“We and our vendors will store and use the Biometric Data described above only until it is no longer needed for the achievement of the above listed purposes.”
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The clause binds both Synthesia and its vendors to a purpose-limited retention standard, preventing indefinite storage of Biometric Data.
The updated Privacy Policy now explicitly discloses that Synthesia collects voice, video, image, and text inputs when users interact with the company's demo experiences, whereas the prior version only mentioned voice and text inputs. The policy also clarifies that Synthesia acts as a data controller of Other Information used to operate its platform and business. These changes formalize the scope of data collection and Synthesia's processing role, but do not appear to introduce new collection practices—rather, they expand the transparency of existing operations.
View change record →The updated policy now explicitly states that Synthesia collects voice and text inputs when users interact with demo experiences, and processes 'other information you choose to provide' for both service delivery and internal research to improve the platform and AI models. This clarifies what personal data is collected during demo and roleplay interactions and how it is used. Users can review Synthesia's full privacy policy to understand retention periods and any available controls over this data collection.
View change record →Your Biometric Data will not be retained by Synthesia or its vendors beyond the point at which it is no longer needed for the stated purposes.
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"We and our vendors will store and use the Biometric Data described above only until it is no longer needed for the achievement of the above listed purposes.Excerpt from Synthesia's Privacy Policy
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The clause binds both Synthesia and its vendors to a purpose-limited retention standard, preventing indefinite storage of Biometric Data.
Your Biometric Data will not be retained by Synthesia or its vendors beyond the point at which it is no longer needed for the stated purposes.
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