Backfrom Seed’s own policies · verified 2026-09-02 · some facts not published
Seed: data residency & retention
Headquarters
🇸🇬 Singapore (Other)
Where inference runs
Not disclosed
BytePlus states personal data is stored in the United States and Singapore and that its international data centers are isolated from Chinese data centers ('client data will NOT be shared nor sent to China'); no explicit region disclosure for the Seed/ModelArk inference API itself. Parent company is ByteDance (China).
Region pinning
Not disclosed
No self-serve region pinning disclosed for the model API.
Prompt retention
Not disclosed
No API-prompt-specific retention window published in the general privacy policy; retention tied to purpose/legal requirements.
Trains on API data
Not disclosed
General BytePlus privacy policy does not state whether model-API inputs are used for training; not disclosed.
Zero data retention
Not disclosed
Not mentioned.
Compiled from Seed’s published privacy policy, terms, and documentation on 2026-09-02. “Not disclosed” means Seed publishes nothing on the point. Policies change without notice, so verify against the sources above before relying on this for compliance decisions.