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In addition, a significant number of countries where we operate have enacted privacy or data protection laws, rules and regulations, many of which have extraterritorial scope, with significant penalties for non-compliance. For example, failure to comply with the requirements of the GDPR and the applicable national data protection laws of the EU member states and other states subject to the GDPR may result in fines of up to €20 million or up to 4% of total worldwide annual turnover for the preceding financial year, whichever is higher, and other administrative penalties. Please see “Item 1. Business—Regulatory Matters” for additional information. Data privacy regulation and enforcement continues to evolve, with recent, increased focus on topics such as the use of AI, biometrics and surveillance technologies.

Read in the 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026 ↗

We continue to evaluate and, where appropriate, integrate AI technologies into our product offerings and internal operations to enhance innovation, efficiency, and customer value. While AI presents opportunities for advancement, its adoption also introduces a range of risks that could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. These risks include, but are not limited to, competitive disadvantages if peers more effectively leverage AI to accelerate innovation, product development, or operational performance. The use of AI may also expose us to legal, regulatory, and reputational risks, particularly in jurisdictions with evolving or inconsistent regulatory frameworks governing AI, data privacy, and cybersecurity. Additionally, the deployment of AI tools, whether by us or by customers using our AI-enabled solutions may result in unintended consequences such as biased or inaccurate outputs, loss or compromise of confidential information or intellectual property, and challenges in asserting or defending intellectual property rights. These risks may be amplified by increasing regulatory scrutiny and potential compliance obligations, which could result in increased costs or limitations on our ability to deploy AI technologies. There can be no assurance that our use of AI will yield the anticipated benefits or that we will be able to effectively mitigate the associated risks.

Read in the 10-K filed Dec 17, 2025 ↗

We rely on third-party AI platforms and services, including proprietary and open-source large language models and other AI technologies provided by companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft. These providers may change their terms of service, increase pricing, discontinue services, experience outages, decline to provide certain indemnities, or make changes to their AI models that adversely affect our products or operations. As AI becomes more central to our offerings, our exposure to pricing changes from these providers increases, and we may not be able to pass such cost increases on to our customers. We have limited control over these third-party AI systems and their updates, and any disruption in access to these services could have a significant impact on our business. The use of AI applications may result in cybersecurity incidents that implicate the personal data of end users of such applications. Any such cybersecurity incidents related to our use of AI applications could adversely affect our reputation and results of operations. AI also presents emerging ethical issues, and if our use of AI becomes controversial, we may experience brand, reputational, or competitive harm, or legal liability.

Read in the 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026 ↗