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Retention of ownership by the customer limits Cohere's claim to the data itself, though it does not restrict the separately granted license rights over that data.
Interpretive note: The retention of ownership is stated without qualification. The interaction with the broad license grant in clause 70010 is a contextual consequence, not a proposition within this clause, and is therefore not stated in the canonical claim.
You retain full ownership of and all intellectual property rights in your Customer Data, even though Cohere holds a broad license to use it.
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Retention of ownership by the customer limits Cohere's claim to the data itself, though it does not restrict the separately granted license rights over that data.
You retain full ownership of and all intellectual property rights in your Customer Data, even though Cohere holds a broad license to use it.
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