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Canva

Design & Creative ToolsLast updated: 2026-06-10

Canva is a design platform, reviewed for privacy controls, AI data analysis choices, sharing, retention, and account/data rights.

ScoreLatest FindingScore BreakdownSource & EvidenceCompanyAlternatives
ScoreLatest FindingScore BreakdownSource & EvidenceCompanyAlternatives

60

Mixed

Weak
Weak
Weak
Mixed
Good

Overall Score

60

Mixed

AI Training:55
Weak
Data Sharing:55
Weak
Ads & Tracking:55
Weak
Data Retention:60
Mixed
User Control:75
Good

Overall Score

60

Mixed

AI Training:55
Weak
Data Sharing:55
Weak
Ads & Tracking:55
Weak
Data Retention:60
Mixed
User Control:75
Good

Latest Policy Findings: 2026-06-10

Canva gives users decent privacy controls, but marketing tracking and optional AI data-analysis settings still matter.

Strongest: User Control
75/100

Canva is strongest where users can manage account rights, privacy requests, deletion, and some AI-related preferences directly.

Weakest: Ads & Tracking
55/100

The weakest area is still the surrounding tracking and marketing layer, plus any optional data-analysis or sharing choices tied to AI features.

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Score Breakdown:

AI Training

55

Weak

55

Weak

Canva says privacy settings control whether Canva and technology partners may use data to improve AI services for everyone.

-25Source [1]

Canva AI inputs may be shared with technology partners to provide AI functionality.

-20Source [2]

Canva gives users privacy settings for AI-service improvement use.

+20Source [3]

Data Sharing

55

Weak

55

Weak

Canva still shares data with affiliates and third-party service providers to operate the service and pursue legitimate interests.

-25Source [4]

Canva may obtain profile and interest data from social platforms and third-party data providers for promotions and personalization.

-20Source [5]

Canva documents privacy rights including access, correction, deletion, restriction, export, and objection.

+15Source [6]

Users can unlink third-party accounts after connecting them to Canva.

+15Source [7]

Canva lets users opt out of collecting more data from third-party providers for tailored messaging.

+10Source [8]

The policy names key sharing paths such as affiliates, service providers, social platforms, and third-party data providers.

+15Source [9]

Ads & Tracking

55

Weak

55

Weak

Canva and third-party partners create online identifiers and use cookies and similar technologies across the service.

-20Source [10]

Some providers can combine cookie and pixel data with email or mailing-address data to help Canva serve relevant offers.

-15Source [11]

Canva also receives advertising engagement information from ad servers, ad networks, and social media platforms.

-10Source [12]

Canva provides browser-level cookie controls and points users to cookie settings.

+15Source [13]

Canva's policy is explicit about cookies, online identifiers, pixels, tags, and similar technologies.

+20Source [14]

Students using Canva Education are carved out of several advertising uses described elsewhere in the policy.

+20Source [15]

Data Retention

60

Mixed

60

Mixed

Canva retains profile information and user content while it has legal, audit, backup, archival, or service-related reasons to keep them.

-20Source [16]

The public policy does not provide one short, simple deletion window for most content and account data.

-20Source [17]

Users can request deletion or restriction of personal information through Canva's privacy channels.

+20Source [18]

Canva gives users a path to stop future AI-improvement use through privacy settings.

+20Source [19]

Canva documents a formal privacy-rights process instead of leaving retention questions entirely undocumented.

+20Source [20]

User Control

75

Good

75

Good

Canva provides a privacy controls page with AI-training settings.

+20Source [21]

Users can submit privacy rights requests for access, correction, deletion, restriction, export, and objection.

+20Source [22]

Users can control cookies through browser settings and can opt out of some tailored messaging data collection.

+20Source [23]

Users can unlink connected third-party accounts after using them with Canva.

+15Source [24]

Some privacy rights and controls depend on country-specific laws and request workflows.

-15Source [25]

Several controls still rely on browser settings, connected platforms, or separate provider interfaces rather than one Canva-only switch.

-10Source [26]

Source & Evidence Links:

Sources:

Canva Privacy Page

Open: canva.com

Latest Finding

Open: canva.com

Canva Privacy Page

Open: canva.com

Evidence:

1. AI Use

Canva says privacy settings control whether Canva and technology partners may use data to improve AI services for everyone.

Open: canva.com

2. AI Use

Canva AI inputs may be shared with technology partners to provide AI functionality.

Open: canva.com

3. AI Use

Canva gives users privacy settings for AI-service improvement use.

Open: canva.com

Company Details:

Founded

Jan 2012

Founder

Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams

Parent Company

Canva

Lifecycle

Active

Category

Design & Creative Tools

CEO

Melanie Perkins

Security Team

Security Team

Date Added

06-10-2026

Alternatives:

Squarespace

Website Builder

65

Mixed

Webflow logo

Webflow

Website Builder

65

Mixed

Adobe Creative Cloud logo

Adobe Creative Cloud

Design

65

Mixed

Wix

Website Builder

60

Mixed

Illustrator logo

Illustrator

Design

65

Mixed

Photoshop logo

Photoshop

Design

65

Mixed