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“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, compilation, computer code, data, software, algorithms, products and domain names. …”
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Clause 15.1 limits Ahrefs' liability to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, excluding liability in contract, tort or otherwise for loss of profit, revenues, data, business opportunity, reputation, and all direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, special or consequential losses or damages of any kind.
Excludes from Ahrefs' indemnification obligation any claim arising from use of the Services in a manner or for purposes not permitted under the Terms or contrary to Ahrefs' written instructions or guidelines.
Clause 16.3 clarifies that Ahrefs' indemnification under clause 16.1 excludes future, expected, consequential, indirect, special, incidental or punitive losses or damages including loss of chance and future economic loss; clause 16.4 introduces the procedural notification obligations triggered upon a Third Party Claim.
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- Your outputs and prompts are explicitly yours — Ahrefs AI's terms include affirmatively protective IP language.
- Data handling is conditional — 1 privacy or retention clause warrant review before using Ahrefs AI at scale.
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Obligates the user to provide documentation substantiating business nature for tax purposes, and reserves Ahrefs's right to charge applicable taxes and fees if documentation is unavailable or invalid.
"You shall provide us, for our review, validation and/or use, any and all appropriate documentation to substantiate your business nature. Where we determine, at our sole discretion, that such documentation is unavailable or invalid, we reser..."
Excludes from Confidential Information any information previously and rightfully known by the Receiving Party free of any confidentiality obligation, prior to receiving it from the Disclosing Party.
" b) information that was previously rightfully known by the Receiving Party free of any obligation to keep it confidential;"
Restricts users who access content via the Ahrefs API through automated means from violating machine-readable instructions such as robots.txt files, explicitly including disallowing crawling or training activities.
" k) where you use Ahrefs API through an automated means, access Content in violation of the machine-readable instructions on our web pages such as robots.txt files that disallow crawling, training or other activities;"
Grants the provider the right to access the user's account as needed to deliver services and support; also obliges the user to use reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorised use and to promptly notify, cooperate, and take steps to terminate any unauthorised use upon discovery.
" 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 ..."
Describes that free access may be available upon registration, that available products and services depend on the chosen Subscription Plan, and that the provider reserves the right to determine and amend pricing unilaterally, with changes taking effect on renewal; also permits unique promotional offers to select customers.
" 7.1. Upon registering for an Account, you may obtain free access to some products and services. 7.2. The products and services available to you will be based on your Subscription Plan, which is billed upfront monthly or annually. 7.3. We..."
States that Subscription Plan changes take effect after the current period ends; obliges the user to pay collection costs and legal expenses in the event of non-payment, and permits the provider to charge interest on outstanding amounts at its discretion or at a legally permitted rate.
" 7.6. Any changes to a Subscription Plan, such as an upgrade or downgrade, will only take effect after the end of the Subscription Period. 7.7. In the event of any non-payment of a Subscription Plan, you agree to pay the costs and expenses..."
Sets out the procedure for cancelling a Subscription Plan (via account or email), states that cancellation takes effect at period end with continued access until then, disclaims any general obligation to provide refunds, and permits the user to request a refund for non-use subject to the provider's sole discretion to review.
" 8.1. You may cancel a Subscription Plan through your Account or by contacting us at [email protected] . Any cancellation of a Subscription Plan will take effect at the end of the Subscription Period and the products and services available ..."
Restricts users from accessing Ahrefs Services through automated means except through the Ahrefs API, limiting programmatic access to the designated channel.
" j) except through Ahrefs API, use Ahrefs Services through an automated means;"
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" (b) other users of Ahrefs Services or AI Tools may receive output with similarity to Generative AI Content and you do not have any right, title or interest in any such output; and"
Limits the user's ownership rights by clarifying that other users may receive similar AI-generated outputs and that the user holds no rights, title, or interest in any such similar output generated for others.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" (a) Generative AI Content may not be unique to you;"
Acknowledges and discloses that Generative AI Content may not be unique to the user, qualifying the scope of the ownership right granted in clause 6.4 by recognizing the non-exclusive nature of AI outputs.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" Ahrefs owns all rights, title and interest in such de-identified and/or aggregated data and any data derived therefrom and you agree that we have no obligation to provide you with any attribution. 13.5. All information in relation to your use of Ahrefs Services is collected and processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy . For more details on our processing of information and how you may exercise your rights to your information, please refer to our Privacy Policy ."
