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AI Content Training and Use

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What it is

Zoom may use content from your meetings, chats, and recordings to train its AI features and models, but states that it requires your consent or legal permission to do so. An opt-out control is available in account settings.

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)

The agreement authorizes use of meeting and communication content, which may include audio, video, chat transcripts, and shared files, to develop and improve AI features, subject to consent and available opt-out mechanisms.

Interpretive note: The document was truncated; exact verbatim language of the AI training provision could not be fully confirmed. The description is based on available document text and Zoom's published terms as accessible from the document source.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

User-generated content including meeting audio, video, and chat data may be used to train Zoom's AI models unless users actively opt out through account settings. The scope of content eligible for AI training includes customer content and usage telemetry data.

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
    Log in to your Zoom account, navigate to Account Settings or Privacy settings, and locate the AI and data use controls to disable use of your content for AI model training.

How other platforms handle this

ClickUp Medium

When you use AI features of the Services, you acknowledge that your inputs may be processed by third-party AI providers. ClickUp may use anonymized and aggregated data derived from your use of the Services to improve and train AI models and features.

Ideogram Medium

We may use the content you provide to us, including prompts and generated images, to train and improve our AI models and services.

Hulu Medium

engage in any of the foregoing in connection with any use, creation, development, modification, prompting, fine-tuning, training, testing, benchmarking or validation of any artificial intelligence or machine learning tool, model, system, algorithm, product or other technology ("AI Tool").

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Zoom may use Customer Content, Telemetry Data, Product Usage Data, and Diagnostic Data (each as defined in the Privacy Statement) to train artificial intelligence and machine learning models for use in connection with Zoom's products and services, but only with your explicit consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law. By using certain features, you may consent to Zoom using your content for AI training unless you opt out through available account controls.

— Excerpt from Zoom's Zoom Terms of Service

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Articles 6 and 9 for EEA users, particularly regarding the legal basis for processing content that may contain special categories of data discussed in meetings. CCPA and CPRA apply to California residents regarding the processing of personal information for AI training purposes. The EU AI Act may apply depending on how Zoom's AI features are classified under that framework. FTC oversight applies to representations about data use for AI training. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. Organizations using Zoom for sensitive communications, including healthcare, legal, or financial services contexts, face elevated exposure if meeting content is processed for AI training without adequate consent mechanisms or HIPAA-compliant BAA coverage. The opt-out mechanism must be affirmatively activated, meaning inaction results in consent by default in applicable contexts. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users benefit from GDPR protections requiring a clear and specific legal basis for AI training data processing. California users have CCPA rights regarding use of personal information for model training. Illinois users may raise BIPA considerations if biometric identifiers such as voiceprints are derived from meeting content. Healthcare organizations must assess whether processing under a BAA adequately restricts AI training use. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should confirm whether their Zoom account tier and DPA configuration explicitly restricts AI training use of their organizational data. BAA holders should verify whether AI training data flows are excluded from HIPAA-covered data processing. Procurement teams should review whether AI training opt-outs are enforceable and auditable under their contractual terms. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations should conduct a data mapping review to identify what categories of content are processed through Zoom and whether AI training opt-outs have been activated for all relevant accounts. Consent mechanism audits should confirm that end users or account administrators have exercised available opt-out controls. Privacy impact assessments may be warranted for organizations in regulated sectors.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over consumer data practices including representations about how user content is used for AI training and product improvement.
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  • State AG
    State attorneys general may enforce CCPA and state consumer protection laws relating to use of personal information for AI training without adequate disclosure or opt-out mechanisms.
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Zoom Terms of Service
Entity
Zoom
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-011177
Document ID
CA-D-00189
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
21a27e69b33eed7ffb6175989f86c534a375bc4dfff71ed74d4cab129fc6edea
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 09:27 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Zoom
Document: Zoom Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-011177
Captured: 2026-05-08 09:27:32 UTC
SHA-256: 21a27e69b33eed7f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/zoom/zoom-terms-of-service/ai-content-training-and-use/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Zoom's AI Content Training and Use clause do?

The agreement authorizes use of meeting and communication content, which may include audio, video, chat transcripts, and shared files, to develop and improve AI features, subject to consent and available opt-out mechanisms.

How does this clause affect you?

User-generated content including meeting audio, video, and chat data may be used to train Zoom's AI models unless users actively opt out through account settings. The scope of content eligible for AI training includes customer content and usage telemetry data.

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