{"id":1200,"date":"2025-08-25T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.img.vision\/help\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2025-08-25T16:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:04:03","slug":"do-ai-bots-like-chatgpt-have-access-to-my-uploaded-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.img.vision\/help\/security\/do-ai-bots-like-chatgpt-have-access-to-my-uploaded-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Do AI bots (like ChatGPT) have access to my uploaded images?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Img.vision does <strong>not<\/strong> share or submit your uploaded images to AI bots such as ChatGPT, Claude, or similar services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.img.vision\/help\/security\/do-ai-bots-like-chatgpt-have-access-to-my-uploaded-images\/#How_your_images_are_handled\" >How your images are handled<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_your_images_are_handled\"><\/span>How your images are handled<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udd12 <strong>Private by default<\/strong>: We don\u2019t publish public links to your images. They won\u2019t appear in search engines or be discoverable unless <em>you<\/em> share them online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>When images can be discovered<\/strong>: If you place Img.vision image links on a public website, then AI crawlers (just like search engines) may be able to discover and index them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udeab <strong>AI bot protection<\/strong>: For paying customers, we can configure our image servers to discourage AI bots from crawling or indexing your images. This service is included at no extra cost. It is up to the bot to respect these rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 In short: <strong>Your images are safe and private with Img.vision.<\/strong> They are only accessible if you choose to share them publicly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. Img.vision does not share or submit your uploaded images to AI bots such as ChatGPT, Claude, or similar services. How your images are handled \ud83d\udc49 In short: Your images are safe and private with Img.vision. 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