Canva AI policy evolution
Before/after stance changes across captured policy versions, with exact citations. If no before/after delta is available yet, AIRIN shows the latest citation-backed stance events instead.
worsenedhigh materialitytrainingJul 19, 2026 to Jul 20, 2026
model training worsened from low/no training claim to high/training permitted.
Stance key: model training. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · no training claim
low
“Your [Privacy Settings(opens in a new tab or window)](https://www.canva.com/settings/privacy-preferences) allow you to control whether your general usage data and/or User Content can improve AI-powered features. Canva and its trusted partners may use this to develop and improve AI-powered features if this is consistent with your [Privacy Settings(opens in a new tab or window)](https://www.canva.com/settings/privacy-preferences), which you can review and update at any time. We will not use User Content of Canva Education for AI training. Your privacy and choice are important to us and you’re always in control of your settings. Learn more [here(opens in a new tab or window)](https://www.canva.com/trust/privacy/).”
Terms of Service › “4\. Content and Designs”
Open citationAfter · training permitted
high
“You can manage (opens in a new tab or window) your preferences relating to how Canva and the third party service providers we engage to enable functionality within the Service, may use your data for training AI, including through the use of machine learning technologies. Please visit this page (opens in a new tab or window) for further information.”
§ 7 (Your choices about your information)
Open citationimprovedhigh materialitytrainingJul 8, 2026 to Jul 19, 2026
model training improved from high/training permitted to low/no training claim.
Stance key: model training. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · training permitted
high
“For Service improvement (including analytics and machine learning) : We may analyze your activity, content, media uploads and related data in your account to provide and customize the Service, including generating and storing that data as Memories, and to train our algorithms, models and AI products and services using machine learning to develop, improve and provide our Service. You can manage the use of your data for training AI to improve our Service in the privacy controls page under your privacy settings (opens in a new tab or window) . You can manage your Memories in your AI personalization settings (opens in a new tab or window) .”
§ 2 (How we use your information)
Open citationAfter · no training claim
low
“Your [Privacy Settings(opens in a new tab or window)](https://www.canva.com/settings/privacy-preferences) allow you to control whether your general usage data and/or User Content can improve AI-powered features. Canva and its trusted partners may use this to develop and improve AI-powered features if this is consistent with your [Privacy Settings(opens in a new tab or window)](https://www.canva.com/settings/privacy-preferences), which you can review and update at any time. We will not use User Content of Canva Education for AI training. Your privacy and choice are important to us and you’re always in control of your settings. Learn more [here(opens in a new tab or window)](https://www.canva.com/trust/privacy/).”
Terms of Service › “4\. Content and Designs”
Open citationworsenedhigh materialitytrainingJun 17, 2026 to Jul 8, 2026
model training worsened from low/no training claim to high/training permitted.
Stance key: model training. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · no training claim
low
“Your Privacy Settings (opens in a new tab or window) allow you to control whether your general usage data and/or User Content can improve AI-powered features. Canva and its trusted partners may use this to develop and improve AI-powered features if this is consistent with your Privacy Settings (opens in a new tab or window) , which you can review and update at any time. We will not use User Content of Canva Education for AI training. Your privacy and choice are important to us and you’re always in control of your settings. Learn more here (opens in a new tab or window) .”
§ 4 (Content and Designs)
Open citationAfter · training permitted
high
“For Service improvement (including analytics and machine learning) : We may analyze your activity, content, media uploads and related data in your account to provide and customize the Service, including generating and storing that data as Memories, and to train our algorithms, models and AI products and services using machine learning to develop, improve and provide our Service. You can manage the use of your data for training AI to improve our Service in the privacy controls page under your privacy settings (opens in a new tab or window) . You can manage your Memories in your AI personalization settings (opens in a new tab or window) .”
§ 2 (How we use your information)
Open citationGenerated from live stance events. Informational only, not legal advice.