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FIRST SEEN 2026-09-25 · VERSION 20260925_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20260828_rev01

What changed, in plain language

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Brave changed how Leo AI conversation history is described and stored. Previously, Leo chat history stayed only on your local device and Brave stated plainly "we do not save these conversations." Now, if you turn on Brave Sync, your Leo conversation history can also be synced (in encrypted form) to Brave's Sync servers so it's available across your devices — it's no longer strictly local-only. On the plus side, Brave also added the ability to delete individual conversations instead of only clearing all of them at once.

Changes that may affect you

Leo chat history can now leave your device via SyncMATERIAL
DATA RETENTION

Until now, Brave said your Leo AI conversation history stayed only on your own device and was never saved elsewhere. The policy now says that if you enable Brave Sync, that conversation history is also stored on Brave's Sync servers (in encrypted form) so it can follow you across devices. Even though it's optional and encrypted, this is a new way your chat data can be stored off your device, which it couldn't before.

“Conversation history is stored locally on your device and (if you enable it) securely included in [Sync]().”

What you can do — If you want your Leo conversations to stay only on the device you're using, don't enable Leo/chat history in Brave Sync settings, or check brave://settings/leo-ai to confirm history sync is off.

Changelog

  1. ± CHANGEDLeo conversation history can now be synced across your devices

    Before, Leo's chat history lived only on your own device. Now, if you turn on Brave Sync, that conversation history can also be sent (encrypted) to Brave's Sync service so it shows up on your other devices, instead of staying only on the one device where you chatted.

    Conversation history is stored locally on your device.

    Conversation history is stored locally on your device and (if you enable it) securely included in [Sync]().

  2. − REMOVEDExplicit "we do not save these conversations" statement removed from the Leo section

    The old text had a direct line saying Brave does not save your Leo conversations and doesn't use them for model training. That specific sentence was dropped from this section, though a similar no-training promise still appears elsewhere in the privacy protections list. Given the new Sync option, the removal of the "we do not save these conversations" line lines up with the fact that synced history is now stored (encrypted) via Brave's Sync servers rather than purely on-device.

    We do not save these conversations, nor do we use conversations for model training.

  3. ± CHANGEDYou can now delete individual Leo conversations, not just clear everything

    Previously you could only turn off history or wipe all saved chats at once. Now the settings let you delete conversations one at a time, giving you finer control over what gets kept.

    You can disable conversation storage or clear saved chats by going to **brave://settings/leo-ai**.

    You can disable conversation history entirely or delete individual conversations by going to **brave://settings/leo-ai**.

  4. ± CHANGEDPrivate Window wording clarified

    The wording changed from saying chat history isn't 'available' in Private Windows/Tor to saying conversations there are 'never saved to history.' This is a clarification of existing behavior, not a new restriction or new protection.

    Chat history is not available in Private Windows or Private Windows with Tor.

    Conversations in Private Windows or Private Windows with Tor are never saved to history.

Full text changes — 20260828_rev01 to 20260925_rev01

COLOUR MARKS THE SEVERITY OF A FLAGGED CLAUSE · + AND − MARK ADDED AND REMOVED

180180
181181- **For general chat queries**: your prompt and conversation context. In some cases, Leo will send queries derived from your input to Brave Search and use the search results to better answer your question.
182182- **For web page summaries and suggested questions**: the prompt and content of the page or pages you're viewing, including any text you have highlighted on the page.
183183- **For tab management & history modes**: For tab management, the titles and URLs of your open non-Private/non-Tor tabs. Tab history mode also includes the titles, URLs and text passages for matching results in your tab history.
184184- **Feedback**: If you submit feedback on Leo's responses, our servers will receive some information. See [Brave Leo feedback]() for more details.
185185- **Privacy-preserving query analytics**: To better understand the types of queries Leo AI is used for, we use [STAR](https://brave.com/privacy-updates/19-star/) and [Nebula](https://brave.com/blog/nebula/) to learn aggregated insights without leaking individual behavior. In addition, we only extract non-identifying metadata, such as the broad category of a user query, the language the query is written in, and the AI model used. For example, Brave may learn that a certain percentage of users engage Leo AI for creative writing, but not which users or even what they wrote.
186- **Brave Leo Local Storage**: If you have enabled chat history, your conversations with Leo AI will be encrypted and stored locally on your device. We do not save these conversations, nor do we use conversations for model training. You can disable conversation storage or clear saved chats by going to **brave://settings/leo-ai**. If you clear your browsing history, any associated page content in your chats will also be removed. Chat history is not available in Private Windows or Private Windows with Tor.
187186- **AI browsing (experimental)**: AI browsing gives your browser autonomous capabilities where it can perform tasks on your behalf. AI browsing operates in an isolated browser profile, uses alignment checking to verify intended actions and maintains Brave's commitment to not logging or retaining your data. [Learn more](https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/41240379376909) here.
188187
189188[See data processing details]().
190189
191190#### Brave Leo privacy protections
192191
193192Brave Leo includes multiple privacy protections:
194193
195194- We do not collect identifiers that can be linked to you (such as IP address).
196195- We don't store or retain prompts, responses, context, or personal data on our servers. We may cache large prompts to improve performance but these are deleted within minutes. We do not use your conversations for model training.
197- Conversation history is stored locally on your device.
196- Conversation history is stored locally on your device and (if you enable it) securely included in [Sync](). You can disable conversation history entirely or delete individual conversations by going to **brave://settings/leo-ai**. If you clear your browsing history, any associated page content in your past conversations will also be removed. Conversations in Private Windows or Private Windows with Tor are never saved to history.
198197- Users do not need to create a Brave Premium account to use the free version of Leo.
199198- If you sign up for Leo Premium, you're issued unlinkable tokens that validate your subscription when using Premium services. Brave has no way of connecting your purchase details with your usage of Leo Premium.
200199
201200### Brave Search Premium
202201
203202Brave Search Premium is a paid version of the core Brave Search experience. It gives users a chance to support Brave's mission of offering independent, unbiased search. Brave Search is designed to be private by default. We don't collect personal information about you, your device, or your searches. We also don't transmit information to the web that could be used to profile you or track you or learn anything about you.