Tools / automation
n8n
Is it safe?
Four things worth knowing before you type anything into n8n. Where n8n says it itself, we quote them and link to the page we read it on.
What happens to what you type?
The company explicitly states that they do not use your personal data to train artificial intelligence models.
“We do not use any personal data, including data received through any third-party services, for developing, improving, or training AI and/or ML models.”
They keep your data for as long as they need it for their business purposes or legal requirements.
“We store your personal information for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was processed”
Can it be wrong?
We could not find this in n8n’s own published policy, so we are not going to tell you either way. You can ask them: n8n.io ↗
What should you never type into it?
Safer than most on this point, but the rule still holds: never type in passwords, bank or card numbers, or private information about someone who has not agreed to it.
Do you have to give them a card?
We could not confirm a free version from n8n’s pricing page, so assume you will need to pay.
Every quoted line was found word-for-word in the document linked beside it. Nothing appears here from memory: if we could not find the sentence, the answer says so instead. How we check this
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