Windsurf

Cognition · Coding agent · US · windsurf.com

Last verified 2026-09-16
Entry services/windsurf.yaml
Training on your data (default tier)
Depending on the plan terms, user content may be used to train, fine-tune and improve the models behind the service
Retention
Kept as needed to provide the service and meet legal obligations; deleted when no longer needed or on request
Data residency
Processed throughout the world, including the EU, UK and US

Vendor data-handling terms

Training on your data (default tier)
Depending on the plan terms, user content may be used to train, fine-tune and improve the models behind the service

The policy defers to plan terms for whether content is used in training; the individual and team plan terms were not reachable at the time of checking.

To customize your experience with our Services and otherwise improve our Services including, depending on the terms that apply to your use of the Services, using User Content to train, fine tune and improve the models that power our Services.
checked 2026-09-16
Cognition Privacy Policy (Windsurf)
Retention
Kept as needed to provide the service and meet legal obligations; deleted when no longer needed or on request
Retention We retain your personal information as needed to provide our Service to you, comply with legal obligations, or protect ours or others interests. / In line with these considerations, we delete information that is no longer needed for the above purposes or when you request deletion of your information.
checked 2026-09-16
Cognition Privacy Policy (Windsurf)
Data residency
Processed throughout the world, including the EU, UK and US
To facilitate our operations, Cognition, our third-party partners, and service providers may transfer, store, and process your personal information throughout the world, including the EU, UK and the US.
checked 2026-09-16
Cognition Privacy Policy (Windsurf)

Domains and endpoints

observed means seen in Unseen deployments; vendor-documented means listed by the vendor. Vendors do not publish complete lists.

HostRoleSource
codeium.comappobserved
windsurf.codeium.comappobserved
windsurf.comappobserved
api.codeium.comapiobserved

Assessment

Individual plans: highTeam and enterprise plans: medium

Reasoning: An AI code editor and IDE plugin, now part of Cognition. The privacy policy leaves training use to the plan terms, so a developer on a personal plan should assume code and prompts may be used to improve the models. Retention is open-ended and processing is worldwide.

Flags: Training use depends on plan terms · Personal plans on company code · Worldwide processing · Assessed 2026-09-16. The assessment is Unseen's; the terms above are the vendor's.

Changelog

  • 2026-09-16Documented. Training, retention and transfer terms verified against the Cognition privacy policy served at windsurf.com.
  • 2026-09-15Listed from the Unseen catalogue with observed domains.

Corrections

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