Does Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) (Free) train on your code?

Trains on code

Yes, no opt-out

Default

By default Cognition may use your data for model training. The opt-out is only offered on paid plans.

How to opt out

No opt-out documented for Free. Upgrade to a paid plan, or don't use it for private code.

Retention

Data kept for the duration of the customer relationship; feedback and interaction data 'as long as needed'.

Telemetry

Not published: not documented on the pages checked.

Disable telemetry

Not published.

Zero data retention

no · ZDR with model providers switches on only after a paid-plan opt-out.

Offline / local model

no · No offline mode documented.

Self-hostable

no · SaaS.

Score

11/100 · training 0/40 · retention 6/25 · offline 0/20 · telemetry 5/15 · cap: trains with no opt-out => F

Classes: training Yes, no opt-out · retention Long / indefinite · telemetry Not published · offline no

Not published (not found in the vendor's official sources)

telemetry_sent

Notes

windsurf.com now redirects to devin.ai/desktop. Windsurf is now 'Devin Desktop'. The data policy cited is Cognition's (docs.devin.ai).

Since the week of Nov 2, 2026, Cognition's privacy policy says it discloses identifiers, commercial information and network activity to advertising partners, which may count as a 'sale' or 'sharing' under US state privacy laws. Opt out on Cognition's Privacy Choices page or with Global Privacy Control (GPC). Not scored: the rubric grades what happens to your code, not ad tracking.

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