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AI Feature Data Use and Training Restrictions

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What it is

The statement asserts that Zoom does not use customer-generated meeting content such as audio, video, chat, or transcripts to train Zoom's own AI models or those of third parties. The statement separately discloses that Zoom may use service-generated data, usage data, and telemetry to improve and operate AI-powered features.

This analysis describes what Zoom's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes a stated restriction on using meeting content for AI model training, which is directly relevant to enterprise and institutional customers with confidentiality or data use obligations. The distinction between 'customer content' covered by this restriction and other data categories used for AI improvement is a material interpretive boundary that compliance teams should assess against their contractual requirements.

Interpretive note: The distinction between 'customer content' excluded from AI model training and 'service-generated data' used for AI improvement is not precisely defined in the statement, creating interpretive uncertainty about the scope of the training restriction.

Change history

modified May 23, 2026

Changed from conditional opt-out language to an absolute prohibition on using customer content for AI training, significantly strengthening privacy protections and removing the need for explicit consent.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this clause, the agreement states that meeting audio, video, and chat content will not be used to train Zoom or third-party AI models. However, the terms permit Zoom to use other categories of data, including usage signals and service-generated data, to improve AI features, and users enabling AI Companion features authorize processing of meeting content to generate summaries and outputs.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Account administrators can disable AI Companion and related AI features in the Zoom admin portal under account settings to prevent AI processing of meeting content for their organization.

How other platforms handle this

Strava Medium

We use information to enhance the quality, reliability, and/or accuracy of our AI Features by creating, developing, training, testing, improving, and maintaining AI and ML models run by Strava or our service providers. We use aggregated, de-identified data for this purpose. We also use personal info...

Ledger Medium

At Ledger, earning and maintaining our users' trust is a top priority. That's why we are deeply committed not only to protecting your privacy and securing your personal data, but also to being fully transparent about how we handle it.

Garmin Medium

If you are located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, or erase your personal data; the right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data; the right to data portability; and, where our processing is based on your...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Zoom does not use audio, video, chat, screen sharing, attachments, or other communications-like customer content (such as poll results, whiteboard content, and reactions) to train Zoom's or third-party artificial intelligence models.

— Excerpt from Zoom's Zoom Privacy Statement

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: AI data use provisions engage GDPR Article 22 (automated decision-making), GDPR Article 5 purpose limitation, and emerging EU AI Act requirements depending on how Zoom's AI features are classified. For US users, the FTC has issued guidance on AI and data use that is relevant to whether stated restrictions on training data use are adequately implemented and disclosed. California's CPRA includes provisions on automated decision-making and sensitive data that may apply. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for enterprise customers in regulated industries. The operational boundary between 'customer content' excluded from AI training and 'service-generated data' used for AI improvement is not fully defined in the statement, creating interpretive ambiguity that may affect compliance assessments for customers with strict data use contractual constraints. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA customers should evaluate whether Zoom's stated lawful basis for AI feature processing satisfies GDPR requirements, particularly if AI Companion features process special category data. UK ICO guidance on AI and data protection is relevant for UK deployments. California residents have CPRA rights relating to automated decision-making. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise data processing agreements with Zoom should be reviewed to confirm that AI feature data use restrictions are contractually binding and not limited to the privacy statement alone. Customers deploying AI Companion for sensitive meetings should assess whether their own acceptable use policies require disabling these features. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should review whether the AI feature data use restrictions stated in this policy are reflected in Zoom's Data Processing Agreement and whether those contractual terms provide adequate specificity for the customer's regulatory environment. Organizations should also assess whether enabling AI Companion for certain meeting categories creates secondary data flows that require separate disclosure to meeting participants.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has issued guidance on AI and data use practices and has jurisdiction over whether stated restrictions on AI training data use constitute material representations under the FTC Act.
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Zoom Privacy Statement
Entity
Zoom
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-012533
Document ID
CA-D-00190
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a287334eb71574e4fff5a2fb1521cc15c5d1a96621caa1ebefdb06dc715c9b47
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 22:29 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Zoom
Document: Zoom Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-012533
Captured: 2026-05-20 22:29:53 UTC
SHA-256: a287334eb71574e4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/zoom/zoom-privacy-statement/ai-feature-data-use-and-training-restrictions/
Accessed: June 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Zoom's AI Feature Data Use and Training Restrictions clause do?

This provision establishes a stated restriction on using meeting content for AI model training, which is directly relevant to enterprise and institutional customers with confidentiality or data use obligations. The distinction between 'customer content' covered by this restriction and other data categories used for AI improvement is a material interpretive boundary that compliance teams should assess against their contractual requirements.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this clause, the agreement states that meeting audio, video, and chat content will not be used to train Zoom or third-party AI models. However, the terms permit Zoom to use other categories of data, including usage signals and service-generated data, to improve AI features, and users enabling AI Companion features authorize processing of meeting content to generate summaries and …

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