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Windsurf · Windsurf Privacy Policy · View original document ↗

Security Measures Not Guarantee of Absolute Security

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Are users required to acknowledge that their use of Windsurf's Services is at their own risk?
“these measures are not a guarantee of absolute security and you acknowledge and accept that your use of our Services is ultimately at your own risk.”
Version CA-V-006786, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Windsurf requires users to acknowledge and accept that their use of its Services is ultimately at their own risk, as its security measures are not a guarantee of absolute security.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Users are required to accept that residual security risk rests with them, which may limit Windsurf's liability for security failures not covered by its commercially reasonable measures.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

By using Windsurf's Services, you are required to acknowledge and accept that the Services carry inherent security risk and that your use is ultimately at your own risk.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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these measures are not a guarantee of absolute security and you acknowledge and accept that your use of our Services is ultimately at your own risk.

Excerpt from Windsurf's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Windsurf Privacy Policy
Entity
Windsurf
Date stated by the document
March 9, 2026
As printed in Windsurf’s text (version CA-V-006786), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 29, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006786, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-044569
Document ID
CA-D-000486
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006786)
73f4cfbf00e47a294cff6f6cdceb7596ffb87badf9109347a864b4e39243a9ec
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 08:07 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006786, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Windsurf
Document: Windsurf Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-044569
Version: CA-V-006786
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:59:11 UTC
SHA-256: 73f4cfbf00e47a29…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/windsurf/windsurf-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-044569/security-measures-not-guarantee-of-absolute-security/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Windsurf's Security Measures Not Guarantee of Absolute Security clause do?

Users are required to accept that residual security risk rests with them, which may limit Windsurf's liability for security failures not covered by its commercially reasonable measures.

How does this clause affect you?

By using Windsurf's Services, you are required to acknowledge and accept that the Services carry inherent security risk and that your use is ultimately at your own risk.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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