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This provision asserts that customer data managed by Salesforce remains the property of the customer, not Salesforce, and that customers retain control of their data and models at all times.
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This provision establishes a stated data ownership principle that has direct implications for data portability, deletion, and secondary use rights under GDPR, CCPA, and applicable contractual data processing frameworks. Customers and compliance teams should verify that this ownership assertion is reflected in binding contractual agreements, as a policy-level statement may not independently establish enforceable data ownership rights.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of this ownership assertion depends on its codification in binding contractual instruments; the document is a policy framework and does not independently establish contractual rights.
The document asserts that data managed by Salesforce belongs to the customer and that customers retain control of their data and AI models at all times. Enterprise customers should confirm this ownership and control commitment is codified in their Master Subscription Agreement and Data Processing Addendum to establish enforceable rights.
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"We enable customers to remain in control of their data and models at all times. The data we manage does not belong to Salesforce—it belongs to the customer.Excerpt from Salesforce Einstein's Salesforce Trusted AI Principles
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR principles of data subject rights and controller obligations, CCPA rights regarding personal information use and deletion, and general data processing agreement requirements under applicable data protection law. The assertion of customer data ownership is consistent with standard enterprise SaaS contractual frameworks but requires contractual codification to create enforceable rights. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. The provision states a principle consistent with standard enterprise SaaS practice. Its governance significance depends on whether it is reflected in binding contractual terms and whether any exceptions or limitations apply to specific data categories or processing activities. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA deployments require that data ownership and control commitments be reflected in a GDPR-compliant Data Processing Agreement specifying controller and processor roles. California deployments engage CCPA service provider restrictions on secondary use of personal information. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Legal teams should verify that the data ownership assertion is codified in the applicable MSA and DPA, and that no conflicting provisions in those instruments create exceptions for aggregated, derived, or model-training data. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Data governance teams should map this commitment against specific contractual provisions and assess whether any Salesforce product features create exceptions to the stated ownership principle, particularly for aggregated analytics, benchmarking, or product improvement purposes.
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This provision establishes a stated data ownership principle that has direct implications for data portability, deletion, and secondary use rights under GDPR, CCPA, and applicable contractual data processing frameworks. Customers and compliance teams should verify that this ownership assertion is reflected in binding contractual agreements, as a policy-level statement may not independently establish enforceable data ownership rights.
The document asserts that data managed by Salesforce belongs to the customer and that customers retain control of their data and AI models at all times. Enterprise customers should confirm this ownership and control commitment is codified in their Master Subscription Agreement and Data Processing Addendum to establish enforceable rights.
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