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Broad Log and Usage Telemetry Collection

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes the operational scope of automated data collection that occurs during service use without requiring explicit user action per interaction. This telemetry collection enables diagnostic monitoring, performance analysis, and activity tracking across the user's service interactions.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users operate under terms that authorize collection of detailed technical, behavioral, and usage data automatically during service access. The scope of collection is extensive and includes both system diagnostics and granular activity logging (features used, commands triggered, characters written, search patterns, timestamps).

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services, and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser and/or integrated development environment (IDE) type and settings, operating system, and information about your activity (such as the features you have enabled and/or used and the numbers and frequencies of actions and date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, chats sent, commands triggered or accepted, characters written, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called 'crash dumps') and hardware settings).

— Excerpt from Windsurf's Windsurf Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Windsurf Privacy Policy
Entity
Windsurf
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-008826
Document ID
CA-D-00486
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
ca691298a1c366388f0a1f48ecc65849f0a7d07d6de5b840c646e62cf6239715
Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 05:21 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Windsurf
Document: Windsurf Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-008826
Captured: 2026-04-30 05:21:09 UTC
SHA-256: ca691298a1c36638…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/windsurf/windsurf-privacy-policy/broad-log-and-usage-telemetry-collection/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Windsurf's Broad Log and Usage Telemetry Collection clause do?

The clause establishes the operational scope of automated data collection that occurs during service use without requiring explicit user action per interaction. This telemetry collection enables diagnostic monitoring, performance analysis, and activity tracking across the user's service interactions.

How does this clause affect you?

Users operate under terms that authorize collection of detailed technical, behavioral, and usage data automatically during service access. The scope of collection is extensive and includes both system diagnostics and granular activity logging (features used, commands triggered, characters written, search patterns, timestamps).

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