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SDK Communicates with Servers and Records Usage Metrics

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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 4186 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Anthropic Medium

We collect information about your use of the Services, such as the dates and times of access, browsing history, search, information about the links you click and about third-party applications...

GitHub Medium

We collect data about your interactions with the Services, such as IP address, device information, session details, date and time of requests, device type and ID, operating system and application version...

Baseten Medium

Category B: Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))... bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information... Collected: Yes.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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The SDK (including any updates or upgrades) may: (i) cause your device to communicate with our servers to deliver the functionality described in the SDK description or through new features as they are introduced, and to record usage metrics...

Excerpt from Cohere's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cohere Terms of Use
Entity
Cohere
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-044233
Document ID
CA-D-00441
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
fce6a3fe9260708841b139a17617c1f2c9485f652de86766eaaf928e6f5e0872
Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 06:55 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cohere
Document: Cohere Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-044233
Captured: 2026-04-30 06:55:06 UTC
SHA-256: fce6a3fe92607088…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-044233/sdk-communicates-with-servers-and-records-usage-metrics/
Accessed: July 30, 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 SDK Communicates with Servers and Records Usage Metrics clause do?

The clause states: “The SDK (including any updates or upgrades) may: (i) cause your device to communicate with our servers to deliver the functionality described in the SDK description or through new features as they are introduced, and to record usage metrics...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 296 platforms. See the full comparison.

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