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The provision establishes the operational scope of audio processing by specifying that source audio is deleted post-conversion while derivative text outputs are retained. This delineates what data artifacts persist within the service infrastructure and what personal data is purged.
Interpretive note: The policy does not clarify whether a voiceprint or biometric template is created as an intermediate step during voice processing, which determines applicability of BIPA and analogous biometric privacy statutes.
Users who provide voice input have the source audio discarded following transcription, but the resulting text transcriptions are retained and used as operational logging and usage analytics. The terms apply voice input processing and transcription retention as written upon service use.
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"Our Services allow you to input your voice to generate Prompts and other text transcriptions. We process your voice audio to convert it into Prompts and other text transcriptions and then discard the audio after the processing is complete. We retain and use audio text transcriptions as Log and Usage Information.— Excerpt from Windsurf's Windsurf Privacy Policy
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The provision establishes the operational scope of audio processing by specifying that source audio is deleted post-conversion while derivative text outputs are retained. This delineates what data artifacts persist within the service infrastructure and what personal data is purged.
Users who provide voice input have the source audio discarded following transcription, but the resulting text transcriptions are retained and used as operational logging and usage analytics. The terms apply voice input processing and transcription retention as written upon service use.
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