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Data Controller vs. Processor Distinction

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What it is

CoreWeave acts as a data controller for information it collects directly from users, but may act as a data processor when enterprise customers run workloads that involve third-party personal data on CoreWeave's infrastructure.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The data controller/processor distinction determines which party bears primary legal responsibility for data protection compliance, liability exposure, and regulatory obligations under frameworks like GDPR and similar regimes. This allocation affects contract enforcement mechanisms, audit rights, and the scope of permissible data handling activities.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you are an enterprise customer using CoreWeave to process data about your own customers or employees, you are legally responsible for that data under GDPR — CoreWeave's role as your processor must be formalized in a written agreement.

How other platforms handle this

Anthropic Medium

This Privacy Policy does not apply where Anthropic acts as a data processor and processes personal data on behalf of commercial customers using Anthropic's Commercial Services – for example, your employer has provisioned you a Claude for Work account, or you're using an app that is powered on the ba...

DocuSign Medium

When our business customers use certain Services, we generally process and store limited personal information on their behalf as a data processor. For certain products such as Docusign's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Identity products, we may act as a processor and as a controller in certa...

Mixpanel Medium

Mixpanel acts as a data processor on behalf of its customers (the controllers) when processing end user data through the Mixpanel analytics platform, and as a data controller with respect to data it collects about its own website visitors and account holders.

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: The controller/processor distinction is governed by GDPR Art. 4(7) and (8), with processor obligations specified in Art. 28 (written DPA required), Art. 29 (processing only on controller's instructions), and Art. 32 (security obligations). UK GDPR and Swiss nFADP impose equivalent requirements. CCPA's service provider framework (§1798.140(ag)) creates analogous obligations for California-regulated data flows. (2)

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over deceptive practices regarding data processing relationships and has pursued enforcement where processor arrangements lack adequate safeguards.
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

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Weights & Biases Privacy Policy
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Weights & Biases
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Weights & Biases's Data Controller vs. Processor Distinction clause do?

The data controller/processor distinction determines which party bears primary legal responsibility for data protection compliance, liability exposure, and regulatory obligations under frameworks like GDPR and similar regimes. This allocation affects contract enforcement mechanisms, audit rights, and the scope of permissible data handling activities.

How does this clause affect you?

If you are an enterprise customer using CoreWeave to process data about your own customers or employees, you are legally responsible for that data under GDPR — CoreWeave's role as your processor must be formalized in a written agreement.

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