Everything you input into Runway, including text prompts, uploaded images, videos, audio, and any content generated through the service, is collected along with detailed metadata about when, where, and how that content was created or edited.
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The policy authorizes collection of the full scope of user-generated content including creative prompts and AI-generated outputs, along with associated metadata. For professional or enterprise users, this may include proprietary creative work, confidential project details, or sensitive subject matter submitted as prompts.
All content you type, upload, or generate using Runway, including text prompts describing your creative intent, is collected along with metadata about when and where it was created. Users should be aware that prompts and outputs are part of the data Runway processes and may be used for service improvement and analytics purposes as described in the policy.
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"User content, such as prompts, photos, images, music, videos, audio, screen sharing, comments, questions, messages, works of authorship, and other content or information that you, or third parties acting on your behalf, input, generate, transmit, upload, or submit to us as part of a contest or live event, or otherwise make available on or through the Service, including content or information from third party applications you choose to connect with our Services and transcripts and recordings generated through the Service, as well as associated metadata. Metadata includes information on how, when, where and by whom a piece of content was collected and how that content has been formatted or edited.— Excerpt from Runway's Runway Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection of user-generated content including prompts and AI outputs engages GDPR Article 5 data minimization and purpose limitation principles for EU/UK users. Under CCPA, prompts and generated outputs may qualify as personal information if they are reasonably linked to an identifiable individual. Content uploaded by users depicting third parties may implicate additional privacy obligations depending on subject matter and jurisdiction. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The scope of user content collected is broad, encompassing prompts, uploads, generated outputs, transcripts, and metadata. The policy states this data is used for service delivery, improvement, and analytics. Enterprise customers processing sensitive or proprietary information through Runway should evaluate whether their data handling agreements with Runway adequately address confidentiality and data minimization obligations. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: For EU and UK users, the collection of prompts and creative outputs as personal data must be supported by a valid GDPR legal basis, and the policy's reliance on legitimate interests for analytics and improvement purposes may require a documented balancing assessment. California users' prompts and outputs would be classified as personal information under CCPA. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise and business customers should review their data processing agreements with Runway to confirm how user content, including prompts and generated outputs from employee use, is handled, retained, and whether it is used for model training purposes. The policy does not explicitly address AI model training use of user content in this provision, and enterprise customers may wish to seek clarification. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Data mapping exercises should catalog user content and prompt data as a distinct personal data category given its potential to contain sensitive or proprietary information. Legal teams should confirm whether Runway's data processing agreements with enterprise customers address user content handling, retention limits, and any restrictions on downstream use for model improvement. Content moderation and output review practices should be evaluated in the context of this data collection scope.
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The policy authorizes collection of the full scope of user-generated content including creative prompts and AI-generated outputs, along with associated metadata. For professional or enterprise users, this may include proprietary creative work, confidential project details, or sensitive subject matter submitted as prompts.
All content you type, upload, or generate using Runway, including text prompts describing your creative intent, is collected along with metadata about when and where it was created. Users should be aware that prompts and outputs are part of the data Runway processes and may be used for service improvement and analytics purposes as described in the policy.
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