Adobe will not use your files or creative work to train its AI systems, unless you voluntarily submit that content to Adobe Stock.
This analysis describes what Adobe's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
The clause creates a categorical restriction on a specific use case (generative AI training) while preserving Adobe's ability to use content in that manner only through the separate Stock Contributor Agreement, establishing a clear boundary between general service terms and marketplace-specific practices.
Interpretive note: The term 'generative AI models' is not defined in the document; operational scope may vary depending on how Adobe categorizes different AI systems, including fine-tuning and feature extraction.
Creative professionals and everyday users can rely on the agreement's statement that their locally stored and cloud-stored work will not be used to train Adobe's generative AI models, though this protection does not extend to content submitted to Adobe Stock.
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"We will not use your Local or Cloud Content to train generative AI models except for Content you choose to submit to the Adobe Stock marketplace, and this use is governed by the separate Adobe Stock Contributor Agreement.— Excerpt from Adobe's Adobe Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The EU AI Act, which entered into force in 2024, imposes transparency and data governance requirements on providers of general-purpose AI models, including disclosure of training data. This provision aligns with those obligations by establishing a clear contractual carve-out, though compliance teams should assess whether the Stock Contributor Agreement adequately addresses AI Act disclosure requirements for training data sourced from Stock submissions. GDPR's purpose limitation principle (Article 5) is also relevant to any AI training use of personal data embedded in user content. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. While the carve-out is clear, the enforceability and scope depend on how 'generative AI models' is defined operationally; the terms do not define this term, leaving some ambiguity about whether it encompasses fine-tuning, embedding models, or feature-extraction systems. Compliance teams should monitor Adobe's product-specific AI terms (referenced in Section 1.2) for additional scope definitions. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users benefit from additional protections under the EU AI Act and GDPR; the Irish Data Protection Commission would be the lead supervisory authority for enforcement regarding Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited. US users in California may also evaluate this provision under CCPA's right to opt out of certain uses of personal information. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations procuring Adobe for creative teams should note this provision as a meaningful contractual protection against AI training use and may wish to reference it in their own vendor risk assessments. The Stock Contributor exception should be flagged for any teams that contribute to Adobe Stock as part of their workflow. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should document this provision in their AI governance and vendor management records. Periodic review is advisable to confirm that product-specific AI terms do not introduce additional training use cases that could interact with this general carve-out.
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The clause creates a categorical restriction on a specific use case (generative AI training) while preserving Adobe's ability to use content in that manner only through the separate Stock Contributor Agreement, establishing a clear boundary between general service terms and marketplace-specific practices.
Creative professionals and everyday users can rely on the agreement's statement that their locally stored and cloud-stored work will not be used to train Adobe's generative AI models, though this protection does not extend to content submitted to Adobe Stock.
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