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This exception creates a carve-out from the opt-out mechanism that allows the entity to retain training rights over flagged or reported content regardless of a user's training opt-out election. The provision operationalizes safety review and user-initiated reporting as independent grounds for data use authorization.
Users who opt out of training data usage remain subject to training use of their conversations if those conversations are flagged for safety review or if the user reports content through Anthropic's feedback mechanisms. The scope of the opt-out is therefore conditional rather than absolute.
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This exception creates a carve-out from the opt-out mechanism that allows the entity to retain training rights over flagged or reported content regardless of a user's training opt-out election. The provision operationalizes safety review and user-initiated reporting as independent grounds for data use authorization.
Users who opt out of training data usage remain subject to training use of their conversations if those conversations are flagged for safety review or if the user reports content through Anthropic's feedback mechanisms. The scope of the opt-out is therefore conditional rather than absolute.
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