Asserts that Ahrefs owns all rights, title and interest in de-identified and/or aggregated data and any data derived therefrom, and disclaims any obligation to provide the user with attribution, establishing a proprietary ownership claim over derived data.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" 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:"
Clause 12.6 grants Ahrefs a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use the user's company name and logo in promotional and investor materials, while also granting the user a withdrawal right by written notice; clause 12.7 restricts use of Services, Content, or User Content in violation of intellectual property rights, establishing a conditional permission regime.
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" 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, compilation, computer code, data, software, algorithms, products and domain names. 12.2. Other than what is expressly granted in the Terms, we do not grant you any rights, title or interest in Ahrefs Services. You agree to attribute such proprietary rights in any publication or distribution, where applicable. 12.3. Content may be collected from public domain sources and Content remains the sole responsibility of those who make it available. Where Content is subject to intellectual property rights, such as Content accessible through Ahrefs, all intellectual property rights vest in their respective owners. 12.4. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with the Terms and the fulfilment of your payment obligations to us (whether arising out of the use of Ahrefs Services or any other products and services of Ahrefs), Ahrefs grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and revocable licence to access and use Ahrefs Services solely for the purposes of your internal business operations. 12.5. You agree to grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free and fully paid-up licence to use (including to process, host, store, transfer, display, modify, publish, distribute or create derivative works of), in any form, all User Content for the purposes of providing Ahrefs Services. "
Clause 12.1 asserts Ahrefs' sole ownership of all intellectual property rights in the Services including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets; clause 12.2 restricts any transfer of rights beyond those expressly granted and imposes an attribution obligation on the user.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" (j) we were requested to do so by any legal or public authority under any applicable law."
Identifies a legal or regulatory authority request as a trigger condition permitting Ahrefs to suspend or terminate user access pursuant to applicable law.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" (b) your use of Ahrefs Services may adversely impact us, our affiliates, partners or customers;"
Identifies an adverse-impact trigger condition permitting Ahrefs to suspend or terminate access where user activity may negatively affect Ahrefs, its affiliates, partners, or customers.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" 15.1. To the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, Ahrefs shall not, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, be liable for any loss of profit or revenues, loss of use of products or services, cost of capital, financial losses, loss of business opportunity, loss of reputation, loss of contract, failure to meet contractual commitments or deadlines, downtime costs, increased expense of operation, loss of or corruption of any data, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, special or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, whether it be arising from the Terms, your use or inability to use Ahrefs Services, and/or the combination of Ahrefs Services with any Third Party Services or other networks or systems. 15.2. Notwithstanding any clause to the contrary in the Terms (except for section 16) and to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, you agree that our aggregated liability arising out of or in connection with the Terms, including for any implied warranties, is limited to the amount of moneys actually received by us from you to use Ahrefs Services during the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the liability. 15.3. The liability of Ahrefs under the Terms shall not, in any event, apply to, limit or offset any payment obligations due to Ahrefs, whether arising out of the use of Ahrefs Services or any other products and services of and in connection with Ahrefs. 15.4. You agree that where you are in breach of the Terms, monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy and we shall be entitled, at law or in equity, to any and all remedies or relief in respect of such breach that may be available under applicable law."
Clause 15.1 limits Ahrefs' liability to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, excluding liability in contract, tort or otherwise for loss of profit, revenues, data, business opportunity, reputation, and all direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, special or consequential losses or damages of any kind.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" c) any use of Ahrefs Services in a manner or for purposes not permitted or intended under the Terms or not in accordance with any written instructions or guidelines provided by us; and/or"
Excludes from Ahrefs' indemnification obligation any claim arising from use of the Services in a manner or for purposes not permitted under the Terms or contrary to Ahrefs' written instructions or guidelines.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" (c) your use of Ahrefs Services may subject us or our affiliates to liability or breach under any applicable law;"
Identifies a legal-liability trigger condition permitting Ahrefs to suspend or terminate access where user activity may subject Ahrefs or its affiliates to liability or breach under applicable law.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" 16.3. For the avoidance of doubt, our indemnification in clause 16.1 shall not include future, expected, consequential, indirect, special, incidental or punitive losses or damages, including but not limited to loss of chance damages and future economic loss. 16.4. Upon becoming aware of a Third Party Claim, you shall:"
Clause 16.3 clarifies that Ahrefs' indemnification under clause 16.1 excludes future, expected, consequential, indirect, special, incidental or punitive losses or damages including loss of chance and future economic loss; clause 16.4 introduces the procedural notification obligations triggered upon a Third Party Claim.
