Does Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) (Pro / Max / Teams) train on your code?

Trains on code

Yes, unless you opt out

Default

Training ON by default; paid users can opt out. On Teams only an admin can opt out.

How to opt out

Data Controls settings page > opt out of training (Teams: admin only). After opting out, ZDR with model providers is enabled.

Retention

Kept for the duration of the customer relationship; feedback/interaction data 'as long as needed'.

Telemetry

Not published.

Disable telemetry

Not published.

Zero data retention

partial · ZDR at model providers after opt-out; Cognition itself retains for the relationship.

Offline / local model

no · None documented.

Self-hostable

no · SaaS.

Score

23/100 · training 12/40 · retention 6/25 · offline 0/20 · telemetry 5/15

Classes: training Yes, unless you 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).

Plan names from docs.devin.ai (Free, Pro, Max, Teams, Enterprise).

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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