Provision record
Windsurf · Windsurf Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Customer Owns Output and Customer Data

Medium severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 257 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What does Windsurf assign to the customer?
“Cognition assigns to you all right, title, and interest in Output. You own all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to Customer Data...”
Version CA-V-006787, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Windsurf assigns to the customer all right, title, and interest in Output generated by the Services.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The assignment of all right, title, and interest in Output means the customer holds full ownership of what the Services generate, not merely a license to use it.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt contains a second independent proposition regarding ownership of Customer Data, which was omitted from the canonical claim and recorded in omitted_material.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The customer receives full ownership of Output, not a limited license.

How other platforms handle this

Discord Medium

You may only use our trademarks (or other brand indicia) and copyrights as permitted in our Brand Guidelines or with our prior written permission. We retain all intellectual property rights in our content.

Duolingo Medium

All content available through the Service, including designs, text, graphics, images, information, software, audio and other files, and their selection and arrangement ("Service Content"), are the proprietary property of Duolingo or its licensors.

Epic Games Medium

Remove, delete, hide, or alter any rights notices displayed on or in connection with Licensed Products like copyright or trademark notices.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Cognition assigns to you all right, title, and interest in Output. You own all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to Customer Data...

Excerpt from Windsurf's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Windsurf Terms of Service
Entity
Windsurf
Date stated by the document
June 30, 2026
As printed in Windsurf’s text (version CA-V-006787), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 29, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006787, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-047520
Document ID
CA-D-000487
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006787)
325f932fce06d8e7edd00509f43f011ca64d49a61a1ff9a7e7211946379a8f72
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:42 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006787 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Windsurf
Document: Windsurf Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-047520
Version: CA-V-006787
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:59:12 UTC
SHA-256: 325f932fce06d8e7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/windsurf/windsurf-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-047520/customer-owns-output-and-customer-data/
Accessed: Oct. 11, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Windsurf's Customer Owns Output and Customer Data clause do?

The assignment of all right, title, and interest in Output means the customer holds full ownership of what the Services generate, not merely a license to use it.

How does this clause affect you?

The customer receives full ownership of Output, not a limited license.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 257 platforms. See the full comparison.

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