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AI Output Ownership and License Grant

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What it is

You own the code Tabnine generates for you, but by using the service you automatically give Tabnine a permanent, worldwide, free license to use your code inputs and the AI's outputs to improve their product.

This analysis describes what Tabnine'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)

The provision allocates ownership rights while establishing Tabnine's operational authority to incorporate user-generated content and outputs into service development and improvement. This dual structure permits Tabnine to use the aggregate of user inputs and outputs as development material while preserving individual user ownership claims to specific outputs.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Every code snippet you type into Tabnine and every AI-generated suggestion you receive can be used by Tabnine to improve its AI, meaning confidential or proprietary code may feed into a shared commercial AI model without additional restriction.

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
    Contact privacy@tabnine.com to request deletion of personal data associated with your code inputs and to inquire whether your data has been used in AI model training, citing your rights under GDPR Art. 17 or CCPA §1798.105.

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Customer grants Mixpanel a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, copy, store, transmit, display, and process Customer Data solely to the extent necessary to provide the Service to Customer and as otherwise permitted under these Terms and the Privacy Policy.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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As between you and Tabnine, you own the output generated by the Services in response to your inputs ("Output"), subject to your compliance with these Terms. You grant Tabnine a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute the inputs you provide to the Services and the Outputs for the purposes of operating, improving, and developing the Services.

— Excerpt from Tabnine's Tabnine Terms of Use

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates EU GDPR Art. 6 (lawful basis) and Art. 22 (automated decision-making) if personal data is embedded in code inputs. It also engages trade secret law under the EU Trade Secrets Directive (2016/943) and the US Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA, 18 U.S.C. § 1836) if proprietary code is transmitted. For US government contractors, DFARS and FAR clauses may restrict submission of government-sensitive code to commercial AI systems. The EU AI Act's transparency obligations for general-purpose AI systems may require Tabnine to disclose training data provenance.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The broad license to use user code inputs for AI model improvement without granular consent may constitute an unfair or deceptive practice under FTC Act Section 5, particularly if users are not clearly informed at point of submission.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Tabnine Terms of Use
Entity
Tabnine
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
April 30, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004139
Document ID
CA-D-00489
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d53aea8409597898f8a7268061a9cdae6b8d4af083eecee2b2fc3108a92e87a9
Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 06:29 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Tabnine
Document: Tabnine Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-004139
Captured: 2026-04-30 06:29:45 UTC
SHA-256: d53aea8409597898…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/tabnine/tabnine-terms-of-use/ai-output-ownership-and-license-grant/
Accessed: June 17, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Tabnine's AI Output Ownership and License Grant clause do?

The provision allocates ownership rights while establishing Tabnine's operational authority to incorporate user-generated content and outputs into service development and improvement. This dual structure permits Tabnine to use the aggregate of user inputs and outputs as development material while preserving individual user ownership claims to specific outputs.

How does this clause affect you?

Every code snippet you type into Tabnine and every AI-generated suggestion you receive can be used by Tabnine to improve its AI, meaning confidential or proprietary code may feed into a shared commercial AI model without additional restriction.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Tabnine?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Tabnine.