// Trust & Security Report
Artbreeder / Morphogen (Joel Simon)
AI-powered collaborative image generation tool using StyleGAN for creating and manipulating faces, landscapes, paintings, and characters. Free tier releases images to public domain (CC0); paid Pro tier includes private mode, custom genes, higher resolution downloads, and unlimited generation.
Certifications held
0
Maturity
Startup
Trains on your data
No
Trust center
No
// Certification ledger
Each held certification is backed by a verbatim quote from the vendor's own trust or security page. “Not confirmed” means we could not verify it publicly, not that the vendor lacks it.
> Show 7 unconfirmed / not-held certifications
no public evidence on vendor domain; Nudge Security profile lists as unverified placeholder without functional verification links or audit reports
no public evidence on vendor domain; Nudge Security profile lists as unverified placeholder
no formal GDPR compliance documentation found; Terms of Use dated 2019 is outdated; private mode available for subscribers but compliance posture not documented
source: artbreeder.comno public evidence; not applicable to consumer creative tool platform
source: artbreeder.comno public evidence on vendor domain; payment processing likely handled by Stripe (third-party)
source: artbreeder.comno public evidence; not applicable to startup-scale creative tool
// Privacy & AI training
Trains on customer data
No
Data processing agreement
Not offered
Data region
Unknown, likely United States (based in NYC, infrastructure on AWS/Google Cloud)
Artbreeder uses StyleGAN trained on FFHQ (Flickr-Faces-HQ) dataset — publicly licensed Creative Commons images from Flickr. User-generated images are released to public domain under CC0 license by default in free tier. Paid Pro subscribers can enable private mode to keep images permanently private even if subscription ends. No evidence that user-generated content is used to retrain models.
// Security controls
// Products & data scope
data: User images released to public domain (CC0); anyone can use or modify generated images
Free tier; limited monthly credits; generated images become public
data: Private mode available; images can be kept private indefinitely
Paid tier; 1200 credits/year; privacy controls, Google Drive sync, unlimited Composer generation, faster Splicer mode
data: Private mode available; higher resolution downloads
Paid tier; 3300 credits/year; all Starter features plus more credits per action
data: Private mode available; custom gene creation
Paid tier; 8400 credits/year; all Advanced features plus ability to create custom genes
// What to watch
- No certifications verified on vendor domain; Nudge Security profile lists certifications as unverified placeholders without functional verification links
- Terms of Use dated November 20, 2019 — heavily outdated; no current privacy policy URL found on website footer or main pages
- Company is a small startup (1 employee, no funding, <$1M annual revenue) without formal enterprise security/compliance program
- No dedicated security, trust center, or compliance documentation pages on vendor domain
- DMCA legal contact at support@morphogen.io indicates some legal infrastructure, but no formal security or compliance documentation
// At a glance
Pricing model
Freemium: free tier with monthly credit limit; Pro tiers via annual subscription with credit-based pricing ($7.49-$30.99/month, billed annually)
Self-hostable
No
// How we verified this
Every certification marked HELD is confirmed against a verbatim quote on Artbreeder / Morphogen (Joel Simon)'s own trust, security, or privacy pages. We reject certifications claimed only on third-party aggregators, on a cloud host's behalf, or by a similarly named company.
Last verified 2026-07-06. Compliance changes over time. Always confirm directly with the vendor before relying on any certification for a purchasing or compliance decision.
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