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Prohibition on submitting personal info as Trial User

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This instruction signals that trial and research environments are not designed or secured for personal information processing, placing the responsibility on the user to avoid submitting such data.

Interpretive note: The clause uses 'Please do not,' which is phrased as an instruction rather than a binding prohibition. The legal force of this language is not clarified in the excerpt.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Apr 29, 2026

The updated policy removes explicit language describing data retention timelines and deletion request procedures that were previously available. The prior policy stated that Enterprise Users' inputs and outputs were retained for 30 days, that Trial Users and Researchers were not intended to process personal information, and that deletion requests would normally be responded to within one month (up to three months for complex requests). The updated policy now contains only a general reference to 'retention practices' without specifying these timelines, response windows, or user-type distinctions. Users cannot determine from the updated policy what retention periods apply to their account category or what timeline to expect for deletion requests.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

As a Trial User or research platform user, you are instructed by Cohere not to input personal information into Cohere Products.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Please do not submit personal information in inputs to the Cohere Products when accessing them on a research platform or as a Trial User. These trial and research environments are not intended for the processing of personal information.

— Excerpt from Cohere's Cohere Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cohere Privacy Policy
Entity
Cohere
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-041834
Document ID
CA-D-00440
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
48f574f6141f754b1e207ebd31ad81a85645609ea91087c0f35d0f4211dd49a2
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 04:19 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cohere
Document: Cohere Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-041834
Captured: 2026-05-10 04:19:09 UTC
SHA-256: 48f574f6141f754b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-041834/prohibition-on-submitting-personal-info-as-trial-user/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cohere's Prohibition on submitting personal info as Trial User clause do?

This instruction signals that trial and research environments are not designed or secured for personal information processing, placing the responsibility on the user to avoid submitting such data.

How does this clause affect you?

As a Trial User or research platform user, you are instructed by Cohere not to input personal information into Cohere Products.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 285 platforms. See the full comparison.

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