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Synthesia has moderate defaults; Google Imagen carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: GOOGLE IMAGEN NOT RECOMMENDED · SYNTHESIA ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE
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“ You also agree that our Privacy Policy applies to your use of our services. We also provide resources like the Copyright Help Center , Safety Center , Transparency Center , and descriptions of our technologies from our policies site to answer common questions and to set expectat…”
“ This Privacy Policy governs and explains how we collect and process your personal information when you (“ you ” or “ User ”) use our website, located at synthesia.io (“ Site ”), services and products accessible through the Site (“ Services ”), and the associated web-based softwa…”
“ Some of our services include content that belongs to Google — for example, many of the visual illustrations you see in Google Maps. You may use Google’s content as allowed by these terms and any service-specific additional terms , but we retain any intellectual property rights t…”
“ Most people who access or use our services understand the general rules that keep the internet safe and open. Unfortunately, a small number of people don’t respect those rules, so we’re describing them here to protect our services and users from abuse. In that spirit: You must n…”
“Fine-tuning the AI model to enable it to generate new videos with your Avatar based on the Sample performing a user-provided input;”
User's biometric data (Sample) is explicitly used to fine-tune Synthesia's AI models, meaning the user's likeness directly contributes to model training.
“using AI-generated content from our services to develop machine learning models or related AI technology”
Users are prohibited from using AI-generated outputs from Google services to train other machine learning models or develop AI technology. This significantly restricts commercial and technical use of outputs.
“ In addition to our third-party vendors acting on our behalf, we will only disclose, redisclose or otherwise disseminate Biometric Data in the following circumstances: As instructed by the Customer as a data controller; As required by applicable State or federal law or municip…”
“To provide you with our services, we sometimes send you service announcements and other information. To learn more about how we communicate with you, see Google’s Privacy Policy .”
Privacy practices are delegated entirely to a separate Privacy Policy not reproduced here. Users must review that separate document to understand data collection, use, and sharing practices.
“Avatar creation features require processing of the facial geometry and/or voiceprint from each of the Sample and Verification Recording. Certain steps in creating an Avatar involve the processing of data considered “ biometric data ”, “ biometric information ”, “ biometric identi…”
Synthesia collects and processes highly sensitive biometric data (facial geometry, voiceprints) which is subject to stringent regulation in multiple jurisdictions. Users should be aware of the elevated risk associated with providing such data.
“ An individual or entity who is not a consumer (see consumer).”