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DxO Labs S.A. (Boulogne-Billancourt, France)How safe is DxO PureRAW for photography?
DxO PureRAW publishes limited privacy guarantees. Ask the provider for clarification before you put confidential photography data into it.
Where does DxO PureRAW stand in photography?
Shared position 8 of 29 options for photography (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 9 options, like DxO PureRAW, have a Limited profile. Each tile is an option we track for this field; click for the check.
Published safeguards
Own image models (DeepPRIME, a neural network for noise reduction and demosaicing), not a language model. DxO does not collect the images you process in the software; only for support at your request. Other data from the EEA may be processed on servers in the US, under standard contractual clauses (according to the privacy statement). Certification not published. French company (EU).
How to use DxO PureRAW safely
- Use the business variant and sign a data processing agreement (DPA).
- Do not enter unnecessary personal data into prompts; anonymise where possible.
- Enable EU data residency where the provider offers it.
- Keep a professional in the loop: your photos show recognisable people, often clients and their guests: that is personal data, and as soon as a tool groups or recognises faces it becomes biometric data (art.
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Questions
- How safe is DxO PureRAW for photography?
- DxO PureRAW publishes limited privacy safeguards. Ask the provider for clarification before you put confidential photography data into it. Limited or partly unknown safeguards: check with the provider.
- Does DxO PureRAW train on my data?
- Own image models (DeepPRIME, a neural network for noise reduction and demosaicing), not a language model. DxO does not collect the images you process in the software; only for support at your request. Other data from the EEA may be processed on servers in the US, under standard contractual clauses (according to the privacy statement). Certification not published. French company (EU).
- What should I watch out for with AI in photography?
- Your photos show recognisable people, often clients and their guests: that is personal data, and as soon as a tool groups or recognises faces, it becomes biometric data (Art. 9 GDPR). So check whether a tool works locally or uploads your photos. Aftershoot, Narrative and Excire select on your own computer; Excire works without the cloud. Neurapix processes in Göttingen on its own hardware and deletes images up to 48 hours after delivery. Watch out for training: Aftershoot states in its privacy statement that collected images and edits are used to train its models, Pixelz uses images for machine learning with the client's consent, and Pic-Time trains on a small share of images from photographers who sign up for this. Luminar Neo sends photos for advanced AI features to external AI partners, including outside the EEA. If you use facial recognition in client galleries, record that in your terms and sign a data processing agreement.
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