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Semrush has moderate defaults; Ahrefs AI carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: AHREFS AI NOT RECOMMENDED · SEMRUSH ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE
| RISK SURFACE | AHREFS AI | SEMRUSH |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
“ 12.1. Ahrefs retains sole ownership of all intellectual property rights in Ahrefs Services, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and any other proprietary rights inherent in Ahrefs Services which encompass innovations, visual interfaces, graphics, design, com…”
“ Proprietary Rights . You agree that all rights, title, and interest in and to the Website, Services, Semrush API, the technology underlying each of them, all modifications and any work product we create relating thereto, and all intellectual property rights in each of the forego…”
“ c) reproducing, duplicating, copying, using or publishing any portion of Content or User Content to an infringing extent under any laws and regulations applicable to you under the Terms.”
“ Feedback . You are under no obligation to give Semrush any ideas, suggestions, comments, or other feedback related to the Website, the Services, or Semrush (“ Feedback ”). If you elect to provide any Feedback, you agree that all such Feedback is non-confidential and that we own…”
“ 13.2. You agree to our use of a third-party payment processor to process payments made for and in relation to Ahrefs Services. By submitting payment information such as your credit card details to us, you authorise the third-party payment processor to store such information and/…”
“ take any action that would cause any portion of the Services to be placed in the public domain; (n) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices of Semrush, its licensors, or its suppliers included in the Services; (o) use the Services to create, send, or store infringing,…”
“ e) modify, copy, prepare derivative works of, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or reduce Ahrefs Services to human-readable form, or attempt to discover the source code or underlying components of models or algorithms of Ahrefs Services (unless legally compelled to by ap…”
“ share your personal data such as name, last name and email address with our authorized resellers distributors,”
“ We only use your sensitive personal information for purposes referenced at Subsection 1798.121(a) of the CCPA, namely to perform the services or provide the goods reasonably expected by an average California resident who requests those goods or services, and we do not use sensit…”
“ If you ask us to delete your data or to be removed from our marketing lists and we are required to fulfill your request, to keep basic data to identify you and prevent further unwanted processing.”
“ 7. Subscription Plans and Payments ”
“ Support . During the Subscription Term, support for the Services will be provided in accordance with the Customer Support Terms and Conditions, located at https://www.semrush.com/company/legal/customer-support-terms/ .”