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Customer data used to deliver and maintain services

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High Jul 6, 2026

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.

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Medium Jun 23, 2026

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.

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How other platforms handle this

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We evaluate Service Data to help us improve the performance and functionality of Cloud Services.

Square Medium

we may use this information to make it easier for you to find the people you want to send payments to, for account and identity verification and fraud prevention purposes, to reduce the risk you will send payments to the wrong person, or to provide other personalized services.

Notion Medium

Developing new products and services and improving the Services

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Cognition uses Customer data to: Deliver, maintain and update services provided to the Customer per their configuration and type of Devin access...

Excerpt from Windsurf's Security & Data Handling

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Windsurf Security & Data Handling
Entity
Windsurf
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061023
Document ID
CA-D-00783
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
87e0c922df6f81ddd3b0b0cd1a4c89e032f31245c90a31c47bfc8fc12173717b
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 07:22 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Windsurf
Document: Windsurf Security & Data Handling
Record ID: CA-P-061023
Captured: 2026-07-09 07:22:40 UTC
SHA-256: 87e0c922df6f81dd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/windsurf/windsurf-security-data-handling/provision/CA-P-061023/customer-data-used-to-deliver-and-maintain-services/
Accessed: Aug. 5, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Windsurf's Customer data used to deliver and maintain services clause do?

The clause states: “Cognition uses Customer data to: Deliver, maintain and update services provided to the Customer per their configuration and type of Devin access...”

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