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" 7.1. Upon registering for an Account, you may obtain free access to some products and services. 7.2. The products and services available to you will be based on your Subscription Plan, which is billed upfront monthly or annually. 7.3. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to determine and amend the pricing structure for Ahrefs Services. Any alterations in pricing will come into effect upon renewal of your Subscription Plan and you agree for us to charge you as such. We may make unique promotional offers to select customers and unless made to you, such offers will not apply to you or the Terms. 7.4. You authorise Ahrefs to charge all sums applicable to your Subscription Plan, including all applicable taxes, to the payment method specified in your Account. Where you make payments with a credit card, you agree that we may seek pre-authorisation of your credit card for our verification purposes and you agree to recurring periodic charges according to the Subscription Period until the Subscription Plan is cancelled or terminated. In the event where such recurring periodic charges do not go through, you agree to such recurring periodic charges on any backup payment method you may indicate. 7.5. Any additional use on top of the credits or features provided under such Subscription Plan may be subject to additional charges on a pay-as-you-go basis. This will continue for any accrued pay-as-you-go usage even after the cessation of such Subscription Plan for any reason and any unused portion will expire by the stipulated timeframe without being transferred to any subsequent usage period. "
Describes that free access may be available upon registration, that available products and services depend on the chosen Subscription Plan, and that the provider reserves the right to determine and amend pricing unilaterally, with changes taking effect on renewal; also permits unique promotional offers to select customers.
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" (c) Ahrefs disclaims all warranties, express or implied, in relation to AI Content, including any warranty that AI Content does not violate the rights of third parties or any applicable law;"
Expressly disclaims all warranties, express or implied, relating to AI Content, including that AI Content does not violate third-party rights or applicable law, limiting Ahrefs' legal exposure.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" (b) any reliance on AI Content is at your own risk;"
Disclaims liability by stating that any reliance on AI Content is entirely at the user's own risk, shifting responsibility for reliance-based harm to the user.
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"You shall provide us, for our review, validation and/or use, any and all appropriate documentation to substantiate your business nature. Where we determine, at our sole discretion, that such documentation is unavailable or invalid, we reserve the right to charge you the applicable taxes and fees."
Obligates the user to provide documentation substantiating business nature for tax purposes, and reserves Ahrefs's right to charge applicable taxes and fees if documentation is unavailable or invalid.
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" 11.1. All Content are on an "as-is" and "as available" basis without any warranty, and could include technical, typographical or photographic errors. 11.2. You agree that when using Ahrefs Services, you will be exposed to Content from a variety of sources and acknowledge that Content may be inaccurate, offensive, indecent or objectionable. You agree we have no obligation to monitor, update, revise or amend any Content. Any reliance on any and all Content is at your own risk. 11.3. Without prejudice to the foregoing, we reserve the right, at our sole discretion and without liability, to monitor, screen, refuse, remove, edit, transfer or block any Content from or within Ahrefs Services. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this clause assumes our liability or responsibility over and in relation to any such Content. 11.4. Ahrefs Services may provide access to content, products and services from third parties, including links to external or unaffiliated websites. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the inclusion of any link or third-party content does not imply our endorsement or approval or any relationship with the third party. You agree that Ahrefs has no control over and is not responsible for such content and you agree to irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such content."
Clause 11.1 disclaims any warranty over Content provided on an as-is/as-available basis and acknowledges potential errors; clause 11.2 disclaims any obligation to monitor, update, revise or amend Content and places reliance risk on the user; clause 11.3 reserves Ahrefs' right to monitor at its sole discretion without liability, functioning as a permission combined with a liability disclaimer.
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" b) to operate, improve, develop, support and evolve Ahrefs Services;"
Permits Ahrefs to use de-identified/aggregated data to operate, improve, develop, support and evolve the Services, as one of the enumerated lawful purposes under clause 13.4.
