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Publicly Available Data Collection for Model Training

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes the company's authority to incorporate publicly available data into its model development and service improvement processes without requiring separate consent for each source or use case, streamlining the company's access to training data.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
May 8, 2026
First Seen
May 8, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 967 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users' publicly available information may be incorporated into Character.AI's model training and service development activities. The provision does not restrict this collection to previously published user-generated content, but extends to any publicly available Internet information the company identifies.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We also collect information that is available on the Internet or from other publicly available sources to evaluate and improve our Services, including for model training and development.

— Excerpt from Character.AI's Character.ai Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Character.ai Privacy Policy
Entity
Character.AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-006913
Document ID
CA-D-00120
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6ad8585d7de8834f45d45863325899d3602d6584f208eff63eb099fffa024748
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 14:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Character.AI
Document: Character.ai Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-006913
Captured: 2026-05-08 14:58:37 UTC
SHA-256: 6ad8585d7de8834f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/characterai/characterai-privacy-policy/publicly-available-data-collection-for-model-training/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Character.AI's Publicly Available Data Collection for Model Training clause do?

The clause establishes the company's authority to incorporate publicly available data into its model development and service improvement processes without requiring separate consent for each source or use case, streamlining the company's access to training data.

How does this clause affect you?

Users' publicly available information may be incorporated into Character.AI's model training and service development activities. The provision does not restrict this collection to previously published user-generated content, but extends to any publicly available Internet information the company identifies.

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