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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.
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We implement commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures designed to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Investing in industry-leading approaches to advance safety and security research and benchmarks, pioneering technical solutions to address risks, and sharing our learnings with the ecosystem.
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection, storage, and disclosure of customer personal information.
"If you have identified a potential security issue, we encourage you to share your findings with us. Please send your vulnerability reports to our security team at security@cognition.ai.Excerpt from Windsurf's Security at Cognition
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The clause states: “If you have identified a potential security issue, we encourage you to share your findings with us. Please send your vulnerability reports to our security team at security@cognition.ai.”
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