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The provision creates an operational framework for data collection tied to core service functionality, establishing that user-submitted content and system-generated responses are subject to collection and retention policies. This directly affects the scope of information the service processes and maintains in relation to user accounts.
Users operate under terms that authorize collection of all Prompt and Output data submitted through the service, with such information potentially classified as Personal Information if linked to account identifiers or other maintained user data. The terms apply as written upon submission of content to the service.
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"Our Services allow you to submit text to the Services ("Prompts"), which generate responses based on your Prompts ("Outputs"). We will collect any information you choose to provide in your Prompts and this information may be reproduced in the Outputs. Prompts and Outputs may constitute or contain Personal Information, depending on how it is associated with your account and other information we maintain about you.— Excerpt from Windsurf's Windsurf Privacy Policy
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The provision creates an operational framework for data collection tied to core service functionality, establishing that user-submitted content and system-generated responses are subject to collection and retention policies. This directly affects the scope of information the service processes and maintains in relation to user accounts.
Users operate under terms that authorize collection of all Prompt and Output data submitted through the service, with such information potentially classified as Personal Information if linked to account identifiers or other maintained user data. The terms apply as written upon submission of content to the service.
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