Cohere · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Eroding 4 mo

How Cohere's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

Cohere has made 3 significant policy changes since monitoring began in April 2026 (4 mo). 2 were negative for consumers, primarily involving transparency removal. 1 was positive, strengthening consumer protections.
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Documents Affected

Cohere Enterprise Data Commitments
1 change
Cohere's Enterprise Data Commitments describe how Cohere handles the prompts and outputs generated by paying customers. By default, Cohere logs your activity, keeps prompts and generations for up to 30 …
Aug 18, 2026
In an update detected on August 18, 2026, Cohere revised its Enterprise Data Commitments to explicitly describe data handling controls across its deployment options. The …
medium positive
Cohere Usage Policy
1 change
Cohere's Usage Policy sets out what customers are and are not allowed to do with Cohere's AI Services. It bans a wide range of harmful uses—such as making automated decisions …
May 24, 2026
Cohere removed 38 sentences from its Usage Policy on May 24, 2026, substantially reducing the document from a detailed acceptable use policy to a minimal …
high negative
Cohere Privacy Policy
1 change
This Privacy Policy explains what Cohere collects and does with your data when you use its products directly — but it does not cover you if you are an enterprise …
Apr 29, 2026
Cohere removed 16 sentences from its privacy policy that previously specified data retention practices for different user types and procedures for requesting deletion of personal …
medium negative
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All Changes (3)

Aug 18, 2026
In an update detected on August 18, 2026, Cohere revised its Enterprise Data Commitments to explicitly describe data handling controls across its deployment options. The updated terms state that in …
medium positive Cohere Enterprise Data Commitments
May 24, 2026
Cohere removed 38 sentences from its Usage Policy on May 24, 2026, substantially reducing the document from a detailed acceptable use policy to a minimal stub containing only navigation and …
high negative Cohere Usage Policy
Apr 29, 2026
Cohere removed 16 sentences from its privacy policy that previously specified data retention practices for different user types and procedures for requesting deletion of personal information inadvertently included in platform …
medium negative Cohere Privacy Policy

Trend Observation

Cohere's most frequent change categories are Transparency removal (2), Disclosure requirement change (1). The most frequently updated document is Cohere Enterprise Data Commitments with 1 change. Get alerted when Cohere changes policy →

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