Backfrom Cohere’s own policies · verified 2026-09-02 · some facts not published
Cohere: data residency & retention
Headquarters
🇨🇦 Canada (Other)
Where inference runs
Not disclosed
Cohere does not publicly disclose where its SaaS API platform is hosted; models can alternatively run in customer-controlled environments on OCI, Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
Region pinning
Enterprise plans only
No self-serve region pinning for the SaaS API; data residency is achieved via private deployments (VPC/on-prem) or third-party cloud platforms, where Cohere receives no prompts.
Prompt retention
Retained · 30 days
Logged prompts and generations are automatically deleted after 30 days unless required for legal reasons or flagged for policy-violation review; data allowed for training may be retained separately.
Trains on API data
Yes, by default
By default Cohere may use prompts and generations (with personal information filtered) to train its models; customers can opt out any time via dashboard Data Controls.
Zero data retention
Available
ZDR is offered only to enterprise customers who make additional usage commitments; it disables misuse monitoring but usage metadata is still collected.
Compiled from Cohere’s published privacy policy, terms, and documentation on 2026-09-02. “Not disclosed” means Cohere publishes nothing on the point. Policies change without notice, so verify against the sources above before relying on this for compliance decisions.