What is zero data retention (ZDR)?

Zero data retention (ZDR) is the claim that an AI endpoint does not keep the prompt, the completion, or other residue of a request after the call finishes.

NVIDIA API Catalog / hosted NIM trial zero data retention: terms and exceptions

Q: What is the ZDR score for NVIDIA API Catalog / hosted NIM trial?

On zdr.dev the published score is ZDR 4.0 (s,x) · A. Trial ToS: User Content and Generated Content are collected to improve NVIDIA products and services, including AI models. Self-hosted NIM is a different endpoint. Fine-tune uploads may be stored 30 days. Abuse and fraud logging uses subprocessors.

ZDR 4.0 (s,x) · A

Short answer

Trial ToS: User Content and Generated Content are collected to improve NVIDIA products and services, including AI models. Self-hosted NIM is a different endpoint. Fine-tune uploads may be stored 30 days. Abuse and fraud logging uses subprocessors.

Scope and evidence

Provider	NVIDIA
Service	API Catalog / hosted NIM trial
Lane	API default
Origin	US United States
License	open-weight
Hosting	Self-host
Score	ZDR 4.0 (s,x) · A Open intake. Trains on content by default, or retention undefined/indefinite
Evidence	Contractual agreement reviewed (A: contractual (DPA/agreement-backed))
Source-review date	2026-08-25

Other lanes for NVIDIA

ZDR 4.0 (s,x) · Anvidia/api-catalog · trialAPI default

Structured breakdown

Default posture: Trial ToS: User Content and Generated Content are collected to improve NVIDIA products and services, including AI models.
Exceptions and carve-outs: Self-hosted NIM is a different endpoint. Fine-tune uploads may be stored 30 days. Abuse and fraud logging uses subprocessors.

Approval and setup path

Approval and setup path not yet reviewed.

Flags on this record

s: safety-flag retention beyond base window
x: subprocessor exposure

Practical questions for your agreement

Does your signed agreement cover this exact service, model set, and feature path?
Which retention, logging, and human-review exceptions still apply after any ZDR election?
What configuration evidence (flags, project settings, store defaults) confirms the posture you expect?
Do your customer commitments match what the reviewed evidence supports?

Does your agreement cover this deployment?

We can review the relevant terms, feature choices, and customer commitments, then help your team identify what to clarify or negotiate.

Speak to a ZDR expert about NVIDIA

Sources

https://assets.ngc.nvidia.com/products/api-catalog/legal/NVIDIA%20API%20Trial%20Terms%20of%20Service.pdf

Trust and security

Trust Center nvidia.com
Compliance nvidia.com
Security nvidia.com

Posture ledger

2026-08-24

seeded

ZDR 4.0 (s,x) · A

Seeded from published documentation.

Full key on the scale. Method notes on methodology. Notation is always ZDR 1.0 (s,f,r) · A.