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The Privacy Policy names ElevenLabs Poland sp. z o.o. as data controller for EEA/UK/Switzerland residents, while the Terms are with Eleven Labs Inc. Presented for curation; no legal conclusion.","status":"active","body":{"text":"Only the EEA Terms' 4(h) bars Input containing biometric data 'for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person', 'except as permitted by applicable law'. The Privacy Policy (Updated 9 October 2026) says voice cloning may ask users to record themselves to confirm the voice is theirs, that this may be biometric or special-category data under some laws, and that it relies on consent for it. The two documents are not reconciled in the text read; both Terms versions also point to a 'Voice Processing Notice in our Privacy Policy', and no heading with that name was found in the Privacy Policy text. The Privacy Policy names ElevenLabs Poland sp. z o.o. as data controller for EEA/UK/Switzerland residents, while the Terms are with Eleven Labs Inc. Presented for curation; no legal conclusion.\n\nCurator qualifications: All findings verify. The missing 'Voice Processing Notice' is confirmed: the Terms reference it (1 hit each), while the Privacy Policy has 0 hits for the name and 0 for 'voice processing'. The contract party (Eleven Labs Inc) and the EEA data controller (ElevenLabs Poland) differ as stated. Precision: EEA 4(h) is a general 'No Sensitive Personal Data' clause covering the special categories (origin, opinions, beliefs, union membership, genetic, biometric-for-identification, health and more), not a voice-specific rule. The tension with the Privacy Policy's consent-based voice-ownership check holds, but the clause's scope should be stated in full. Terminology: this is an unresolved tension between two documents of the same vendor (preserve it). 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