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Data Sharing with Service Providers and Subprocessors

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What it is

Sourcegraph shares your personal information, including the prompts you submit when writing code, with third-party service providers that help operate the services, subject to restrictions on how those providers can use the data.

This analysis describes what Sourcegraph Cody's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision confirms that code prompts and related content submitted to Sourcegraph's AI coding features are shared with third-party subprocessors, which is material for users submitting proprietary or sensitive code.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Code prompts and other content you submit when using Sourcegraph's AI-assisted coding features are shared with third-party subprocessors listed at sourcegraph.com/terms/subprocessors. Users submitting proprietary code should review the subprocessors list to understand which third parties may process their code content.

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.
  • Export Your Data
    Visit the Sourcegraph Subprocessors page to review the current list of third parties that may process your personal information, including code prompts submitted to AI coding features.

How other platforms handle this

MetaMask Medium

We may share your personal information with our affiliates, meaning entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with Consensys. We also share information with service providers who assist in operating our services, subject to confidentiality obligations.

Bumble Medium

We may also share your personal information with third parties that assist us in providing our services, or where we are under an obligation to report to. But rest assured: we will only ever share your personal information in the limited circumstances described in this Policy.

Betterment Medium

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances: With service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as data analytics, marketing, customer service, and technology services. With financial partners, including banks, brokerage firms, and payment pr...

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Our service providers process your Personal Information as needed to provide our Services to you, including your content and processing prompts to help you write code. They may only process your Personal Information pursuant to our instructions and to perform their duties to us. See our Subprocessors page for a list of our service providers.

— Excerpt from Sourcegraph Cody's Sourcegraph Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Sharing personal data with service providers engages GDPR Article 28 processor obligations and CCPA service provider requirements. The specific disclosure that prompts used to help write code are shared with subprocessors is material under both frameworks, as code may contain personal data or trade secrets. EU/EEA data transfers to subprocessors outside the EEA require adequate transfer mechanisms under GDPR Chapter V. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The policy references a separate subprocessors page rather than listing subprocessors inline, which means the list may change without formal policy amendment. Users and enterprise customers should monitor the subprocessors page for changes that could affect their data protection posture. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users should confirm that subprocessors receiving personal data have adequate transfer mechanisms in place (Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent). California users should confirm that subprocessors qualify as service providers under CCPA rather than third parties. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise procurement teams should conduct vendor assessments on the subprocessors listed, particularly AI model providers that may process code prompts. The policy's restriction that subprocessors may only process data pursuant to Sourcegraph's instructions should be verified against the actual subprocessor agreements. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should implement a process for monitoring changes to the subprocessors page and assessing the data protection implications of any additions. Data processing agreements should include provisions requiring Sourcegraph to notify customers of subprocessor changes.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
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Applicable regulations

Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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
Sourcegraph Privacy Policy
Entity
Sourcegraph Cody
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-011843
Document ID
CA-D-00799
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
df2d4196ecea360b04ad9684b8e596ac2cfeb41cb2be50ace2b878d7c3dd599f
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 15:34 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Sourcegraph Cody
Document: Sourcegraph Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-011843
Captured: 2026-05-12 15:34:28 UTC
SHA-256: df2d4196ecea360b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/sourcegraph-cody/sourcegraph-privacy-policy/data-sharing-with-service-providers-and-subprocessors/
Accessed: June 27, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Sourcegraph Cody's Data Sharing with Service Providers and Subprocessors clause do?

This provision confirms that code prompts and related content submitted to Sourcegraph's AI coding features are shared with third-party subprocessors, which is material for users submitting proprietary or sensitive code.

How does this clause affect you?

Code prompts and other content you submit when using Sourcegraph's AI-assisted coding features are shared with third-party subprocessors listed at sourcegraph.com/terms/subprocessors. Users submitting proprietary code should review the subprocessors list to understand which third parties may process their code content.

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