Canva Terms of Use

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Use & Processing · Restriction or exception

Data mining, extraction or scraping of the Service and its contents is prohibited, including for AI and machine learning

You may not use any form of data mining, extraction or scraping on the Service and/or the contents available in it for any purpose, including but not limited to AI, machine learning and data science purposes.

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(viii) use any form of data mining, extraction, or scraping on the Service and/or the contents available in it for any purpose (including but not limited to AI, machine learning, and data science purposes);

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Applies whether you act yourself or through any third party.
  • Stated for “any purpose”, with AI and machine learning given as examples.

Not stated here

  • The text does not say whether this limits your own export or download of your Designs through the Service’s functions; section 15(c) separately mentions exporting your content using the Service’s functionality.

Use & Processing · Company practice

Canva acts as your data processor for certain Team subscriptions and Pro data-collection Designs

If you are part of a subscription that enables you to create a Team, or you are a Canva Pro user collecting personal data subject to Applicable Privacy Laws through a Canva Site or another Design type whose primary function is to collect information from end users, Canva collects, uses, transfers, discloses and stores certain personal data on your behalf as a data processor in connection with your use of the Service. In those cases its Data Processing Addendum applies and is incorporated into the Terms, and it sets out the personal data and processing operations Canva performs on your behalf.

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If you are part of a subscription that enables you to create a Team, or you’re a Canva Pro user collecting personal data subject to Applicable Privacy Laws (as defined in the Data Processing Addendum) through a Canva Site or other Design type where the primary functionality of the Design type is to collect information from end users, then Canva collects, uses, transfers, discloses and stores certain personal data on your behalf as a data processor in connection with your use of the Service.
Our Data Processing Addendum sets out the personal data Canva collects and processing operations Canva performs on your behalf as a data processor.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Two triggers: a subscription that enables creating a Team, or a Canva Pro user collecting personal data about end users through a Canva Site or similar Design type.
  • The Data Processing Addendum applies and is incorporated into the Terms in those cases.

Not stated here

  • The Data Processing Addendum and its definition of Applicable Privacy Laws were not supplied.
  • A short summary passage in the same section words the trigger as a subscription that has multiple seats rather than one that enables creating a Team; the summary does not replace the operative paragraph, and the difference is not resolved by the source.

Use & Processing · Restriction or exception

The Data Processing Addendum prevails over the Terms; processing outside it is Canva acting as data controller

If the Terms conflict with the Data Processing Addendum, the Addendum prevails. Any categories of personal data or processing operations that the Addendum does not set out are processed and protected by Canva as a data controller, subject to and in accordance with Canva’s Privacy Policy.

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In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Data Processing Addendum, the Data Processing Addendum will prevail.
Any categories of personal data or processing operations that are not set out in our Data Processing Addendum will be processed and protected by Canva as a data controller subject to and in accordance with Canva’s

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The precedence rule covers conflicts between the Terms and the Addendum only.

Not stated here

  • The Data Processing Addendum was not supplied, so which data and operations it covers is unknown.

Use & Processing · User right or choice

Your Privacy Settings control whether your usage data and User Content can improve Canva’s AI features

Your Privacy Settings let you control whether your general usage data and/or User Content can improve AI-powered features. Canva and its trusted partners may use this data to develop and improve AI-powered features if that is consistent with your Privacy Settings, which you can review and update at any time.

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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
which you can review and update at any time.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Use by Canva and its trusted partners is conditioned on being consistent with your Privacy Settings.
  • You can change the settings at any time.

Not stated here

  • The default Privacy Settings are not stated here.
  • “Trusted partners” is not defined in this text.
  • What “general usage data” includes is not defined here.
  • Section 6 says AI Products are subject to AI Product Terms, which were not supplied.

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Use & Processing · Company commitment

Canva says it will not use Canva Education User Content for AI training

Canva states, “We will not use User Content of Canva Education for AI training.”

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We will not use User Content of Canva Education for AI training.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Stated for User Content of Canva Education; the sentence does not address other data from Canva Education or other plans.

Not stated here

  • The Canva Education Additional Terms were not supplied and may say more.

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Use & Processing · User right or choice

You can withdraw or adjust marketing preferences at any time at no cost; essential messages continue

You can withdraw or adjust your marketing preferences at any time through your Message Preferences settings or the unsubscribe link in any marketing message, without cost. You will continue to receive essential service-related and legally required communications even if you opt out of marketing messages.

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You can withdraw or adjust your marketing preferences at any time, via your
or the unsubscribe link in any marketing message we send you, without any cost to you.
You will continue to receive essential service-related and legally required communications even if you opt out of marketing messages.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Opting out covers marketing messages only; essential service-related and legally required messages continue.

Not stated here

  • What counts as “essential service-related” communications is not defined.

Use & Processing · Permission or license

AI-powered features are subject to separate AI Product Terms

You may use AI-powered features and functionality that Canva may make available on the Service from time to time (“AI Products”). Your use of AI Products is subject to additional obligations and restrictions in the AI Product Terms.

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You may use AI-powered features and functionality Canva may make available on the Service from time to time (collectively, "AI Products").
Your use of AI Products is subject to additional obligations and restrictions in the

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Which AI features exist is up to Canva (“may make available from time to time”).

Not stated here

  • The AI Product Terms were not supplied, so the rules on AI inputs, outputs, ownership and data use are unknown.