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" a) notify us in writing of the Third Party Claim and all information you possess in relation to the Third Party Claim as soon as practicable and in any event, within five (5) days of you becoming aware of the Third Party Claim;"
Clause 16.4(a) requires the user to notify Ahrefs in writing of any Third Party Claim and all related information as soon as practicable and within five days of becoming aware, establishing a mandatory notice procedure as a condition of indemnification.
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Common questions about Ahrefs AI's policies
- Does Ahrefs AI train its AI models on your data?
- No training on your content by default — based on 1 verified finding from Ahrefs AI's published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.
- Who owns the content you create with Ahrefs AI?
- You own outputs — with license carve-outs — based on 12 verified findings from Ahrefs AI's published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.
- Can you use Ahrefs AI's output commercially?
- Commercial use allowed — based on 5 verified findings from Ahrefs AI's published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.
Clause detail — protections, your obligations, and coverage
Every clause below is a verbatim quote from Ahrefs AI's own published policy, read in full and linked to its exact location. Protections and user obligations are reported separately from risk because they are different kinds of clause — an obligation on you is not a risk to your data. Informational only, not legal advice.
✅ Protections found
15 verified clausesClauses in Ahrefs AI's policies that work in your favour — commitments the platform made to you.
- Indemnity & liabilityindemnity direction
“16.5. Without prejudice to clause 16.4, you shall have the right to participate in the defence or settlement of the Third Party Claim with counsel of your choice and at your own expense. 16.6. Except with our express written consent, you shall not, in any eve…”
Grants the party a right to participate in the defence or settlement of a Third Party Claim at their own expense, while also imposing a restriction against confessing judgment or admitting liability without express writt…
📍 § 16.5Jump to exact text → - Confidentiality
“10.3. For the purposes of the Terms, the Beta Services are Confidential Information. 10.4. Without prejudice to clause 10.1, the Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to its directors, officers or employees on a need-to-know basis if they agre…”
Designates Beta Services as Confidential Information of Ahrefs; permits disclosure to directors, officers, or employees on a need-to-know basis subject to written non-disclosure agreements at least as comprehensive as th…
📍 § 10.3Jump to exact text → - Indemnity & liabilityindemnity direction
“16.1. Subject to your ongoing compliance with the Terms, Ahrefs shall indemnify, defend and hold you harmless, from any and all losses, demands, liabilities, damages, settlements, expenses and costs (including reasonable attorney's fees) directly incurred due…”
Clause 16.1 obliges Ahrefs to indemnify, defend and hold the user harmless from third-party claims alleging direct trademark infringement by the Services, subject to the user's ongoing compliance with the Terms; clause 1…
📍 § 16.1Jump to exact text → - Confidentiality
“d) except as otherwise provided in the Terms, no Confidential Information shall be made available by the Receiving Party to any third party for any purpose, unless the Disclosing Party provides its written consent and the third party agrees in writing to treat…”
Prohibits the Receiving Party from disclosing Confidential Information to any third party without the Disclosing Party's written consent and a written non-disclosure agreement at least as comprehensive as the Terms; make…
📍 § 10.1Jump to exact text → - Confidentiality
“b) the Receiving Party shall use at least the same degree of care (but not less than reasonable care) to protect the Confidential Information from unauthorised disclosure or access that the Receiving Party uses to protect its own Confidential Information, incl…”
Obligates the Receiving Party to apply at least the same degree of care it uses for its own confidential information (no less than reasonable care) to protect the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information from unauthor…
📍 § 10.1Jump to exact text → - Confidentiality
“a) provides the Disclosing Party with prior written notice sufficient to allow the Disclosing Party to seek any remedy it deems necessary or appropriate (except to the extent that the Receiving Party's compliance with this obligation will cause it to violate a…”
Sets out the procedure for legally compelled disclosure: the Receiving Party must provide the Disclosing Party with prior written notice sufficient to allow it to seek a remedy, except where compliance would violate lega…
📍 § 10.5Jump to exact text →
+ 9 more verified clauses of this kind on this platform, cited in full in the report.
📋 Rules you must follow
28 verified clausesWhat Ahrefs AI requires of YOU. These are your obligations, not risks to your data or IP, so they are cited here and excluded from this platform's risk rating.
