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Using an Adobe account with a business email means your employer could control your content and access your personal information (risk_flags-1, risk_flags-2). You are prohibited from storing or processing sensitive personal information (risk_flags-3) and Adobe reserves the right to delete your content 30 days after your license expires (risk_flags-4). If you disagree with updated terms, you must cancel your subscription (cancellation_renewal-1). You are responsible for all activity on your account (gotchas-1). Adobe uses Content Analytics on cloud content for service improvement, with potential marketing uses, but won't train Generative AI on your content unless submitted to Adobe Stock (data_use-1, data_use-4). Adobe staff may review your cloud content in specific situations, but local content is not scanned (data_use-2, data_use-3). Your data may be transferred internationally (data_use-5).
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Work account content can be controlled by your employer, even your personal content.
If you create an Adobe account using an email address provided by your employer (or other business), that business may be able to access and control your account and content, even if that content was stored, uploaded, or imported before the terms were last updated.
Why it matters: Your employer or business could gain access to and control over all content in your account, including content you consider personal, if you use a business email address for your Adobe account.
This means the Business may (A) access the account; (B) take control over the account and any Content therein whether stored, uploaded, or imported before or after the date the Terms were last updated; and (C) recommend any non-Business Content associated with such account to be moved to a new account that utilizes an email address not associated with such Business.
1.4 Business Email Domains, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Adobe may provide your personal information to your employer.
Adobe may provide your personal information, such as your name, email address, and entitlement information, to the business that assigned your work email to your Adobe account.
Why it matters: Your personal information could be shared with your employer if you use a business email for your Adobe account.
You, as a Personal User with an Adobe account assigned to a Business or a Business User, also acknowledge that Adobe may provide your personal information to such Business (including, for clarity, sharing your information with an administrator of your Business), such as your name, email address and Entitlement information.
1.4 Business Email Domains, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Sensitive Personal Information is prohibited from being stored or collected.
You agree not to collect, process, or store Sensitive Personal Information using the Services and Software, unless authorized by Adobe, intended by the Services, or governed by Product Specific Terms. You also agree not to transmit, disclose, or make available Sensitive Personal Information to Adobe or its third-party providers. Sensitive Personal Information includes financial information, data about sexual behavior or orientation, medical/health information, biometric data, and personal information of children protected under child data protection laws.
Why it matters: You are barred from using Adobe services to handle sensitive personal information, which could limit certain uses of the software.
You agree not to transmit, disclose, or make available Sensitive Personal Information to Adobe or Adobe’s third-party providers. “**Sensitive Personal Information**” means an individual’s financial information, data concerning an individual’s sexual behavior or sexual orientation, medical, or health information protected under any health data protection laws, biometric data, personal information of children protected under any child data protection laws (such as the personal information defined under the U.
2.4 Sensitive Personal Information, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Adobe can delete your content after your license ends.
Adobe reserves the right to delete your content after a 30-day transition period following the termination or expiration of your license term.
Why it matters: You could lose access to your content if you do not download it within 30 days after your license ends.
At the end of this 30-day transition period, we reserve the right to delete your Content. You should download any Content that you have stored in the Services before your license ends.
How the company collects, uses, and shares your data.
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Adobe employees may review your cloud content in some cases.
Adobe employees may review your cloud content if you request it (e.g., support), if you make it public, if it's flagged as illegal or abusive, or if you participate in a prerelease, beta, or product improvement program.
Why it matters: Your cloud content could be seen by Adobe employees under specific conditions, including when you seek support or participate in certain programs.
1. when you ask us (like contacting our support team); 2. when you make your Cloud Content publicly available (like on Adobe Stock or Behance); 3. when your Cloud Content is flagged or reported as illegal or abusive (like Child Sexual Abuse Materials); or 4. when you opt in to a prerelease, beta, or product improvement program (like the Adobe Photoshop Improvement Program). [Learn more](https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/machine-learning-faq.html)
Adobe does not scan or review content stored locally on your device.
Adobe states that they do not scan or review content stored locally on your device.
Why it matters: Content stored only on your device remains private from Adobe's scanning or review processes.
**(B) No Scanning or Review of Local Content.** For Content stored locally on your device (“**Local Content**”), we do not scan or review your Content.
Adobe will not train Generative AI models on your content, except for Adobe Stock Marketplace submissions.
Adobe will not use your Local or Cloud Content to train generative AI models, with the exception of content that you choose to submit to the Adobe Stock marketplace.
Why it matters: Your content will not be used to train Adobe's generative AI models unless you specifically submit it to the Adobe Stock marketplace.
**(F) Generative AI.** We will not use your Local or Cloud Content to train generative AI models except for Content you choose to submit to the Adobe Stock marketplace, and this use is governed by the separate Adobe Stock Contributor Agreement.
Your personal information may be transferred across borders.
Adobe processes and stores information in the U.S. and other countries, and by using their services, you authorize Adobe to transfer your personal information across national borders and to other countries where Adobe and its partners operate.
Why it matters: Your personal information could be stored and processed in other countries, which may have different data protection laws than your home country.
We process and store information in the U.S. and other countries. By using our Services and Software, you authorize Adobe to transfer your personal information across national borders and to other countries where Adobe and its partners operate.
2.5 Transfer of Personal Information, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation and Renewal
How to cancel, how to renew, and what terms apply to each.
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You must stop using services and cancel your subscription if you don't agree to updated terms.
If you do not agree to Adobe's amended Terms, you must stop using their Services and Software and, if applicable, cancel your subscription.
Why it matters: You must cease using services and cancel any subscription if you do not accept changes to the terms.
If you do not agree to the amended Terms, you must stop using our Services and Software and, if applicable, cancel your subscription.
These are less common, but important, details that could affect you.
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You are solely responsible for activities on your account.
You are responsible for all activity that occurs via your account, even if it is not by you or without your knowledge or consent.
Why it matters: You bear the responsibility for any actions taken through your account, regardless of who performed them or if you authorized them.
You, as a Personal User or a Business User, are responsible for all activity that occurs via your account even if that activity is not by you or is without your knowledge or consent.