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Source-backed from Canva Privacy Policy

125
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
20
verified controls

5 of them depend on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 4 findings
  • Camera & Photos 3 findings
  • Microphone & Audio 1 finding
  • Contacts 1 finding
  • Messages 1 finding
  • Tracking 9 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 17 findings
  • Sharing 19 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 48 findings
  • Other 22 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Sharing No direct setting OpenAI is among the providers that process Canva Education student data

What this means

Canva lists OpenAI, for Canva AI products, among the third-party service providers that process student data for Canva Education.

Canva's list of third-party service providers that process Canva Education student data includes OpenAI, for Canva AI products.

Why this matters

Data from students using Canva Education is processed by an outside AI company for Canva's AI products.

What the policy says

OpenAI (Canva AI products)

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What you can do

No setting found that directly changes this practice.

In the Canva documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that changes this specific practice.

A broader option is available

A school may contact Canva about data collected from a student, and the policy's general request for access, correction or deletion is not stated to exclude students; no route specific to students is stated.

That is a wider action rather than a privacy setting for this practice — it changes more than this, and it is not the same as turning this off.

Advertising & Profiling Canva may get information about you from public sources, social media and data providers

What this means

Canva says it may obtain information about you from third-party sources, such as public sources, social media platforms and third-party data providers and information services.

Canva may obtain information about you from third-party sources, such as public sources, social media platforms and third-party data providers and information services.

Why this matters

What Canva knows about you may not be limited to what you tell it or do on Canva.

What the policy says

We may obtain information about you from third-party sources, such as public sources, social media platforms (like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and other platforms) and third-party data providers and information services. Examples of the information we may obtain from such third parties include your company, company size, job title and seniority, industry and other profile information.

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What you can do

A privacy control may reduce part of this practice.

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Advertising & Profiling Canva shares certain information with platforms like Facebook and TikTok to advertise to lookalike users

What this means

Canva says it shares certain information with social media platforms, such as Facebook and TikTok, to show ads to potential new users whose demographics and behavior look like those of its existing users.

Canva shares certain information with social media platforms such as Facebook and TikTok to show ads to potential new users whose demographics and behavior look like those of its existing users.

Why this matters

Being a Canva user helps Canva aim ads at other people whose demographics and behavior resemble its users'.

What the policy says

We also share certain information with social media platforms, such as Facebook and Tiktok, to display advertising to potential new users whose demographics and behaviour look like those of our existing users. You can opt out of having your email matched by Liveramp here (opens in a new tab or window) or by contacting us here (opens in a new tab or window) .

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What you can do

A privacy control may reduce part of this practice, where it is available to you.

Plainlyst Premium shows where to find it, what it changes, what it doesn’t change, and what may stop working.

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Controls & Permissions 4
  • Location 2
  • Tracking 2
  • Contacts 1
  • Messages 1
  • Other 1
  • Sharing 1

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  • Location 2 more
  • Camera & Photos 3 more
  • Microphone & Audio 1 more
  • Tracking 7 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 15 more
  • Sharing 17 more
  • Controls & Permissions 44 more
  • Other 21 more

  • Complete report

    110 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

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    20 verified privacy controls, 3 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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