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Trial user inputs used for research and model improvement

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Key Facts

May Cohere use input and output data submitted by Trial Users and Researchers?
Cohere may use input and output data submitted by Trial Users and Researchers to conduct research and development.
What may Cohere use input and output data submitted by Trial Users and Researchers for?
Cohere may use input and output data submitted by Trial Users and Researchers to conduct research and development.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Trial Users and Researchers should understand that content they submit and outputs they receive may be used by Cohere for research and development purposes.

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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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you are a Trial User or Researcher, the inputs you submit and outputs you receive may be used by Cohere for research and development.

How other platforms handle this

Roblox Medium

Where the law allows us to, we may use the content you and other users have posted for training or to help us to improve the way we filter content on our platform.

Instacart Medium

We may process Inputs, Outputs, and your interactions with AI Features to operate, secure, prevent fraud and abuse, and improve the Services. See our Privacy Policy for details...

Lyft Medium

We may infer certain information from your interactions with the Lyft Platform and other personal information available to us. For example, if you frequently ride to or from airports, we may infer you are a frequent traveler.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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For Trial Users and Researchers...we collect content you submit to the Cohere Products, and outputs generated by the Cohere Products. We may use this input and output data to conduct research and development.

Excerpt from Cohere's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

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-041833
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-041833
Captured: 2026-05-10 04:19:09 UTC
SHA-256: 48f574f6141f754b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-041833/trial-user-inputs-used-for-research-and-model-improvement/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cohere's Trial user inputs used for research and model improvement clause do?

Trial Users and Researchers should understand that content they submit and outputs they receive may be used by Cohere for research and development purposes.

How does this clause affect you?

If you are a Trial User or Researcher, the inputs you submit and outputs you receive may be used by Cohere for research and development.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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