Opera Privacy Statement

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 - In some cases, to use VPN Pro you need to create and sign in to an Opera account. We use your Opera account to identify you as a valid subscriber to the VPN Pro service. We will share only information required to identify you as a subscriber with our third-party service provider, including a random ID number that is not associated with any of your real-life personal information. We do not share other data or personal data such as your email or name with our third-party service provider.
 **Purpose:** To provide the service.
 **Legal basis:** Contractual grounds.
+### Aria
+### **AI Chat**
+Depending on which version of the browser you are using, you may be able to access an AI-powered chat assistant ('Aria'). Aria is powered by OpenAI and Google (both US-based companies).
+Depending on which version of the browser you are using, you may be able to access an AI-powered chat assistant ('AI Chat'). AI Chat is powered by OpenAI and Google (both US-based companies).
+To access Aria, you do not need to sign into your Opera account, however if you do log in, you'll get access to additional/extended features of Aria. We do not share your Opera account data with anyone, including OpenAI or Google. For more information on how we use and retain Opera account data, see the section on Opera account above.
+To access AI Chat, you do not need to sign in to your Opera account, however if you do log in, you'll get access to additional/extended features of AI Chat. We do not share your Opera account data with anyone, including OpenAI or Google. For more information on how we use and retain Opera account data, see the section on Opera account above.
+Your input (which means anything that you choose to type into Aria's chatbox, including any personal data you choose to include) is shared with OpenAI or Google in order to provide you with responses. Aria also automatically processes your input to give you more precise or meaningful responses. Moreover, based on your inputs, Aria identifies prompts that are shared with Google for the purpose of generating Google Search Suggestions to enrich the response you receive from Aria. We will ask you for your consent for such data processing when you use Aria for the first time. Aria has several additional features, which you may choose to use (e.g. context mode, image generation, voice output, image understanding, tabs management). Aforesaid features may require collecting and processing additional data, i.e. URL and tab names. To learn more, please read our [FAQ](https://help.opera.com/en/browser-ai-faq/).
+In order to provide you with its functionalities, AI Chat engine processes data from (i) your input - which means anything that you choose to type into or attach to the AI Chat chatbox, including any personal data you choose to include; (ii) opened websites/tabs or groups of websites/tabs in which you operate while using AI Chat. To learn more about specific functionalities of AI Chat, please read our [FAQ](https://help.opera.com/en/browser-ai-faq/).
+After your session is complete, your chats, URL and chat tab names will be stored locally on your device and on Opera servers but will not be retained by OpenAI or Google.
+Your input is first processed by AI Chat to understand how to build the best possible answer. Based on your prompt, AI Chat selects and shares it with either OpenAI or Google to generate a response, depending on which model is best suited for your request. This helps ensure you receive more accurate and relevant answers. Moreover, based on your input, AI Chat may identify prompts with potential for further exploration-either through AI Chat itself or by searching for something relevant on Google. In such cases, your input may be shared with Google to generate Search Suggestions that enrich the response. You can always opt out of the Google Search Suggestions feature in AI Chat "Settings".
+If you use Aria without logging into your Opera account, all aforementioned data will be permanently deleted after 48 hours, and you will not have access to them on your device.
+Additionally, AI Chat also identifies prompts related to shopping, and may enrich its responses with relevant product suggestions from our partners. If AI Chat's response to your input includes information about specific products, AI Chat will share relevant keywords, plus your country, language, and a partial IP address (with the last octet removed, to prevent precise identification), with our third-party partners, and return a shopping suggestion if possible. We will ask for your consent for such data processing when our service detects for the first time that it may include shopping suggestions in the response(s) while you're using AI Chat. These shopping suggestions are advertisements, and Opera may earn a commission from them. AI Chat does not share your prompts with our advertising partners (or anyone else) for this purpose, nor does AI Chat use your prompts to build a profile of you or your interests. You can opt out of this feature in the "Settings" menu at any time.
+If you use Aria while logged into your Opera account, then the aforementioned data will be automatically removed after 30 days from Opera's servers but will still be available on your device. At any time, you can delete your chats (both stored locally and on Opera servers), by going to the chats list by clicking the chat bubble icon on the top bar of the chat. There you can either delete them one at a time, or you can select multiple chats and delete them all at once by clicking the bin icon.
+After your session is complete, your chats, URLs of sites you visited, and tab names will be stored locally on your device and on Opera servers but will not be retained by OpenAI or Google. This is needed to allow you to continue your conversations with AI Chat.
+You may always opt out from the Google search suggestions feature via Aria Settings.
+The aforementioned data will be automatically removed after 30 days from Opera's servers but if you use AI Chat while logged into your Opera Account, then they will still be available on your device. At any time, you can delete your chats (both stored locally and on Opera servers) by using a provided option.
+**Purpose:** To provide and manage the service.
+**Purpose:** To provide and manage the service, and to support monetization through shopping suggestions for the enhanced convenience of the user.
+**Legal basis:** Legitimate interest (for Opera account data), Consent (for any data you input to Aria), Contractual grounds (other data).
+**Legal basis:** Legitimate interest (for Opera account data), Consent (for any data you input to AI Chat, and shopping suggestions), Contractual grounds (other data).
 ### Cashback
 Cashback is an incentive program where you can earn rewards when purchasing goods or services from participating online merchants. If you choose to use the Cashback program and visit supported websites, we will collect merchant URLs, a list of your purchased items, transaction amounts, and IP address. This data is required for the Cashback service to function, and we also use it to provide more relevant partner deals, and to detect fraud and misuse of the service. To enable payouts, your [Opera account](https://auth.opera.com/) will be linked with a payment service provider, which will receive your customer ID, and relevant payment related data with Opera. Your payment data may be stored for up to five years due to regulatory requirements. You can modify your Opera account, delete it, or request a copy of your data using your [profile page](https://auth.opera.com/account/edit-profile). Your Cashback data will be automatically deleted after two years of inactivity. You may choose to delete your Cashback account, which will erase your personal data from the system, through the Account Setting menus in Cashback account.
 **Purpose:** To provide and improve the service.