Windsurf · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Mixed 3 mo

How Windsurf's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

Windsurf has made 3 significant policy changes since monitoring began in April 2026 (3 mo). 1 was negative for consumers, primarily involving ai training rights. 1 was positive, strengthening consumer protections.
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Documents Affected

Windsurf Security & Data Handling
2 changes
This document explains how Windsurf collects, uses, and keeps your data when you use the Devin product. By default, your data may be used to train Windsurf's models, but if …
Jul 6, 2026
Windsurf changed its default data use policy for model training. Previously, the company stated it would not use customer data for model training unless users …
high negative
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Windsurf Terms of Service
1 change
Windsurf's Terms of Service govern how you may use its AI coding assistant, and you own all output the service produces. However, Windsurf makes no guarantees about the service or …
Jul 1, 2026
Windsurf's Terms of Service were substantially rewritten on July 1, 2026. The updated terms rebrand the service from Windsurf to the Cognition Platform, clarify that …
medium neutral
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All Changes (3)

Jul 6, 2026
Windsurf changed its default data use policy for model training. Previously, the company stated it would not use customer data for model training unless users explicitly opted in. The updated …
high negative Windsurf Security & Data Handling
Jul 1, 2026
Windsurf's Terms of Service were substantially rewritten on July 1, 2026. The updated terms rebrand the service from Windsurf to the Cognition Platform, clarify that the terms are now offered …
medium neutral Windsurf Terms of Service
Jun 23, 2026
Windsurf replaced technical documentation about their Devin AI product with a comprehensive security and data handling disclosure. The previous document described Devin's vulnerability remediation capabilities; the updated document now describes …
medium positive Windsurf Security & Data Handling

Trend Observation

Windsurf's most frequent change categories are Ai training rights (1), Disclosure requirement change (1). The most frequently updated document is Windsurf Security & Data Handling with 2 changes. Get alerted when Windsurf changes policy →

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