CA-C-002019
Runway — Runway Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
May 11, 2026
Effective date
May 11, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Affected users
all users Japan users Indiana residents Kentucky residents Rhode Island residents
Taxonomy
Data collection expansion
Changes
5 sentences modified
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Event Summary

Runway updated its Privacy Policy effective May 11, 2026 to expand the definition of user content to include prompts, audio, screen sharing, and content from third-party applications connected to the service, as well as transcripts and recordings. The policy also added Japan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island to the list of jurisdictions whose residents have specified privacy rights. Minor formatting corrections were made to contact procedures.

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Consumer Impact

The updated policy broadens the categories of information considered 'user content' to explicitly include prompts you input, audio files, screen sharing activity, and transcripts or recordings generated through the service. This clarifies that content from third-party applications you connect with Runway, along with associated metadata, falls under the policy's user content definition. Additionally, the policy now recognizes that residents of Japan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island have jurisdiction-specific privacy rights similar to those already listed for other states and regions, such as the right to know what personal information has been collected, to request deletion or correction, and to object to certain processing.

Governance Analysis

The clarified content definition ensures users understand that Runway's policy covers a comprehensive range of inputs and outputs including prompts and generated transcripts, which may be material for users concerned about how their interactions with the service are documented. The expansion to recognize privacy rights for Japan and three additional US states operationally requires Runway to honor data access, deletion, and correction requests from residents of those regions under the same procedures already established for other jurisdictions.

Available Actions

If you are a resident of Japan, Indiana, Kentucky, or Rhode Island, you can now submit privacy rights requests (access, deletion, correction, opt-out) to privacy@runwayml.com using the same procedures described for other states and regions.

If No Action Is Taken

Users in the newly added jurisdictions will have their privacy requests processed according to the updated policy's procedures if submitted; no action is required to activate these rights, as they apply by law.

Key Clauses Affected

User content definition

Expanded to explicitly include prompts, audio, screen sharing, transcripts, recordings, and data from connected third-party applications.

Jurisdiction-specific rights

Added Japan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island to the list of jurisdictions whose residents have recognized privacy rights under the policy.

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

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Previous Version
54e8d80d8481e157a499d21b4f50d042112467834f5d2b7c8222f62e97c171db
April 29, 2026 08:11 UTC
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Current Version
04b180c94c48a197f4de5120dcf85573cc3ce5c08d808fb2e349c1a48d475121
May 11, 2026 20:55 UTC
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Change Detected
May 11, 2026 20:55 UTC
Analysis Methodology
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Source Document
https://runwayml.com/privacy-policy
Citation Record
Entity: Runway
Document: Runway Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-C-002019
Captured: 2026-05-11 20:55:35 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-05-11-runway-runway-privacy-policy-2019/
Accessed: June 30, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.

Impact Summary

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Expanded
Data controllers Expanded

Organizations serving users in these four additional jurisdictions must now acknowledge and facilitate the same privacy rights (access, deletion, correction, opt-out) that apply to residents of other listed jurisdictions.

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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This change primarily adds jurisdictional scope to existing privacy rights recognition and clarifies the definition of user content to encompass a wider range of inputs and outputs. Organizations subject to this policy should note that the expanded content definition may affect data handling procedures, retention policies, and deletion workflows. The addition of Japan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island to the recognized jurisdictions expands the population for whom specific consumer rights access procedures apply. Compliance teams should verify that existing data access, deletion, and correction processes accommodate the broader content categories and the additional jurisdictions.

Regulatory Exposure

GDPR (EU user content and processing); CCPA and state-specific privacy laws (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia); Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI)

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Document
Runway Privacy Policy
Entity
Runway
Captured
May 11, 2026
Source URL
https://runwayml.com/privacy-policy
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