Companies/productivity
Adobe
Current privacy policylast checked 8/15/2026healthy
What Adobe takes from you. Straight from the captured policy. Tap any row for the exact quote.
Children's dataData about kids under 13 (or local age limits).Disclosed
“Certain products, including those listed below are available to children (individuals under the age of 13 or the equivalent age specified by law in your jurisdiction) but only under the direct supervision of an adult”
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Account activityHow and when you use your account.Collected
“We use cookies and other technologies to track the use of our Services and Software.”
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Device identifiersSerial numbers and IDs that mark your phone or laptop.Collected
“Your device (manufacturer, model, IP address)”
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Email addressThe email you sign up or log in with.Collected
“When you visit an Adobe office, we will collect Identifiers and Contact information such as your name, company name, and email address”
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Inferred profileGuesses about you — interests, habits, demographics.Collected
“we may infer or generate information based on the information we collect or combine information provided by you with information from third party sources, in accordance with applicable law”
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IP addressYour network address, which can reveal rough location.Collected
“Your device (manufacturer, model, IP address)”
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LocationWhere you are or where you've been.Collected
“We provide additional information regarding your location specific privacy rights and choices, available in the Location Specific Privacy Rights and Information Notice and the US Consumer Health Data Privacy Notice.”
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Your nameYour legal or profile name.Collected
“When you visit an Adobe office, we will collect Identifiers and Contact information such as your name, company name, and email address”
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Other dataAdditional data described in the policy.Collected
“We use your personal information to enable you to register with Adobe and to provide you with our Services and Software, and other products or services that you request.”
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Payment detailsCards, billing info, or transaction data.Collected
“Processing payments”
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Photos & videosImages and videos you upload or store.Collected
“There are several places within Adobe’s Services and Software that allow you to post comments, upload pictures, or submit content which will be publicly available where you choose to participate in these activities.”
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Voice recordingsAudio of your voice, like assistant commands or calls.Collected
“user generated requests such as search terms, prompts (e.g., text, images, videos, audio, etc.)”
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Why they use your data.
AdvertisingTargeting or measuring ads.Yes
“Insights from Content Analytics may be used to inform our marketing to you, subject to your opt-out rights regarding our marketing”
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AnalyticsMeasuring how people use the service.Yes
“we may perform analytics with Cloud Content to help us understand how our users are using our Services and Software to allow us to improve your Services and Software experience, provide recommendations to you, and customize your experience”
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SecurityPreventing fraud and protecting accounts.Yes
“Cloud Content may be automatically scanned to ensure we are not hosting illegal or abusive content, like Child Sexual Abuse Material”
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Sharing, retention & your controls.
You can get a copyYou can request the data they hold on you.Good sign
“you have the right to ask us for a copy of your personal information”
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Shares with advertisersData flows to advertising partners.Disclosed
“We also disclose personal information to other companies in the Adobe family and with advertising and sales partners consistent with your choices.”
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You can delete your dataThe policy offers a way to erase your data.Good sign
“We believe in transparency so you can control your data and make informed choices about how it is used.”
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Retention period disclosedThe policy says how long data is kept.Disclosed
“When you register for an account and create an Adobe ID, we process and keep most personal information we process on your behalf for as long as you are an active user of our Services and Software.”
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No controls disclosedThe captured policy doesn't disclose user controls.Good sign
“If another user invites you to participate in shared viewing, editing, or commenting of content, you may be able to delete your contributions, but usually the user who invited you has full control.”
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You can opt outYou can say no to some uses of your data.Good sign
“You can ask us to stop processing this information.”
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Shares with third partiesData goes to other companies.Disclosed
“We also disclose information with third parties we engage to process personal information on our behalf or when such sharing is required by law, or in certain other situations.”
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No sharing disclosedThe captured policy doesn't disclose sharing.Says no
“We will disclose your personal information within the Adobe family of companies for the purposes identified above (see a list of Adobe entities and our acquired companies).”
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What changed.
No published changes yet.
Full evidence record (25 published claims)
sensitive · children
We found: disclosed
“Certain products, including those listed below are available to children (individuals under the age of 13 or the equivalent age specified by law in your jurisdiction) but only under the direct supervision of an adult”
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claim d050bec73d1d888be989bf180f328893465eab185f2d758b6941aa7cb21e0fec
control · access
We found: disclosed
“you have the right to ask us for a copy of your personal information”
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claim 2294bc3533f47335c200fe5729f22645b83af46d007586d4682d8404f56120cb
control · none disclosed
We found: disclosed
“If another user invites you to participate in shared viewing, editing, or commenting of content, you may be able to delete your contributions, but usually the user who invited you has full control.”
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claim 32c5a4c68fe89e541d37bcc7ead36065d620ea6f96db22cf669b2d619e80d3bf
data collected · account activity
We found: disclosed
“We use cookies and other technologies to track the use of our Services and Software.”
