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Generative AI Training Restriction

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What it is

Adobe will not use your personal files or cloud content to train AI models, unless you voluntarily submit that content to Adobe Stock — in which case the Stock Contributor Agreement applies.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your creative files — whether stored locally or in Adobe's cloud — will not be used to train Adobe's generative AI models without your explicit participation in the Adobe Stock marketplace program, providing a meaningful protection for creative professionals.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This is a significant consumer protection that limits Adobe's AI training rights to content explicitly contributed to the Stock marketplace, directly addressing widespread concerns about AI companies training on user data without consent.

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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.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages the EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689), particularly Title IV requirements for transparency in AI system training data. Copyright law implications arise under 17 U.S.C. §106 and EU Copyright Directive Art. 4 (text and data mining exception), where opt-out mechanisms for AI training are increasingly required. GDPR Art. 22 applies if AI training on personal data embedded in creative content constitutes automated decision-making. The FTC's 2023 policy statement on AI and data practices is also relevant. Enforcement: European AI Office, FTC, copyright enforcement bodies. 2)

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Adobe Terms of Use
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April 29, 2026
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Accessed: May 2, 2026
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