Apple states that when your Apple Intelligence request is sent to the cloud, your data is used only to answer your request and is not stored afterward. Apple says this is enforced by technical design, not just by policy.
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This provision states a direct commitment that user request data is not retained or accessible after processing, which is the primary privacy assurance underpinning Apple Intelligence cloud features.
Interpretive note: The technical implementation details are described but independent verification of production deployment compliance with the stated stateless model depends on ongoing transparency log monitoring and third-party audit.
The document states that personal data sent to Private Cloud Compute for AI request fulfillment is not retained after the request is completed and is not accessible to Apple or third parties. This applies to users of Apple Intelligence features that require cloud processing.
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Further, you may take legal actions in relation to any potential breach of your rights regarding the processing of your Personal Information, as well as to lodge complaints before the competent data prot...
"Stateless computation on personal data. Private Cloud Compute must use the personal data it receives from the user's devices only for the purpose of fulfilling the user's request. This data must not be accessible to anyone other than the user, including Apple. This promise must be enforced by strong technical measures, rather than relying on Apple's own promises about how it processes data.Excerpt from Apple Intelligence's Apple Private Cloud Compute Security Guide
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This provision states a direct commitment that user request data is not retained or accessible after processing, which is the primary privacy assurance underpinning Apple Intelligence cloud features.
The document states that personal data sent to Private Cloud Compute for AI request fulfillment is not retained after the request is completed and is not accessible to Apple or third parties. This applies to users of Apple Intelligence features that require cloud processing.
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