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Canva is an Australian software company that offers freemium graphic design and creative software.<ref> {{Cite web |last=Canva |title=About Canva |url=https://www.canva.com/about/ |access-date=4 Mar 2026 |website=Canva}}</ref> Canva has been accumulating acquisitions such as Serif, MangoAI, and Cavalry.<ref> https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/affinity/</ref><ref> https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240325965656/en/Canva-Acquires-Design-Platform-Affinity-to-Bring-Professional-Design-Tools-to-Every-Organization</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Novet |first=Jordan |date=23 Feb 2026 |title=As Wall Street punishes software stocks over AI concerns, Canva gets more acquisitive |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/23/canva-acquires-cavalry-for-motion-graphics-and-mangoai-for-video-ads.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 Mar 2026 |website=CNBC}}</ref> Canva is also notable for its simple design style, accessible to users unfamiliar with Canva software.
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'''Canva''' is an Australian software company that offers freemium graphic design and creative software.<ref> {{Cite web |last=Canva |title=About Canva |url=https://www.canva.com/about/ |access-date=4 Mar 2026 |website=Canva}}</ref> Canva has been accumulating acquisitions such as Serif, MangoAI, and Cavalry.<ref> https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/affinity/</ref><ref> https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240325965656/en/Canva-Acquires-Design-Platform-Affinity-to-Bring-Professional-Design-Tools-to-Every-Organization</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Novet |first=Jordan |date=23 Feb 2026 |title=As Wall Street punishes software stocks over AI concerns, Canva gets more acquisitive |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/23/canva-acquires-cavalry-for-motion-graphics-and-mangoai-for-video-ads.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 Mar 2026 |website=CNBC}}</ref> Canva is also notable for its simple design style, accessible to users unfamiliar with Canva software.


==Consumer-impact summary==
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===User Privacy===
===User Privacy===
Canva’s privacy policy states that the service uses personal information collected by both Canva and 3rd-party sources in order to conduct artificial intelligence training and advertising.
Canva’s privacy policy states that the service uses personal information collected by both Canva and 3rd-party sources in order to conduct artificial intelligence training and advertising.
 
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[[File:Canva AI Training.jpg|thumb|Canva’s privacy policy about AI model training with user data.<ref> https://www.canva.com/policies/privacy-policy/</ref>]]
File:Canva AI Training.jpg|Canva’s privacy policy about AI model training with user data.<ref>https://www.canva.com/policies/privacy-policy/</ref>
[[File:Canva Advertising.jpeg|thumb|Canva’s privacy policy on the usage of user data for personalized advertising.<ref> https://www.canva.com/policies/privacy-policy/</ref>]]
File:Canva Advertising.jpeg|Canva’s privacy policy on the usage of user data for personalized advertising.<ref>https://www.canva.com/policies/privacy-policy/</ref>
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===Business Model===
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===Market Control===
===Market Control===
Canva competes with the Adobe Creative Suite.<ref> https://www.verifiedmarketresearch.com/product/online-graphic-design-software-market/</ref> Canva is also popular due to its vast collection of accessible templates.<ref> https://10and5.com/the-canva-generation-is-template-culture-changing-design/</ref>
Canva competes with the Adobe Creative Suite.<ref> https://www.verifiedmarketresearch.com/product/online-graphic-design-software-market/</ref> Canva is also popular due to its vast collection of accessible templates.<ref> https://10and5.com/the-canva-generation-is-template-culture-changing-design/</ref>
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Canva|Canva category]].
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Canva|Canva category]].
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On May 24, 2019, Canva identified their systems were attacked and posted an announcement about the breach, urging users to change their passwords. <ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Canva |date=24 May 2019 |title=Canva Security Incident – May 24 FAQs |url=https://www.canva.com/help/incident-may24/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/yXovj |archive-date=2026-03-05 |access-date=5 Mar 2026 }}</ref> <!--Archived Canva help center site contains a cookies advice that cannot be removed and archived versions from Wayback Machine are inaccessible. If you can provide a better archived link replace the current archived link--><ref>{{Cite web |last=Security Magazine |date=30 May 2019 |title=Canva Urges Users to Change Passwords After Cybersecurity Breach |url=https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/90296-canva-urges-users-to-change-passwords-after-cybersecurity-breach |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/fGoWN |archive-date=2026-03-05 |access-date=5 Mar 2026 |website=Security Magazine |publisher=}}</ref> 139 million users were affected, and information taken includes usernames, real names, email addresses and location. 61 million users' data included password hashes, and for other users, Google tokens were taken. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hashim |first=Abeerah |date=31 May 2019 |title=Graphic Design Service Canva Suffers Data Breach Affecting 139 Million Users |url=https://latesthackingnews.com/2019/05/31/graphic-design-service-canva-suffers-data-breach-affecting-139-million-users/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/3PrTn |archive-date=2026-03-05 |access-date=5 Mar 2026 |website=Latest Hacking News}}</ref>. Seven months later, on the 11th of January 2020, Canva became aware of 4 million user passwords had been decrypted and shared online. Following the discovery, on the 12th of January Canva has forcefully reset the password of every user that had not changed it since the date of the incident.
On May 24, 2019, Canva identified their systems were attacked and posted an announcement about the breach, urging users to change their passwords. <ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Canva |date=24 May 2019 |title=Canva Security Incident – May 24 FAQs |url=https://www.canva.com/help/incident-may24/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/yXovj |archive-date=2026-03-05 |access-date=5 Mar 2026 }}</ref> <!--Archived Canva help center site contains a cookies advice that cannot be removed and archived versions from Wayback Machine are inaccessible. If you can provide a better archived link replace the current archived link--><ref>{{Cite web |last=Security Magazine |date=30 May 2019 |title=Canva Urges Users to Change Passwords After Cybersecurity Breach |url=https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/90296-canva-urges-users-to-change-passwords-after-cybersecurity-breach |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/fGoWN |archive-date=2026-03-05 |access-date=5 Mar 2026 |website=Security Magazine |publisher=}}</ref> 139 million users were affected, and information taken includes usernames, real names, email addresses and location. 61 million users' data included password hashes, and for other users, Google tokens were taken. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hashim |first=Abeerah |date=31 May 2019 |title=Graphic Design Service Canva Suffers Data Breach Affecting 139 Million Users |url=https://latesthackingnews.com/2019/05/31/graphic-design-service-canva-suffers-data-breach-affecting-139-million-users/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/3PrTn |archive-date=2026-03-05 |access-date=5 Mar 2026 |website=Latest Hacking News}}</ref>. Seven months later, on the 11th of January 2020, Canva became aware of 4 million user passwords had been decrypted and shared online. Following the discovery, on the 12th of January Canva has forcefully reset the password of every user that had not changed it since the date of the incident.


