Notion vs Canva

Notion says its disclosures to advertising partners may count as a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under applicable law. In practice, your identifiers, usage data, location, and inferences may be used for targeted advertising unless you opt out.

Notion and its partners may connect your activity across websites, devices, or apps. That can make profiling and ad targeting more comprehensive than single-device tracking.

If you use an employer-provisioned email or join an org workspace, Notion may share profile details and potentially workspace content with that organization. That matters if you expect a personally controlled account while using a work email.

Depending on where you live, Notion offers rights to access, correct, delete, restrict processing, object, and in some cases transfer your data. These are meaningful user protections when available.

Notion provides unsubscribe tools, cookie settings, a "Do Not Sell or Share My Info" link, and says it recognizes legally recognized browser opt-out signals like Global Privacy Control where required. That makes privacy choices easier to exercise.

The policy permits collection of device IDs, IP, browser data, usage patterns, cookies, and inferred location, plus data from third parties and integrations. This is a fairly expansive analytics and marketing data footprint for a productivity service.

Notion keeps data for as long as you use the service and as needed for disputes, audits, legal defenses, business purposes, and enforcement. The policy does not provide firm deletion timelines, so information may persist after you stop active use.

Your data may be transferred or sold as part of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other asset deal. Users generally do not get an individualized choice about such transfers.

The provided terms page is only a legal-document index, not the actual service contract. Important issues such as arbitration, class-action waiver, liability caps, refunds, and termination rules cannot be verified from this record.

Notion says payment information is stored and processed by third-party payment providers rather than directly on Notion’s services. That can reduce the amount of sensitive payment data Notion itself holds.

Most disputes must go to binding AAA arbitration on an individual basis, and users waive jury trials and class actions. This makes it harder to bring claims in court or join with other users.

Canva uses cookies, device IDs, location data, and partner data to personalize ads and measure effectiveness, including on other sites. This means substantial tracking beyond basic service operation.

Canva may combine your data with information from data brokers, social platforms, and public sources to profile you and tailor offers. This can expand what Canva knows about you beyond what you directly provide.

If you use a team or managed work account, admins may access, transfer, delete, or reassign your content and account. This significantly reduces privacy and control for workplace use.

If Canva causes harm, its total liability is generally capped at the greater of $100 or the fees you paid in the prior year. For many users, that sharply limits practical remedies.

Canva says you retain ownership of content you upload. The license you grant is framed around operating, securing, and continuing shared designs rather than taking ownership outright.

If your content is included in a design you share, Canva gets a perpetual license as needed to keep that design available. That means some rights continue even after your subscription ends or your account is closed.

After account termination, Canva may keep profile information and user content for a commercially reasonable time and for legal, backup, or archival reasons. The policy does not give a clear deletion deadline for ordinary accounts.

Paid subscriptions renew automatically, cancellations usually only stop the next cycle, and fees already paid are generally nonrefundable unless law requires otherwise. Free trials can also convert into paid plans unless cancelled in time.

Canva defaults designs to the most restrictive sharing setting, which is a meaningful privacy protection. Users still need to be careful with link-sharing and public posting options.

Users can manage preferences for whether Canva analyzes their data for training AI and machine-learning features. Canva also says Canva Education user content is not used for AI training.