What can I do about this clause?

{'method': 'EMAIL', 'recipient': 'privacy@cohere.com', 'difficulty': 'MODERATE', 'action_type': 'DELETE_DATA', 'instructions': "Contact Cohere's privacy team to request deletion of any submitted content or personal data. Reference your account details and specify the data you wish to have removed.", 'deadline_days': None, 'deadline_hours': None}

Which regulatory agencies enforce this type of clause?

{'agency': 'FTC', 'reason': 'The broad IP license over user inputs and potential use for AI model training implicates FTC Act Section 5 unfair or deceptive practices if not clearly disclosed to consumers.', 'complaint_url': 'https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/'}

What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Broad IP License Over User Inputs clause as high severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Broad IP License Over User Inputs — Cohere

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What it is

When you submit content — including prompts, data, or text — to Cohere's services or API, you give Cohere the right to use, copy, modify, and distribute that content globally, for free, and they can pass those rights on to others.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Any content you submit to Cohere — including API prompts that may contain sensitive business or personal data — is licensed to Cohere on a perpetual, royalty-free basis for use, modification, and redistribution, which creates significant data governance risk for enterprise users.

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

Contact Cohere's privacy team to request deletion of any submitted content or personal data. Reference your account details and specify the data you wish to have removed.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This means any proprietary data, business information, or personal data you send to Cohere through their API may be used by Cohere to improve their models or for other purposes, and you cannot easily revoke that license.

View original clause language

By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you give Cohere a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Art. 6 (lawful basis for processing personal data contained in user inputs), GDPR Art. 28 (requirement for a Data Processing Agreement when a processor handles personal data on behalf of a controller), CCPA §1798.100 (consumer rights over personal information submitted to commercial services), and potentially HIPAA 45 CFR §164.502 if health-related data is submitted via API. The EU Data Protection Authorities and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) are the primary enforcement bodies. (2)

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Applicable agencies

FTC

The broad IP license over user inputs and potential use for AI model training implicates FTC Act Section 5 unfair or deceptive practices if not clearly disclosed to consumers.
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Provision details

Document information

Document

Cohere Terms of Use

Entity

Cohere

Document last updated

April 29, 2026

Tracking information

First tracked

April 30, 2026

Last verified

April 30, 2026

Record ID

CA-P-004186

Document ID

CA-D-00441

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://cohere.com/terms-of-use

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SHA-256

fce6a3fe9260708841b139a17617c1f2c9485f652de86766eaaf928e6f5e0872

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How to Cite

ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Cohere | Document: Cohere Terms of Use | Record: CA-P-004186
Captured: 2026-04-30 06:55:06 UTC | SHA-256: fce6a3fe92607088…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-terms-of-use/broad-ip-license-over-user-inputs/
Accessed: May 2, 2026

Classification

Severity

High

Broad IP License Over User Inputs