You are prohibited from using Adobe's services to store, process, or share sensitive categories of personal data, including health information, financial data, biometric data, and children's personal information.
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Users who attempt to store health records, financial documents, or other sensitive personal information in Adobe cloud services may be in violation of these terms, and Adobe is not obligated to protect such data as a covered entity under applicable health or financial privacy laws.
Uploading health, financial, biometric, or children's personal information to Adobe cloud services is restricted by these terms, and Adobe is not a HIPAA-covered entity; users storing such data assume significant compliance and liability risk.
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"You agree not to collect, process, or store any Sensitive Personal Information (as defined below) using the Services and Software, except as (A) directly authorized by Adobe, (B) intended by the Services and Software, or (C) governed by the Product Specific Terms, as applicable. You agree not to transmit, disclose, or make available Sensitive Personal Information to Adobe or Adobe's third-party providers. "Sensitive Personal Information" means an individual's financial information, data concerning an individual's sexual behavior or sexual orientation, medical, or health information protected under any health data protection laws, biometric data, personal information of children protected under any child data protection laws (such as the personal information defined under the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA")) and any additional types of information included within this term or any similar term (such as "sensitive personal data" or "special categories of personal information") as used in applicable data protection or privacy laws.Excerpt from Adobe's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages HIPAA (health data), COPPA (children's personal information), GLBA (financial information), and GDPR's special categories provisions (Article 9) for EU users.
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Users who attempt to store health records, financial documents, or other sensitive personal information in Adobe cloud services may be in violation of these terms, and Adobe is not obligated to protect such data as a covered entity under applicable health or financial privacy laws.
Uploading health, financial, biometric, or children's personal information to Adobe cloud services is restricted by these terms, and Adobe is not a HIPAA-covered entity; users storing such data assume significant compliance and liability risk.
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