Cline policy evolution

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

“Cline collects and uses telemetry and usage data, including consisting of non-code metadata, such as click events and generalized usage patterns (" Telemetry Data "). Telemetry is on by default and can be disabled at any time in the extension settings, after which no telemetry data will be transmitted to or retained by Cline. If you are a User that has installed a Cline Extension but direct all model calls through infrastructure you control, and you do not have a User Account, no User Content is collected with Telemetry Data. All Telemetry Data is and will be owned solely and exclusively by us, and, to the extent any ownership rights in or to the Telemetry Data vest in you, you hereby assign to us all rights (including Intellectual Property Rights), title, and interest in and to same. Accordingly, we may use, maintain, and/or process the Telemetry Data or any portion thereof for any lawful purpose, including, without limitation: (a) to provide and maintain the Service; (b) to improve our products and services (including the Service), and to develop new products, services, and/or features; (c) to monitor your usage of the Service; (d) for research and analytics, including, without limitation, data analysis, identifying usage trends, and/or customer research; and (e) to share analytics and other derived Telemetry Data with third parties, solely in de-identified or aggregated form. The Service may contain technological measures designed to prevent unauthorized or illegal use of the Service; you understand and acknowledge that we may use these and other lawful measures to verify your compliance with these Terms and to enforce our rights, including Intellectual Property Rights, in and to the Service.”