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Use of Inputs/Outputs for AI Model Training

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What it is

Cohere may use the text you type into its AI tools and the responses you receive to train and improve its AI models, unless your agreement with Cohere says otherwise.

This analysis describes what Cohere's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This authorization establishes that user interaction data constitutes a data input for model development and service enhancement. The operational significance is that interactions are treated as training material rather than retained solely for transactional or support 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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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Any text inputs you submit to Cohere's AI models — including potentially sensitive personal or business information — may be used to train Cohere's AI, which could create data exposure risks that persist beyond your use of the service.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    Email privacy@cohere.com requesting deletion of your personal data including any inputs and outputs submitted to Cohere's AI services. Specify your account details and the scope of data you wish deleted.

How other platforms handle this

DeepL Medium

To improve the quality of our services, we analyse texts submitted for translation. We ensure that this analysis cannot be traced back to individual users by anonymising the data before analysis. DeepL Pro subscribers' texts are not used to train our machine translation systems.

OpenAI Medium

Only models with a post-mitigation score of "medium" or below can be deployed. Only models with a post-mitigation score of "high" or below can be developed further.

Hulu Medium

engage in any of the foregoing in connection with any use, creation, development, modification, prompting, fine-tuning, training, testing, benchmarking or validation of any artificial intelligence or machine learning tool, model, system, algorithm, product or other technology ("AI Tool").

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may use the content of your interactions with our Services, including inputs you provide and outputs you receive, to train, fine-tune, and improve our AI models and Services, subject to the terms of our applicable agreements.

— Excerpt from Cohere's Cohere Privacy Policy

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Art. 6 (lawful basis for processing — legitimate interests or consent required for training use), Art. 5 (purpose limitation principle — training may be incompatible with original collection purpose), and Art. 22 (automated decision-making). Under CCPA/CPRA §1798.100, consumers have the right to know about secondary uses of personal information. Canada's PIPEDA Principle 3 requires limiting use to the purpose for which data was collected. The FTC Act Section 5 prohibits unfair or deceptive trade practices, which may encompass undisclosed model training uses. (2)

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has jurisdiction over unfair or deceptive trade practices related to AI data use, including undisclosed use of consumer data for model training.
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
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
April 30, 2026
Last verified
April 30, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004374
Document ID
CA-D-00440
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 09:10 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cohere
Document: Cohere Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-004374
Captured: 2026-04-30 09:10:31 UTC
SHA-256: b2e9f1f2a03da87b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-privacy-policy/use-of-inputsoutputs-for-ai-model-training/
Accessed: June 17, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cohere's Use of Inputs/Outputs for AI Model Training clause do?

This authorization establishes that user interaction data constitutes a data input for model development and service enhancement. The operational significance is that interactions are treated as training material rather than retained solely for transactional or support purposes.

How does this clause affect you?

Any text inputs you submit to Cohere's AI models — including potentially sensitive personal or business information — may be used to train Cohere's AI, which could create data exposure risks that persist beyond your use of the service.

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