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Orchids has moderate defaults; Sprout Social AI carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: ORCHIDS ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE · SPROUT SOCIAL AI NOT RECOMMENDED
| RISK SURFACE | ORCHIDS | SPROUT SOCIAL AI |
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| TModel Training | ||
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“ We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Services, Content, and Marks. ”
“**1.10.**“ **Content**” all information, data, content, messages and other materials that you or your Authorized Users post or otherwise transmit via the Applications.”
“ 8. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS ”
“**1.14.**“ **Feedback**” means any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback you provide to Sprout Social regarding the Services.”
“ By submitting suggestions or other feedback regarding the Services, you agree that we can use and share such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you. ”
“08. **3.7. Data Use**. You acknowledge and authorize Sprout Social’s and its Affiliates’ access and use of de-identified or de-identified and aggregated data for its business purposes: (a) to compile usage and performance information related to the Services; (b) to operate, impro…”
“ You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us. ”
“04. **13.4. Federal Government End Use Provisions.** If you are a U.S. federal government end user, the Services are a “Commercial Item” as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of “Commercial Computer Software” and “Commercial Computer Software Documentation”, as…”
“We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months: Category Examples Collected A. Identifiers Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online…”
The platform collects biometric information (fingerprints and voiceprints), protected-class characteristics (race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age), financial information, and behavioral inferences. This is an unusually broad and sensitive data collection profile for an AI platform.
“As indicated above, vendors may act as our service providers, or in certain contexts, independently decide how to process your information. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with and consult their privacy policies and terms of use.”
Some vendors are acknowledged to act as independent data controllers, not merely processors, meaning Sprout Social has no control over how they use the user's data and accepts no responsibility for it.
“ We reserve the right to refuse any order placed through the Services. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household, or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same paymen…”
“**1.19.**“ **Plan**” means the specific services and product features available to you based upon your subscription. Plan details may be outlined within the Application or on a Service Order.”