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===Acquisition of Affinity editing suite (''March 26 2024'')===
===Acquisition of Affinity editing suite (''March 26 2024'')===
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Canva acquired Serif, parent company of Affinity and respective software applications, removed the ability to purchase older versions of the software and forced users to utilize a Canva account along with their user agreement for the new software Affinity Studio.
Canva acquired Serif, parent company of Affinity and respective software applications, removed the ability to purchase older versions of the software and forced users to utilize a Canva account along with their user agreement for the new software Affinity Studio.


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Canva
Basic information
Founded 2013
Legal Structure Private
Industry Graphic design and creative tools
Also known as Canva Pty Ltd.
Official website https://www.canva.com/

Canva is an Australian software company that offers freemium graphic design and creative software.[1] Canva has been accumulating acquisitions such as Serif, MangoAI, and Cavalry.[2][3][4] Canva is also notable for its simple design style, accessible to users unfamiliar with Canva software.

Consumer-impact summary

User Freedom

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User Privacy

Canva’s privacy policy states that the service uses personal information collected by both Canva and 3rd-party sources in order to conduct artificial intelligence training and advertising.

Business Model

Canva is a freemium online graphic design suite that offers subscriptions for advanced features.[7] Canva’s privacy policy admits to using user data for advertising and AI training purposes.[8][9]

Market Control

Canva competes with the Adobe Creative Suite.[10] Canva is also popular due to its vast collection of accessible templates.[11]

Incidents

Add one-paragraph summaries of incidents below in sub-sections, which link to each incident's main article while linking to the main article and including a short summary. It is acceptable to create an incident summary before the main page for an incident has been created. To link to the page use the "Hatnote" or "Main" templates.

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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Canva category.

Data breach (May 24 2019)

On May 24, 2019, Canva identified their systems were attacked and posted an announcement about the breach, urging users to change their passwords. [12] [13] 139 million users were affected, and information taken includes usernames, real names, email addresses and location. 61 million users' data included password hashes, and for other users, Google tokens were taken. [14]. Seven months later, on the 11th of January 2020, Canva became aware of 4 million user passwords had been decrypted and shared online. Following the discovery, on the 12th of January Canva has forcefully reset the password of every user that had not changed it since the date of the incident.


Acquisition of Affinity editing suite (March 26 2024)

Main article: Canva Affinity Studio adds arbitration clause


Canva acquired Serif, parent company of Affinity and respective software applications, removed the ability to purchase older versions of the software and forced users to utilize a Canva account along with their user agreement for the new software Affinity Studio.


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References

  1. ↑ Canva. "About Canva". Canva. Retrieved 4 Mar 2026.
  2. ↑ https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/affinity/
  3. ↑ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240325965656/en/Canva-Acquires-Design-Platform-Affinity-to-Bring-Professional-Design-Tools-to-Every-Organization
  4. ↑ Novet, Jordan (23 Feb 2026). "As Wall Street punishes software stocks over AI concerns, Canva gets more acquisitive". CNBC. Retrieved 4 Mar 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ https://www.canva.com/policies/privacy-policy/
  6. ↑ https://www.canva.com/policies/privacy-policy/
  7. ↑ https://www.canva.com/pricing/
  8. ↑ https://www.canva.com/trust/privacy/
  9. ↑ https://privacy.commonsense.org/evaluation/Canva-Design-Photo--Video
  10. ↑ https://www.verifiedmarketresearch.com/product/online-graphic-design-software-market/
  11. ↑ https://10and5.com/the-canva-generation-is-template-culture-changing-design/
  12. ↑ "Canva Security Incident – May 24 FAQs". Canva. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2026-03-05. Retrieved 5 Mar 2026.
  13. ↑ Security Magazine (30 May 2019). "Canva Urges Users to Change Passwords After Cybersecurity Breach". Security Magazine. Archived from the original on 2026-03-05. Retrieved 5 Mar 2026.
  14. ↑ Hashim, Abeerah (31 May 2019). "Graphic Design Service Canva Suffers Data Breach Affecting 139 Million Users". Latest Hacking News. Archived from the original on 2026-03-05. Retrieved 5 Mar 2026.
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