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The disassociation provides only conditional anonymity: Anthropic preserves the operational capacity to re-identify flagged content, meaning the separation is not permanent and can be reversed for enforcement purposes.
The updated terms establish expanded disclosures for Korean residents regarding personal data collection and processing. Anthropic now explicitly states it collects identity verification and fraud detection data (name, birthdate, sex, native-foreigner-code, and DI) retained until account deletion, and transfers this data overseas to Persona (US-based) for fraud and abuse detection with a 3-year retention period. The updated terms authorize this overseas transfer under PIPA Article 28-8(1)(iii) delegation. You can request that your personal data not be transferred overseas by emailing privacy@anthropic.com or contacting the Data Protection Officer at dpo@anthropic.com, though Anthropic states this may limit service availability.
View change record →The updated policy now explicitly discloses that Anthropic may collect biometric data, including facial geometry templates and images of government-issued identity documents, to verify age or identity in certain circumstances. The policy also clarifies that if you participate in research studies or surveys, Anthropic may combine your responses with other account data for aggregated analysis. Additionally, the policy expands the circumstances under which your inputs and outputs may be used for model training even if you opt out, including when conversations are flagged for safety review or when you explicitly report materials. You can opt out of model training through your account settings, but this opt-out does not apply to safety-flagged conversations or explicitly reported content.
View change record →A user whose content is flagged as harmful cannot assume permanent anonymity; Anthropic may re-link that content to the user's identity if necessary to pursue a Terms of Service or Usage Policy enforcement action.
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We use information about you, information that we collect from within your account, information that you provide to our customer happiness team, and information about your interactions with the Service to resolve technical issues you experience with the Service.
We may also aggregate and/or de-identify your Data and may use such aggregate or de-identified information for any other purposes to the extent permitted under applicable law and not attempt to re-identify the information, unless required by law.
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"If our systems flag Inputs or Outputs for harmful content...we disassociate the content from your user ID...However, we may re-identify the Inputs or Outputs to enforce our Terms of Service or Usage Policy with the responsible user if necessary.Excerpt from Anthropic's Privacy Policy
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The disassociation provides only conditional anonymity: Anthropic preserves the operational capacity to re-identify flagged content, meaning the separation is not permanent and can be reversed for enforcement purposes.
A user whose content is flagged as harmful cannot assume permanent anonymity; Anthropic may re-link that content to the user's identity if necessary to pursue a Terms of Service or Usage Policy enforcement action.
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