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User Content Collection Including Prompts and Generated Outputs

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What it is

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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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    Email privacy@runwayml.com to request deletion of your user content and associated metadata. Include your account email address and specify the content categories you wish to have deleted.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

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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Applicable agencies

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Runway Privacy Policy
Entity
Runway
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-012067
Document ID
CA-D-00446
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
0522e39f7afc8c586d1a4b6dd3c227940aef5b412af45b637844405e9b275844
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 17:39 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Runway
Document: Runway Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-012067
Captured: 2026-05-12 17:39:47 UTC
SHA-256: 0522e39f7afc8c58…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/runway/runway-privacy-policy/user-content-collection-including-prompts-and-generated-outputs/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Runway's User Content Collection Including Prompts and Generated Outputs clause do?

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.

How does this clause affect you?

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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