The document discloses that Cognition obtained SOC 2 Type II certification in March 2024, covering security policies, procedures, and controls related to data security, privacy, processing integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
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The SOC 2 Type II certification provides a third-party audit attestation of Cognition's security controls across the five trust service criteria, which is a commonly required vendor security credential for enterprise procurement. The document references a Trust Center for additional detail but does not provide the certification report or audit period directly.
The updated terms establish a default policy permitting Windsurf to use customer data for model training purposes to improve services. Previously, the company required explicit opt-in before any training use. Under the revised policy, data training occurs automatically for free and paid users unless they affirmatively opt out through the Data Controls settings page. Once disabled, the terms state your data will not be used for training and Zero Data Retention will be enabled with model providers. Enterprise customers operate under a different standard, requiring express prior written consent before any training use occurs.
View change record →The updated document establishes explicit commitments about how Windsurf protects data and manages security. The terms state that all data transmission is encrypted in transit and at rest, that access to production systems is restricted to a small number of employees or contractors based on business roles, and that production systems are monitored via logging, error handling, and monitoring dashboards. The document discloses that Windsurf obtained SOC 2 Type II certification as of March 2024 and that all employees and contractors are required to use multi-factor authentication and receive annual security training. These disclosures describe organizational practices rather than establishing new user-facing rights or obligations.
View change record →The document states that Cognition has obtained SOC 2 Type II certification, providing third-party validation of its security and privacy controls as of March 2024. Enterprise and business customers may request the SOC 2 report through Cognition's Trust Center for procurement due diligence purposes.
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Compare across platforms →"Cognition obtained SOC 2 Type II certification and conducted Security Training in March 2024 for all employees at Cognition. As part of the SOC 2 audit, Cognition's auditors reviewed all of Cognition's security policies, procedures, internal and third party controls related to data security, privacy, processing integrity, confidentiality and availability.Excerpt from Windsurf's Security & Data Handling
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: SOC 2 Type II certification is not a regulatory requirement but is commonly referenced in vendor due diligence processes and may satisfy certain contractual assurance requirements under GDPR Article 28 processor obligations …
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The SOC 2 Type II certification provides a third-party audit attestation of Cognition's security controls across the five trust service criteria, which is a commonly required vendor security credential for enterprise procurement. The document references a Trust Center for additional detail but does not provide the certification report or audit period directly.
The document states that Cognition has obtained SOC 2 Type II certification, providing third-party validation of its security and privacy controls as of March 2024. Enterprise and business customers may request the SOC 2 report through Cognition's Trust Center for procurement due diligence purposes.
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