- Moderation & enforcementconduct restrictions
“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 a…”
Clause 12.6 grants Ahrefs a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use the user's company name and logo in promotional and investor materials, while also granting the user a withdrawal right by written notice;…
📍 § 12.6Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcement
“4.1. You agree that you are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of all details and activities of any Account and for procuring and maintaining all resources or equipment necessary to use Ahrefs Services. 4.2. You agree that you are re…”
Imposes an obligation on the user to maintain the security and confidentiality of their Account details and activities, and to procure necessary resources to use the services.
📍 § 4.1Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcementchildren's data
“c) where you and/or your Authorised Users are individuals, you and the Authorised Users are at least 18 years old or where you and/or your Authorised Users are individuals below 18 years old but at least 13 years old, you and the Authorised Users have permissi…”
Imposes age-based eligibility requirements for individual users and Authorised Users, requiring users under 18 but at least 13 to have parental/guardian permission, and making the guardian liable for financial obligation…
📍 § 14.1Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcementconduct restrictions
“f) abuse, harm, interfere with or disrupt Ahrefs Services or its systems or security-related features, such as by introducing or transmitting worms, viruses or any code of a destructive or malicious nature or by imposing an unreasonably or disproportionately l…”
Restricts users from abusing, harming, interfering with, or disrupting Ahrefs Services or its security features, including by introducing malicious code or imposing disproportionate infrastructure loads.
📍 § 4.3Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcementconduct restrictions
“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…”
Restricts users from modifying, copying, creating derivative works, reverse engineering, decompiling, or otherwise attempting to discover source code or underlying components of Ahrefs Services, with a narrow legal-compu…
📍 § 4.3Jump to exact text →
+ 23 more verified clauses of this kind on this platform, cited in full in the report.
What the policies actually cover
12 topics- Product telemetry & usage tracking1 protective3 clauses
- Advertising & tracking1 clause
- Children's data1 obligation1 clause
- Government & law-enforcement disclosure1 clause
- Data shared with other AI providers1 clause
- Arbitration & class-action waiver1 clause
- Damages & liability cap6 clauses
- Indemnity direction3 protective11 clauses
- Terms can change at any time1 clause
- Auto-renewal & cancel window1 clause
- Attribution requirements1 clause
- Conduct restrictions17 obligations17 clauses
109 further verified clauses are cited on this page but not yet assigned a topic.
Cross-clause notes
The Terms of Service, § 6.6 describes rights the platform takes in user content, and the Terms of Service, § 8.4 describes disclosure of data to third parties or subprocessors. Both clauses are in force at the same time — read them together.
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Clause intelligence
Canonical clauses and stance patterns extracted from the same gate-verified citations shown on this page.
The clause restricts commercial use.
“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 termi...”Open source citation
The clause restricts commercial use.
“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 termi...”Open source citation
The clause restricts commercial use.
“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 termi...”Open source citation
The clause imposes arbitration, class-action waiver, or jury-trial waiver terms.
“In such cases, all references to "you" will refer to the owner of the Account. If you are an Authorised User, the Terms apply to you to the extent that the Terms are applicable to Authorised Users. 1.6. Ahrefs reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to amend the Terms, in whole or in part, at any time without notice and with immediate effect. The current version of the Terms can be found on https://ahrefs.com/...”Open source citation
The clause imposes arbitration, class-action waiver, or jury-trial waiver terms.
“For the avoidance of doubt, this clause applies whether or not you opt out of arbitration. 18.6. To opt out of arbitration, please notify us within 30 days of the date you first agree to the current version of the Terms via email in writing to [email protected] . 18.7. Where there is a valid opt-out of arbitration in accordance with clause 18.6, Parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of th...”Open source citation
Tier matrix
Plan-level conditions detected from citation-backed clauses. Empty tiers mean AIRIN has not captured decisive tier language yet.
