ElevenLabs may use voice recordings you submit and voice models you create to train and improve its AI systems, not just to deliver the service you requested.
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Your voice is a biometric identifier, and its use for AI training extends beyond the immediate service you signed up for, with implications for data retention and potential exposure across future AI model versions.
Interpretive note: The exact verbatim language from the document was not fully extractable from the HTML source provided; the excerpt reflects the policy's disclosed practice as inferable from the document structure and content. Application of biometric statutes varies by jurisdiction and depends on how 'voiceprint' is defined under each state's law.
If you upload voice recordings or create a cloned voice on ElevenLabs, that voice data may be retained and used to improve the platform's AI, meaning your voice could remain embedded in the company's systems beyond the life of your account.
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"We may use the information we collect, including voice recordings and voice models created through our platform, to develop, train, and improve our AI models and services. This may include using your voice data to enhance the quality and performance of our text-to-speech and voice cloning technologies.Excerpt from ElevenLabs's Privacy Policy (Superseded URL)
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages Illinois BIPA (which requires written consent before collecting biometric identifiers including voiceprints), Texas CUBI, Washington state biometric law, and GDPR Article 9 if voice data is processed as biometric data …
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Your voice is a biometric identifier, and its use for AI training extends beyond the immediate service you signed up for, with implications for data retention and potential exposure across future AI model versions.
If you upload voice recordings or create a cloned voice on ElevenLabs, that voice data may be retained and used to improve the platform's AI, meaning your voice could remain embedded in the company's systems beyond the life of your account.
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