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The provision specifies the operational lifecycle of voice data within the service: audio is treated as ephemeral processing material while the derived text outputs become persistent service records. This distinction defines what data categories are subject to retention and usage policies.
Users input voice data knowing the original audio will not be retained, but the text transcriptions generated from that voice input will be stored as Log and Usage Information subject to the terms' data retention and usage provisions. This mechanism establishes that transcribed text outputs receive different treatment than the source audio.
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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 specifies the operational lifecycle of voice data within the service: audio is treated as ephemeral processing material while the derived text outputs become persistent service records. This distinction defines what data categories are subject to retention and usage policies.
Users input voice data knowing the original audio will not be retained, but the text transcriptions generated from that voice input will be stored as Log and Usage Information subject to the terms' data retention and usage provisions. This mechanism establishes that transcribed text outputs receive different treatment than the source audio.
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