Ahrefs AI policy evolution
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Aug 31, 2026commercial usemedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“As a California resident, you have the following rights under the CCPA: The right to know what personal information we have collected about you, including the categories of personal information, the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, the categories of third parties to whom we disclose personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you. You may only exercise your right to know twice within a 12-month period.”
Open citationAug 31, 2026commercial usehigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“4.4. You agree that we may access your Account as necessary to provide you with Ahrefs Services and any support or assistance in connection with Ahrefs Services. 4.5. You agree to use reasonable efforts to prevent any unauthorised use of Ahrefs Services. Upon being made aware of any unauthorised use of Ahrefs Services, you agree to immediately notify us at [email protected] , take all necessary steps to terminate the unauthorised use, and provide us with your full cooperation and assistance to terminate, rectify and/or prevent further unauthorised use. 4.6. You agree to use Beta Services solely for your internal, non-commercial evaluation and testing purposes. 4.7. Ahrefs Services includes products and services which are undergoing continuous changes and improvements as part of our product and software development process or which operate in connection with and/or in reliance on Third Party Services or application programming interfaces and integrations. You agree that there may be errors, bugs, issues or interruptions with Ahrefs Services (including any paid-up functionalities) and while we undertake commercially reasonable efforts to ensure otherwise, we have no obligation to provide notice and/or correct, update, modify, maintain or repair Ahrefs Services. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion and without liability to you or any third party, to modify, update, or fully or partially discontinue Ahrefs Services at any time and for any reason, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice. 4.8. You agree that you are solely responsible for retaining and maintaining copies of User Content and that Ahrefs has no obligation to store, extract or transfer any User Content to you under any circumstance.”
Open citationAug 31, 2026commercial usemedium
commercial use
Latest stance: restricted
“4.4. You agree that we may access your Account as necessary to provide you with Ahrefs Services and any support or assistance in connection with Ahrefs Services. 4.5. You agree to use reasonable efforts to prevent any unauthorised use of Ahrefs Services. Upon being made aware of any unauthorised use of Ahrefs Services, you agree to immediately notify us at [email protected] , take all necessary steps to terminate the unauthorised use, and provide us with your full cooperation and assistance to terminate, rectify and/or prevent further unauthorised use. 4.6. You agree to use Beta Services solely for your internal, non-commercial evaluation and testing purposes. 4.7. Ahrefs Services includes products and services which are undergoing continuous changes and improvements as part of our product and software development process or which operate in connection with and/or in reliance on Third Party Services or application programming interfaces and integrations. You agree that there may be errors, bugs, issues or interruptions with Ahrefs Services (including any paid-up functionalities) and while we undertake commercially reasonable efforts to ensure otherwise, we have no obligation to provide notice and/or correct, update, modify, maintain or repair Ahrefs Services. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion and without liability to you or any third party, to modify, update, or fully or partially discontinue Ahrefs Services at any time and for any reason, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice. 4.8. You agree that you are solely responsible for retaining and maintaining copies of User Content and that Ahrefs has no obligation to store, extract or transfer any User Content to you under any circumstance.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026commercial usemedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“As a California resident, you have the following rights under the CCPA: The right to know what personal information we have collected about you, including the categories of personal information, the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, the categories of third parties to whom we disclose personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you. You may only exercise your right to know twice within a 12-month period.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026commercial usehigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“4.4. You agree that we may access your Account as necessary to provide you with Ahrefs Services and any support or assistance in connection with Ahrefs Services. 4.5. You agree to use reasonable efforts to prevent any unauthorised use of Ahrefs Services. Upon being made aware of any unauthorised use of Ahrefs Services, you agree to immediately notify us at [email protected] , take all necessary steps to terminate the unauthorised use, and provide us with your full cooperation and assistance to terminate, rectify and/or prevent further unauthorised use. 4.6. You agree to use Beta Services solely for your internal, non-commercial evaluation and testing purposes. 4.7. Ahrefs Services includes products and services which are undergoing continuous changes and improvements as part of our product and software development process or which operate in connection with and/or in reliance on Third Party Services or application programming interfaces and integrations. You agree that there may be errors, bugs, issues or interruptions with Ahrefs Services (including any paid-up functionalities) and while we undertake commercially reasonable efforts to ensure otherwise, we have no obligation to provide notice and/or correct, update, modify, maintain or repair Ahrefs Services. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion and without liability to you or any third party, to modify, update, or fully or partially discontinue Ahrefs Services at any time and for any reason, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice. 4.8. You agree that you are solely responsible for retaining and maintaining copies of User Content and that Ahrefs has no obligation to store, extract or transfer any User Content to you under any circumstance.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026commercial usemedium
commercial use
Latest stance: restricted
“4.4. You agree that we may access your Account as necessary to provide you with Ahrefs Services and any support or assistance in connection with Ahrefs Services. 4.5. You agree to use reasonable efforts to prevent any unauthorised use of Ahrefs Services. Upon being made aware of any unauthorised use of Ahrefs Services, you agree to immediately notify us at [email protected] , take all necessary steps to terminate the unauthorised use, and provide us with your full cooperation and assistance to terminate, rectify and/or prevent further unauthorised use. 4.6. You agree to use Beta Services solely for your internal, non-commercial evaluation and testing purposes. 4.7. Ahrefs Services includes products and services which are undergoing continuous changes and improvements as part of our product and software development process or which operate in connection with and/or in reliance on Third Party Services or application programming interfaces and integrations. You agree that there may be errors, bugs, issues or interruptions with Ahrefs Services (including any paid-up functionalities) and while we undertake commercially reasonable efforts to ensure otherwise, we have no obligation to provide notice and/or correct, update, modify, maintain or repair Ahrefs Services. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion and without liability to you or any third party, to modify, update, or fully or partially discontinue Ahrefs Services at any time and for any reason, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice. 4.8. You agree that you are solely responsible for retaining and maintaining copies of User Content and that Ahrefs has no obligation to store, extract or transfer any User Content to you under any circumstance.”
Open citationJul 19, 2026commercial usemedium
content license
Latest stance: broad license
“12.6. You agree to grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free and fully paid-up licence to use your company name and logo on our website and in any promotional materials, press releases, investor materials and other stockholder communications. You are able to withdraw your permission under this clause by email in writing to [email protected] . 12.7. Except and solely to the extent that such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you agree that you shall not engage in any use of Ahrefs Services, Content or User Content in violation of intellectual property rights, including but not limited to:”
Open citationJul 19, 2026commercial usemedium
content license
Latest stance: broad license
“12.6. You agree to grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free and fully paid-up licence to use your company name and logo on our website and in any promotional materials, press releases, investor materials and other stockholder communications. You are able to withdraw your permission under this clause by email in writing to [email protected] . 12.7. Except and solely to the extent that such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you agree that you shall not engage in any use of Ahrefs Services, Content or User Content in violation of intellectual property rights, including but not limited to:”
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