Canva Adobe
On what the policies say, there's nothing between them. Both are graded D.
Canva
Canva trains its AI models on your activity, content and uploads by default, with an opt-out in privacy settings. Canva Education content is excluded from AI training.
Verdict
D
- Trains on you by default
- A self-serve opt-out exists
- On by default. An opt-out exists, but you have to go looking for it.
- 5 Oct 2026
Adobe
Adobe analyses your content with machine learning to improve its products by default, and says so plainly. An opt-out exists and the policy points to it.
Verdict
D
- Trains on you by default
- A self-serve opt-out exists
- On by default. An opt-out exists, but you have to go looking for it.
- 5 Oct 2026
Canva: every plan
Canva · what each plan can refuse · checked 5 Oct 2026
Free & Pro (consumer accounts)
YES
Self-serve toggle
Not stated
Not stated
Unknown
32 / 50
On by default, with a way out
15 / 33
One switch, but the policy never says which way it ships
0 / 4
No paywall on the control
1 / 4
2 kinds of data are in scope
2 / 4
The policy does not say whether people read it
2 / 2
Nothing is said about de-identification
Canva Education (students)
NO
Nothing to switch off
Not stated
Not stated
Unknown
14 / 50
Off by default
0 / 33
Nothing is on, so nothing needs refusing
0 / 4
No paywall on the control
0 / 4
One kind of data is in scope
2 / 4
The policy does not say whether people read it
2 / 2
Nothing is said about de-identification
Free & Pro (consumer accounts)TRAINS: YES
- Self-serve toggle
- Not stated
- 52 / 100
- Not stated
- Unknown
Canva Education (students)TRAINS: NO
- Nothing to switch off
- Not stated
- 18 / 100
- Not stated
- Unknown
Adobe: every plan
Adobe · what each plan can refuse · checked 5 Oct 2026
All accounts (Creative Cloud / Document Cloud)
YES
Self-serve toggle
Not stated
Not stated
Unknown
32 / 50
On by default, with a way out
15 / 33
One switch, but the policy never says which way it ships
0 / 4
No paywall on the control
0 / 4
One kind of data is in scope
2 / 4
The policy does not say whether people read it
2 / 2
Nothing is said about de-identification
All accounts (Creative Cloud / Document Cloud)TRAINS: YES
- Self-serve toggle
- Not stated
- 51 / 100
- Not stated
- Unknown