Aug 28, 2026retentionhigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“When you cancel your subscription, we try to save it for some time in case you need it later, but we reserve the right to delete content.”Open citation
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Aug 28, 2026retentionlow
content ownership
Latest stance: user retains rights
“(A) For any font or font file you upload or submit to the Services and Software (“ **Creative Cloud Customer Fonts**”) you represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to allow us to use, reproduce, display, host, and distribute the Creative Cloud Customer Fonts through the Services and Software **for your use**. Creative Cloud Customer Fonts are not considered Content, as defined in the Terms. You retain all rights to the unmodified Creative Cloud Customer Fonts. You acknowledge that enabling the display of any Creative Cloud Customer Font with the Services and Software for your use may require us to use Adobe Technology, including our proprietary font-optimization technology, and that we retain all rights to such Adobe Technology. “ **Adobe Technology**” means technology owned by us or licensed to us by a third-party (including the Services and Software and any related intellectual property rights throughout the world), any Feedback provided to us that is incorporated into any of the foregoing, and any of the modifications, or extensions of any of the foregoing, whenever or wherever developed. Adobe does not represent or warrant that any such Creative Cloud Customer Fonts will be compatible with or be suitable for use with the Services or Software.”Open citation
Aug 28, 2026retentionhigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“(A) For any font or font file you upload or submit to the Services and Software (“ **Creative Cloud Customer Fonts**”) you represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to allow us to use, reproduce, display, host, and distribute the Creative Cloud Customer Fonts through the Services and Software **for your use**. Creative Cloud Customer Fonts are not considered Content, as defined in the Terms. You retain all rights to the unmodified Creative Cloud Customer Fonts. You acknowledge that enabling the display of any Creative Cloud Customer Font with the Services and Software for your use may require us to use Adobe Technology, including our proprietary font-optimization technology, and that we retain all rights to such Adobe Technology. “ **Adobe Technology**” means technology owned by us or licensed to us by a third-party (including the Services and Software and any related intellectual property rights throughout the world), any Feedback provided to us that is incorporated into any of the foregoing, and any of the modifications, or extensions of any of the foregoing, whenever or wherever developed. Adobe does not represent or warrant that any such Creative Cloud Customer Fonts will be compatible with or be suitable for use with the Services or Software.”Open citation
Aug 28, 2026retentionhigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“(D) Upon termination or closure of your account, we reserve the right to delete your Creative Cloud Customer Fonts. Some copies of your Creative Cloud Customer Fonts may be retained as part of our routine backups.”Open citation
Aug 28, 2026retentionhigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“You are responsible for keeping your account active, which means you must sign in and use your account periodically to avoid any Content deletion, disruption or loss of access to the Services and Software, or termination of your account. If you don't sign into your account periodically, we reserve the right to assume your account is inactive, and you agree that we may permanently delete your Content stored in the account or close your account entirely. Prior to permanently deleting your Content or closing your account for inactivity, we will attempt to provide notice to you. For the avoidance of doubt, this section 5.3 (Free Account Inactivity) does not apply to paid accounts in good standing.”Open citation
Aug 4, 2026retentionmedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“When you make your Cloud Content publicly available, additional human review may occur. Providing you with the Adobe Services and Software for which you have registered and any other products and services you have requested; Analyzing your use and measuring effectiveness of our Services and Software to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them and engage and retain users; Sending you information about Adobe products and services, special offers and similar information, and sharing your information with third parties for their own marketing purposes, where your consent is not required; Analyzing your use and navigation of our Services and Software, your profile information, your interaction with our communications (excluding your content), to: Detect and prevent fraudulent, deceptive, or, illegal activity, or misuse of our Services and Software; Improve our Services and Software, and the user experience, subject to your opt-out and consent rights, including those described here ; Tailor and customize the Services and Software through marketing communications ( learn more ); Analyzing your interactions with our customer support agents and sales representatives to improve our products and services, increase customer satisfaction and evaluate sales opportunities and sales performance; Diagnosing problems in our Services and Software; Conducting surveys and market research about our customers, their interests, the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns, and customer satisfaction (unless we need consent to undertake such surveys, in which case we will only do this with your permission); Investigating and responding to any comments or complaints that you may send us; Checking the validity of the sort code, account number, and card number you submit if”Open citation
Aug 4, 2026retentionmedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“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. If you have questions or concerns about this, please contact us . anchor websites-applications Is my personal information secure? We work hard to protect your personal information. We employ administrative, technical, and physical security controls where appropriate, such as encryption, 2-step verification, and appropriate contractual confidentiality obligations for employees and contractors. anchor info-secure Where does Adobe store my personal information? Your personal information and files are stored on Adobe’s servers and the servers of companies we engage to provide services to us. anchor info-store Does Adobe transfer my personal information across national borders? 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. We carry out these transfers in compliance with applicable laws – for example, by putting data transfer agreements in place to help protect your personal information. Adobe complies with the EU-U.S., UK Extension to the EU-U.S., and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. To learn more, see our Cross Border Data Transfers page , or visit the U.S.”Open citation
