; include in supply-chain risk measures.

• DORA Art. 28 — General principles for ICT third-party riskapplies

  AI vendor is an ICT third-party service provider. For financial entities: register of information and contractual requirements apply.

Change history

No material changes recorded since monitoring began.