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NIM Telemetry Opt-Out Environment Variable

Medium severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 290 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

How can Customer disable telemetry collection?
NVIDIA NIM permits Customer to disable telemetry collection by setting the environment variable NIM_TELEMETRY_MODE=0 and to enable it by setting NIM_TELEMETRY_MODE=1.
How can Customer enable telemetry collection?
NVIDIA NIM permits Customer to disable telemetry collection by setting the environment variable NIM_TELEMETRY_MODE=0 and to enable it by setting NIM_TELEMETRY_MODE=1.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause establishes that the Customer has a mechanism to control whether telemetry data is collected, giving the Customer an opt-out option.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 5148 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers can disable telemetry collection at their discretion using a specific environment variable setting, and can re-enable it using the corresponding setting.

How other platforms handle this

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Notion Medium

Please note that if you have a legally-recognized browser-based opt out preference signal turned on via your device browser, (e.g., global privacy control) we recognize such preference in accordance with applicable law.

ZipRecruiter Medium

California residents have the right to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information...to third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless we provide them with an ability to exercise choice regarding such disclosures.

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Customer can disable telemetry collection by setting the environment variable NIM_TELEMETRY_MODE=0 and enable telemetry collection by setting NIM_TELEMETRY_MODE=1.

Excerpt from NVIDIA NIM's NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP

Applicable regulations

Colorado AI Act
US-CO
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
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
NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP
Entity
NVIDIA NIM
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061904
Document ID
CA-D-00821
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Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
9cd6772966c1995c57661d045fa1fc93e3ffe8b0b3b13bddf1d0660a801d6ae4
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:15 UTC
Methodology
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Citation Record
Entity: NVIDIA NIM
Document: NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP
Record ID: CA-P-061904
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:15:58 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/nvidia-nim/nvidia-ai-foundation-models-aup/provision/CA-P-061904/nim-telemetry-opt-out-environment-variable/
Accessed: Aug. 26, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does NVIDIA NIM's NIM Telemetry Opt-Out Environment Variable clause do?

This clause establishes that the Customer has a mechanism to control whether telemetry data is collected, giving the Customer an opt-out option.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers can disable telemetry collection at their discretion using a specific environment variable setting, and can re-enable it using the corresponding setting.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 290 platforms. See the full comparison.

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