Adobe may analyze the content you store in the cloud, including documents, photos, and AI prompts, using automated tools and sometimes human reviewers, in order to improve its products and for marketing purposes. You can opt out of some but not all of this analysis.
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Users who store creative files, documents, or AI prompts in Adobe's cloud should be aware that this content may be reviewed, not just for safety reasons, but also to inform product improvements and marketing, with opt-out rights available for some but not all uses.
Interpretive note: The conditions triggering human review of cloud content are not exhaustively defined, and the scope of opt-out rights varies by use case, creating some ambiguity about which analytics uses can be fully declined.
This provision means that documents, photos, videos, and AI prompts you store or create in Adobe cloud services may be subject to automated analysis and, in some cases, human review, which could affect the confidentiality of sensitive or proprietary creative work.
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"Subject to your opt-out rights, including those described here, we may perform analytics with Cloud Content to help us understand how our users are using our Services and Software to allow us to improve your Services and Software experience, provide recommendations to you, and customize your experience. Insights from Content Analytics may be used to inform our marketing to you, subject to your opt-out rights regarding our marketing. All public and shared Cloud Content is subject to review for intellectual property issues and safety issues (for example, violence and nudity). If you choose to share your Cloud Content with others using our Software and Services, we may automatically review this shared Cloud Content to flag abusive behavior (such as spam or phishing). When you make your Cloud Content publicly available, additional human review may occur.Excerpt from Adobe's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Article 6 (lawful basis for processing), Article 22 (automated decision-making), and potentially Article 9 where analyzed content reveals special category data.
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Users who store creative files, documents, or AI prompts in Adobe's cloud should be aware that this content may be reviewed, not just for safety reasons, but also to inform product improvements and marketing, with opt-out rights available for some but not all uses.
This provision means that documents, photos, videos, and AI prompts you store or create in Adobe cloud services may be subject to automated analysis and, in some cases, human review, which could affect the confidentiality of sensitive or proprietary creative work.
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