Advanced Data Protection (ADP)
EU-oriented AI processing with a stricter residency posture. What ADP changes for models, web research, and defaults when ADP is off.
What ADP is
Advanced Data Protection is an account setting that steers AI processing toward an EU, zero-retention style path (Mistral-class routing in current product). Turn it on in Settings → Data Protection.
ADP is available across plans. Exact legal wording, subprocessors, and change history are on the Trust Center and DPA pages. Prefer those pages for contractual claims.
When ADP is ON
- Chat modes (Fast / Think / Beyond) use the ADP / EU model path.
- General or company web discovery is restricted until the product’s EU web-discovery posture allows it.
- Exact page / document analysis of a URL or file you provide can still use the EU retrieval path.
- Account MCP tokens cannot flip ADP; change it only in the web app.
When ADP is OFF (defaults mid-2026)
Routing is plan-dependent, not a single “always Anthropic with 30-day US retention” story:
| Segment | Typical AI path (product defaults) |
|---|---|
| Free / Essential | Economy routing (OpenRouter-class), not the paid Grok default |
| Paid Plus+ without ADP | xAI Grok via zero-retention OpenRouter path as default for Fast / Think / Beyond, with Anthropic backup if needed |
| Document and specialty paths | May still use other allowlisted providers as product features require |
Always verify current provider lists on the Trust Center if you are doing vendor due diligence.
What ADP does not do
- It does not delete your workspaces or history.
- It does not replace plan limits (credits, Free message caps, uploads).
- It does not enable Free/Essential web research or Beyond by itself.