Individuals & households · 21 pages · Digital PDF
The AI Safety & Privacy Playbook
Understand the AI settings that matter, discover what information you should avoid sharing and learn practical ways to protect yourself from emerging AI threats. A clear, printable guide written in plain English.
What’s included
- Understanding AI privacy
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Copilot controls
- Training settings, memory and history
- Connected applications and account security
- AI scams and deepfakes
- Printable personal security checklists
AI safety for everyday decisions
The AI Safety & Privacy Playbook is intended for people who use an assistant for ordinary tasks and want a clearer routine. You may ask for a letter, an explanation, a meal idea or a first draft for work. Those tasks can be useful without requiring private records or an extensive personal profile. The starting question is what the assistant needs to know. A neutral example often works as well as a complete real-world document. This guide brings privacy settings, account security and scam awareness together rather than treating one switch as a complete solution. It is designed as independent plain-English educational material, not a technical audit of your account. You remain responsible for checking current provider terms and seeking qualified advice for decisions involving health, money, legal obligations or immediate safety.
Four providers, several separate controls
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Copilot do not share a universal private mode. Training preferences, visible history, remembered information and connected applications serve different purposes. Turning one off does not necessarily remove data controlled by another. The playbook’s intended scope helps you ask the right questions across those services without promising that an interface stays the same forever. Account type also matters: consumer and workplace experiences can have different arrangements. Before acting on any setting, establish which account you use and consult the provider’s current explanation. The related free articles on this site link to official sources for that reason. A printed guide can support a repeatable review, but it should not be mistaken for a permanent screenshot-by-screenshot map of software that continues to change.
Privacy begins before you press send
A useful privacy routine includes what not to share: credentials, identity documents, unnecessary medical information and other people’s private records. The same question can often be asked with fictional names and a short extract. The playbook covers practical personal checks alongside the broader setting review. It is not a licence to submit confidential information simply because you have selected restrictive preferences. Consider the authority you have to share the material as well as the service’s handling of it. If the information belongs to a customer, employer or child, additional obligations and expectations may apply. When the task needs genuinely sensitive data, use an appropriately authorised process rather than attempting to make a personal chatbot account serve as a secure records system.
Scams are about verification, not just technology
A convincing voice, photograph or message can create pressure to act quickly. You do not need to identify the exact AI technique involved to interrupt a suspicious request. Independent verification, using a contact route you already trust, is often more useful than hunting for small visual or audio glitches. The playbook’s scope includes deepfakes and AI scams alongside account and privacy habits. It does not promise to prevent every scam or recover every loss. For an urgent incident, contact the relevant bank, platform, police or safeguarding service through official routes. A printable checklist supports preparation before a stressful event, when clear expectations are easier to agree. Keep trusted contacts available and make it normal to pause before handing over money or account access.
Who should choose a different guide?
Choose the Parents guide if your main concern is a child’s chatbot use, schoolwork, family rules or a printable family agreement. Choose the Personal Data guide if you want to concentrate on privacy auditing, redaction, remembered information and app access. Choose the Small Business guide for staff rules, supplier checks and a workplace response process. The Playbook is the broad personal starting point, not a substitute for those more focused audiences. You do not need to purchase every guide to begin improving your habits; the free resource centre and checklist provide a starting point. The complete library may suit a household owner who also manages staff, but its saving should be considered against your actual needs. Do not buy a business template expecting automatic legal compliance.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an official provider guide?
No. BMR Digital publishes independent educational material without affiliation, certification or endorsement from OpenAI, Google, Microsoft or Anthropic.
Will the guide make every AI conversation safe?
No. Settings and terms vary, mistakes and scams remain possible, and no guide guarantees complete safety. Use current official sources and appropriate professional help.
Do I receive a printed book?
No. These are digital PDF downloads. You can save and print the original uploaded documents for your own use.
Can I download without creating an account?
The free checklist needs no account or mandatory email. Verified purchasers use a private order access link for repeat downloads, without a full customer account.
What if my file does not arrive or is faulty?
Use the private order support route or the existing contact form with your order reference. Statutory consumer rights for faulty or misdescribed content are not removed by downloading.
Are changing settings a legal compliance guarantee?
No. Business templates must be adapted, and current data-protection guidance and qualified advice may be needed for your actual use.
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Independent guidance and changing products
BMR Digital publishes independent educational material and is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI, Google, Microsoft or Anthropic. Provider names identify the services discussed, not a certification or partnership. Features, account plans and privacy wording can change. Use the official source links in the resource centre to confirm the current position for your account. No guide guarantees complete safety, prevents every scam or automatically makes a UK business compliant. Do not substitute a generated answer or a printable template for qualified medical, legal, financial, security or safeguarding help where needed. The useful outcome is a clearer routine: share less unnecessary information, review permissions, verify unusual requests and keep a responsible person involved in decisions that affect real people.
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Useful AI safety reading
All resourcesChatGPT Privacy Settings: What Each Control Does
Training, history, memory and connected apps are separate ChatGPT controls. Review each one before sharing personal or customer information.
AI Safety for Children: A Parent's Starting Guide
Begin with age rules, private information, supervised chatbot use and calm family conversations about deepfakes and misleading answers.
AI Policy for Small Business: Simple UK Starter Guide
Set approved tools, prohibited data, human checks and incident reporting before staff use generative AI for customer work.
AI Voice-Cloning Scams: How to Check a Fake Call
Do not rely on a familiar voice alone. End the call and independently contact the person or business through a known route.
What Not to Share With AI: Practical Examples
Keep passwords, identity documents and unnecessary personal or confidential details out of AI prompts. Use fictional examples and minimise data.
Gemini Activity & Privacy Settings Explained
Review Gemini Keep Activity, deletion, connected services and account type separately; switching off activity does not mean no processing or retention.
Claude & Copilot Privacy Controls Compared
Compare account type, training preferences, history, memory and connections rather than assuming Claude or Copilot is completely private.