Zed's Privacy and Security Philosophy and Documentation

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# Privacy and Security

## Philosophy

Zed aims to collect on the minimum data necessary to serve and improve our product.

We believe in opt-in data sharing as the default in building AI products, rather than opt-out, like most of our competitors. Privacy Mode is not a setting to be toggled, it's a default stance.

As an open-source product, we believe in maximal transparency, and invite you to examine our codebase. If you find issues, we encourage you to share them with us.

It is entirely possible to use Zed without sharing any data with us and without authenticating into the product. We're happy to always support this desired use pattern.

## Documentation

- [Telemetry](../telemetry.md): How Zed collects general telemetry data.

- [AI Improvement](./ai-improvement.md): Zed's opt-in-only approach to data collection for AI improvement, whether our Agentic offering or Edit Predictions.

- [Accounts](../accounts.md): When and why you'd need to authenticate into Zed, how to do so, and what scope we need from you.

## Legal Links

- [Terms of Service](https://zed.dev/terms-of-service)
- [Terms of Use](https://zed.dev/terms)
- [Privacy Policy](https://zed.dev/privacy-policy)
- [Zed's Contributor License and Feedback Agreement](https://zed.dev/cla)
- [Subprocessors](https://zed.dev/subprocessors)

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Title: Zed's Privacy and Security Philosophy and Documentation

Summary

This section outlines Zed's commitment to privacy and security, emphasizing minimal data collection, opt-in data sharing, and transparency through its open-source nature. It details how Zed can be used without sharing data or authentication. The section also provides links to documentation on telemetry, AI improvement data collection, account usage, and legal documents like the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.