Aug 4, 2026retentionmedium
retention
Latest stance: indefinite or necessity based
“We also keep a permanent record of the fact that you have asked us not to send you direct marketing or to process your information so that we can respect your request in the future. anchor retain Can children use Adobe websites and apps? 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: Adobe Express, Creative Cloud, and Document Cloud apps are available to students, including children, for educational purposes under the supervision of school personnel. To provide these Student Services, Adobe collects student data on behalf of participating schools. For more information about how children’s data is handled in this context, see Adobe’s COPPA Notice for Student Services . Project Aqua is an app designed for parents and guardians to use with children. For more information about how children’s data is handled in this app, see Project Aqua Children’s Privacy Notice . All other Adobe Services and Software are not intended for use by children and certain products specifically prohibit users who are under a certain age. If you do not meet applicable age requirements, please do not use those Services and Software. If you believe we have mistakenly or unintentionally collected personal information from a minor without appropriate permission or consent, please contact us using t he privacy inquiry form (also found in the Contact section below) and we will take appropriate steps to respond to your request.”Open citation
Aug 4, 2026retentionhigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“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. 3.4 User-Generated Content #E1E1E1 Section 3.4 means: Users may upload and share their content using our products and we are not responsible for this content. If you find offensive content, you can flag this content for us to review. style xs-spacing, grid-width-12 We may host user-generated content from our users. If you access our Services, you may come across user-generated content that is illegal or that you find offensive or upsetting. We bear no responsibility for such user-generated content. If available, you may also click on the “Report” button to report this content to us. You may learn more about our content moderation policies and practices, including how to report content to us at our Transparency Center . 3.5 Sample Files “ Sample Files ” means Adobe-provided audio, visual, video, or other content files for use in tutorials, demonstrations, and for other trial purposes, which may be identified as sample files. Sample Files cannot be used for any other purpose than for which they were provided. You cannot distribute Sample Files in any way that allows a third party to use, download, extract, or access the Sample Files as a stand-alone file, and you cannot claim any rights in the Sample Files. 3.6 Content Files #E1E1E1 Section 3.6 means: You have the right to use the content or assets that we make available to you. You can even change or modify this content in your work. style xs-spacing, grid-width-12 “ Content Files ” means Adobe assets provided as part of the Services and Software. Unless documentation or specific licenses (including but not limited to Product Specific Terms)”Open citation
Aug 4, 2026retentionhigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“to use Adobe Technology, including our proprietary font-optimization technology, and that we retain all rights to such Adobe Technology. “ Adobe Technology ” means technology owned by us or licensed to us by a third-party (including the Services and Software and any related intellectual property rights throughout the world), any Feedback provided to us that is incorporated into any of the foregoing, and any of the modifications, or extensions of any of the foregoing, whenever or wherever developed. Adobe does not represent or warrant that any such Creative Cloud Customer Fonts will be compatible with or be suitable for use with the Services or Software. (B) If we are informed by a third party, such as a foundry, or become aware that you do not have the rights to which you warrant in section 3.10(A) (Creative Cloud Customer Fonts) or that your Creative Cloud Customer Fonts violate third-party Intellectual Property Rights, then we may remove the Creative Cloud Customer Fonts from your account, from the Services, or from the Content that uses such Creative Cloud Customer Fonts. You acknowledge that if we remove your Creative Cloud Customer Fonts from your account, the Services or the Content that uses the Creative Cloud Customer Fonts, or the display of your Content may change, and we will have no liability in connection with the removal. Information about how your Content may change can be found here: https://www.adobe.com/go/cc-fonts-faq . (C) You may revoke our access to your Creative Cloud Customer Fonts and terminate our rights at any time by deleting your Creative Cloud Customer Fonts from the Service. (D) Upon termination or closure of your account, we reserve the right to delete your Creative Cloud Customer Fonts. Some copies of your Creative Cloud Customer Fonts”Open citation
Aug 4, 2026retentionhigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“security and control of your Adobe Account. Adobe may require you to enable multi-factor authentication and provide a phone number or an alternate email for security purposes. Adobe assumes no responsibility for any loss that you may sustain due to a compromise of your account login credentials, or your failure to follow or act on any notices or alerts that we may send to your email address or telephone number. You are responsible for keeping your email address and telephone number up to date to receive any notices or alerts that we may send you, and you are also responsible for carefully reviewing any messages purporting to be from Adobe to ensure they are legitimate. We assume no responsibility if you are unable to access your Adobe Account because you cannot provide the appropriate login credentials, such as a password, email address, or telephone number. If you suspect that your Adobe Account or any of your security details have been compromised, please contact your account administrator or Adobe Customer Care https://www.adobe.com/go/csupport_subscripterms . 5.3 Free Account Inactivity You are responsible for keeping your account active, which means you must sign in and use your account periodically to avoid any Content deletion, disruption or loss of access to the Services and Software, or termination of your account. If you don't sign into your account periodically, we reserve the right to assume your account is inactive, and you agree that we may permanently delete your Content stored in the account or close your account entirely. Prior to permanently deleting your Content or closing your account for inactivity, we will attempt to provide notice to you. For the avoidance of doubt, this section 5.3 (Free Account Inactivity) does not apply to paid accounts in”Open citation
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