Provides large language model APIs and natural language processing tools for developers and businesses to build AI-powered applications. The company's terms of service, privacy policy, and usage guidelines govern how customer data is handled and what types of AI applications can be built using their platform. These policies are significant for developers and end users whose data may be processed through Cohere's AI models and services.

7 Documents
54 All provisions 19 High severity 31 Medium severity 4 Low severity
7 Changes · 12 mo 1 high
Jun 11, 2026 Last change

High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Governance Coverage
Privacy Rights
20 provisions · 5 high · 11 med
Content Moderation
13 provisions · 7 high · 6 med
Acceptable Use
10 provisions · 4 high · 6 med
Liability Limitation
8 provisions · 6 high · 2 med
Account Control
6 provisions · 6 med
Data Collection
6 provisions · 1 high · 5 med
Platform Discretion
4 provisions · 1 high · 2 med
Indemnification
3 provisions · 1 high · 2 med
Data Usage
3 provisions · 2 high · 1 med
Legal Jurisdiction
3 provisions · 3 med
Quick Facts
Arbitration: Present
AI Training: Disclosed (high impact)
Key Governance Provisions
High Restriction on Autonomous High-Stakes Decision-Making Without Human Oversight

This provision directly engages with regulatory requirements for human oversight in automated decision-making, including those established under the GDPR Article 22 and the EU AI Act for high-risk AI…

High Operator Responsibility for Downstream Use

This provision allocates responsibility for AUP compliance to operators rather than Cohere, meaning that if an operator's application enables a prohibited use, the operator bears the compliance expos…

High Prohibited Use: Non-Consensual Synthetic Media and Deepfakes

This provision addresses a category of AI-generated harm increasingly regulated at the state and national level, and operators building image or video generation applications on Cohere's API must imp…

High Prohibited Use: Cyberweapons and Critical Infrastructure Attacks

This provision covers both the creation of offensive tools and their potential deployment against critical infrastructure, meaning operators in cybersecurity contexts must assess whether legitimate s…

High Prohibited Use: Weapons of Mass Destruction and CBRN Content

The policy targets content that provides 'serious uplift,' meaning substantive technical assistance, rather than broadly prohibiting any discussion, which introduces an interpretive threshold that op…

Document Coverage
Acceptableusepolicy Dataprocessingaddendum Enterpriseterms Privacypolicy Termsofservice
Last change detected: Jun 11, 2026 Changes (12 months): 7 (1 high) Documents monitored: 7 Provisions tracked: 54
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Documents

Cohere Responsible Use Policy

Medium

This document establishes Cohere's usage restrictions for its API services and AI models, applicable to developers and enterprises deploying Cohere technology. The policy prohibits specific use cases including generation of …

Last updated May 12, 2026 · Acceptable use policy
8 provisions 7 versions captured Version history →

Cohere Data Processing Addendum

Last updated May 12, 2026 · Data processing addendum
0 provisions 0 versions captured Version history →

Cohere SaaS Agreement

Medium

This agreement establishes the terms under which Cohere provides API access to its language models for text generation, search, and embeddings services to enterprise customers and developers. The agreement authorizes …

Last updated May 11, 2026 · Enterprise terms
10 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Cohere Enterprise Data Commitments

Medium

This document establishes Cohere's data handling commitments for enterprise customers using its API and platform services. The agreement specifies that Cohere will not use enterprise data—including prompts, documents, and outputs—to …

Last updated May 11, 2026 · Enterprise terms
7 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Cohere Usage Policy

Medium

Cohere's Usage Policy establishes permitted and prohibited uses for developers and businesses deploying Cohere's AI models and API services. The policy prohibits use cases including generation of content promoting violence, …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Acceptable use policy
7 provisions 7 versions captured 1 significant change Version history →

Cohere Terms of Use

Medium

This document establishes the Terms of Use governing access to and use of Cohere's website, mobile application, API, and related services for AI models including Command and Embed. The agreement …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Terms of service
7 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Cohere Privacy Policy

Medium

This document establishes Cohere's privacy practices for personal information collected through its website, API, and AI language model services including Command and North. The policy authorizes Cohere to use inputs …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Privacy policy
7 provisions 2 versions captured 1 significant change Version history →

Recent Changes

May 24, 2026 · Cohere Usage Policy High

Cohere removed 38 sentences from its Usage Policy on May 24, 2026, substantially reducing the document from a detailed acceptable use policy to a minimal stub containing only navigation and …

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April 29, 2026 · Cohere Privacy Policy Medium

Cohere removed 16 sentences from its privacy policy that previously specified data retention practices for different user types and procedures for requesting deletion of personal information inadvertently included in platform …

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Low Severity Provisions (0)

No provisions found.

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Applicable Regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
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California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
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CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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Colorado AI Act
US-CO
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CFAA
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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ePrivacy Directive
European Union
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EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
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Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What Cohere documents does ConductAtlas track?

ConductAtlas tracks 7 Cohere documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.

How many policy changes has Cohere made in the past year?

Cohere has made 7 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks, including 1 classified as high severity.

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ConductAtlas has classified 54 provisions across Cohere's tracked documents. 19 are rated high severity, 31 medium, and 4 low.

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