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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Compare across platforms →"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.
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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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