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claim 9a8ee4eb7a28b3b9273314cbfc4f453306e680bfd6165f4ad8fbf86cd75b85b0
purpose · analytics
We found: disclosed
“we may perform analytics with Cloud Content to help us understand how our users are using our Services and Software to allow us to improve your Services and Software experience, provide recommendations to you, and customize your experience”
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claim 1da3a6834e746d1a7adf6ee911e48cce975242562c1407994df6fd62e19f2fd2
purpose · advertising
We found: disclosed
“Insights from Content Analytics may be used to inform our marketing to you, subject to your opt-out rights regarding our marketing”
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claim 44f13f7d48696b9865b572d38535cb59d3dc15e185e102d717e624f4c45c8c62
data collected · photos
We found: disclosed
“There are several places within Adobe’s Services and Software that allow you to post comments, upload pictures, or submit content which will be publicly available where you choose to participate in these activities.”
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claim 47baa4000b618eece6dddfe7c0c8d01db12c424ffb569711b8a517374c81d14e
sharing · third party
We found: disclosed
“We also disclose information with third parties we engage to process personal information on our behalf or when such sharing is required by law, or in certain other situations.”
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claim d9c003e87f9db4a95dba283d3e562e89ea3157f53c1ac938529ba0eafa0333db
control · opt out
We found: disclosed
“You can ask us to stop processing this information.”
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claim f4178da6da9dffb8d12d708a90f97bf294acfc151d0ad3912ce4c925bed79d1b
data collected · name
We found: disclosed
“When you visit an Adobe office, we will collect Identifiers and Contact information such as your name, company name, and email address”
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claim 9d8cd165793abe3e414e75e43bce47bb86fb312e3368c25344a89b0e5a72fd9c
data collected · ip address
We found: disclosed
“Your device (manufacturer, model, IP address)”
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claim 639b2fb61f07d3e0137e9db097767dc955816ed3e591c90215e738ec1ff0a074
sharing · none disclosed
We found: not disclosed
“We will disclose your personal information within the Adobe family of companies for the purposes identified above (see a list of Adobe entities and our acquired companies).”
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claim 975c2a47c0ff6a3bcc69ba25300ec2315eb4e2965e46b73c76d069a3dbe39134
sharing · advertising partner
We found: disclosed
“We also disclose personal information to other companies in the Adobe family and with advertising and sales partners consistent with your choices.”
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claim bc82ba003ffd73e29befe4f712f943292545e725fea8e3aeae4049eec953b55a
purpose · security
We found: disclosed
“Cloud Content may be automatically scanned to ensure we are not hosting illegal or abusive content, like Child Sexual Abuse Material”
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claim d64684e475bf5d9c93283b56d92e7d552072a24376b60ee0154b8cb1ffd416bc
data collected · voice
We found: disclosed
“user generated requests such as search terms, prompts (e.g., text, images, videos, audio, etc.)”
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claim 22529704c14ca059097cdb624a7c21ddfc0f6d428aa580e5ddb2e2c9f8c57b24
data collected · email
We found: disclosed
“When you visit an Adobe office, we will collect Identifiers and Contact information such as your name, company name, and email address”
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claim 74601aecaf1c6a571b4e4cda03bdec7d7158f709f904d383a5e43c405a26277f
data collected · device id
We found: disclosed
“Your device (manufacturer, model, IP address)”
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claim af1e9e8e1aff55e16d4ff9bfa4c614a53f8a127c384f650656f1a872ae2a855b
retention · duration disclosed
We found: disclosed
“When you register for an account and create an Adobe ID, we process and keep most personal information we process on your behalf for as long as you are an active user of our Services and Software.”
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claim df632231f5eca62922f8666fd0506948c4f1b4bf0c9bcdf44d7a584bab884df0
region · other
We found: disclosed
“The main locations where we process your personal information are the US and India, but we also transfer personal information to all other countries in which Adobe or its affiliates, providers, and partners operate.”
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claim ca4b13aab2ef34af6fcee7eac88a3354faa32181e9c034e385b24e565b6c11b0
data collected · location
We found: disclosed
“We provide additional information regarding your location specific privacy rights and choices, available in the Location Specific Privacy Rights and Information Notice and the US Consumer Health Data Privacy Notice.”
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claim 2cf3ff1e442e78b54d89b061101405c1ddfcdbd159113394b4dd8a088c28534a
data collected · other
We found: disclosed
“We use your personal information to enable you to register with Adobe and to provide you with our Services and Software, and other products or services that you request.”
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claim 1298d1488598ba17b7e72eafb533cf45e569aadcc2cb3e76aebcc6b59356b443
region · US
We found: disclosed
“The main locations where we process your personal information are the US and India, but we also transfer personal information to all other countries in which Adobe or its affiliates, providers, and partners operate.”
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claim 87d668a90806d3a21a0b090d3d06074eec0c0d07eb2e9c3e5fcaa1b30c1c1cb7
data collected · inferred profile
We found: disclosed
“we may infer or generate information based on the information we collect or combine information provided by you with information from third party sources, in accordance with applicable law”
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claim 5744169199194814517b5c32c8fdad80e111eb7da31d36f64942942e7b23e6bc
data collected · payment
We found: disclosed
“Processing payments”
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claim d45dc5a4eaaf8b7950753950d45db7c5c291576d78de490853dae614931c5876
control · deletion
We found: disclosed
“We believe in transparency so you can control your data and make informed choices about how it is used.”
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claim 184c87df51435b71e22d0d01bc905b182e11fdbcdf50990e9983e5fbcd804f8e