“Access to our cloud environment in AWS is granted on an as-required basis based on business roles and only a small number of employees or contractors are granted direct access to production systems.”
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This clause establishes that Windsurf applies a least-privilege access model to its production infrastructure, limiting the population of individuals who can directly interact with customer data environments.
The updated terms establish a default permission for Windsurf to use customer data for model training to improve services. Previously, the company required explicit opt-in before any training use. Paid plan users can now opt out at any time through the Data Controls settings page, after which their data will not be used for training and Zero Data Retention will be enabled with model providers. Enterprise customers must provide express prior written consent before any training use occurs. Teams plan users cannot opt out individually; only administrators can exercise this right.
View change record →Readers can understand that direct access to the production systems holding their data is restricted to a small, role-qualified group of personnel.
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"Access to our cloud environment in AWS is granted on an as-required basis based on business roles and only a small number of employees or contractors are granted direct access to production systems.Excerpt from Windsurf's Security at Cognition
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This clause establishes that Windsurf applies a least-privilege access model to its production infrastructure, limiting the population of individuals who can directly interact with customer data environments.
Readers can understand that direct access to the production systems holding their data is restricted to a small, role-qualified group of personnel.
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