Canva states it may use designs, images, text, and other content you create or upload on its platform to train and improve its AI tools and general product features.
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This provision is significant because it asserts that user-generated content, which may include proprietary business designs, personal photos, or confidential documents, can be used for AI model training purposes, subject to controls described elsewhere in the policy.
Interpretive note: The precise scope of opt-out controls and whether they satisfy GDPR consent standards cannot be determined from policy text alone; operational implementation of controls requires separate verification.
Users who upload sensitive, proprietary, or personal content to Canva should be aware that the policy states this content may be used for AI training and service improvement. The practical scope of this use depends on what opt-out controls are available and whether users have reviewed the separate AI feature terms.
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"We may use content you create, upload, or share on Canva to improve our products and services, including to train and improve our AI and machine learning models. This is subject to the settings and controls available to you and any additional terms that apply to specific AI features.Excerpt from Canva's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR Articles 6 and 9 regarding lawful basis for processing, and Article 22 regarding automated decision-making.
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This provision is significant because it asserts that user-generated content, which may include proprietary business designs, personal photos, or confidential documents, can be used for AI model training purposes, subject to controls described elsewhere in the policy.
Users who upload sensitive, proprietary, or personal content to Canva should be aware that the policy states this content may be used for AI training and service improvement. The practical scope of this use depends on what opt-out controls are available and whether users have reviewed the separate AI feature terms.
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