| Tier | Surface | Verdict | Risk | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicable tiers | data retention | worsens | HIGH | 2 |
| All applicable tiers | governing law disputes | conditional | MEDIUM | 9 |
| All applicable tiers | indemnity liability | worsens | HIGH | 1 |
| All applicable tiers | moderation enforcement | worsens | HIGH | 1 |
| All applicable tiers | privacy data use | worsens | HIGH | 2 |
| All applicable tiers | subprocessors data sharing | worsens | HIGH | 4 |
| All applicable tiers | tier differences | worsens | HIGH | 3 |
| Free | commercial use | conditional | MEDIUM | 3 |
| Free | moderation enforcement | worsens | HIGH | 2 |
| Free | tier differences | worsens | HIGH | 2 |
| Pro / Paid | commercial use | conditional | MEDIUM | 5 |
| Pro / Paid | privacy data use | worsens | HIGH | 2 |
Policy evolution
Open full timelineBefore/after stance changes across captured policy versions. When no material delta exists yet, AIRIN shows the latest citation-backed stance events instead.
data sharing worsened from medium/third party or vendor sharing to high/sale or sell.
“2.8. " Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials provided, generated or made available for and in relation to Ahrefs Services, including AI Content. 2.9. " Subscription Period " refers to the period which a Subscription Plan is in effect from the date you make payment for the Subscription Plan. 2.10. " Subscription Plan " refers to a set, package or tier of products and services of or within Ahrefs Services for which you have access to in exchange for a payment for the Subscription Period. 2.11. " Third Party Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials that Ahrefs Services collect on your behalf from Third Party Services. 2.12. " Third Party Service(s) " refers to any third-party product, service, software, technology and/or code provided under separate terms that is used to build or support Ahrefs Services or is offered in conjunction with Ahrefs Services, including social media platforms, integration partners and open-source software. 2.13. " User Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials that you and/or your Authorised Users provide to us in relation to Ahrefs Services (including to AI Tools and/or Agents) or through Ahrefs Services to Third Party Services.”Before citation
“The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information by us. We do not "sell" or "share" personal information, as the CCPA defines these terms.”After citation
data sharing improved from high/sale or sell to medium/third party or vendor sharing.
“Opt-Out Preference Signals: We do not "sell" or "share" personal information or use or disclose "sensitive personal information" for purposes outside of those referenced at subsection 1798.121(a) of the CCPA and therefore do not process opt-out signals.”Before citation
“2.8. " Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials provided, generated or made available for and in relation to Ahrefs Services, including AI Content. 2.9. " Subscription Period " refers to the period which a Subscription Plan is in effect from the date you make payment for the Subscription Plan. 2.10. " Subscription Plan " refers to a set, package or tier of products and services of or within Ahrefs Services for which you have access to in exchange for a payment for the Subscription Period. 2.11. " Third Party Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials that Ahrefs Services collect on your behalf from Third Party Services. 2.12. " Third Party Service(s) " refers to any third-party product, service, software, technology and/or code provided under separate terms that is used to build or support Ahrefs Services or is offered in conjunction with Ahrefs Services, including social media platforms, integration partners and open-source software. 2.13. " User Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials that you and/or your Authorised Users provide to us in relation to Ahrefs Services (including to AI Tools and/or Agents) or through Ahrefs Services to Third Party Services.”After citation
data sharing worsened from medium/third party or vendor sharing to high/sale or sell.
“2.8. " Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials provided, generated or made available for and in relation to Ahrefs Services, including AI Content. 2.9. " Subscription Period " refers to the period which a Subscription Plan is in effect from the date you make payment for the Subscription Plan. 2.10. " Subscription Plan " refers to a set, package or tier of products and services of or within Ahrefs Services for which you have access to in exchange for a payment for the Subscription Period. 2.11. " Third Party Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials that Ahrefs Services collect on your behalf from Third Party Services. 2.12. " Third Party Service(s) " refers to any third-party product, service, software, technology and/or code provided under separate terms that is used to build or support Ahrefs Services or is offered in conjunction with Ahrefs Services, including social media platforms, integration partners and open-source software. 2.13. " User Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials that you and/or your Authorised Users provide to us in relation to Ahrefs Services (including to AI Tools and/or Agents) or through Ahrefs Services to Third Party Services.”Before citation
“Opt-Out Preference Signals: We do not "sell" or "share" personal information or use or disclose "sensitive personal information" for purposes outside of those referenced at subsection 1798.121(a) of the CCPA and therefore do not process opt-out signals.”After citation
data sharing improved from high/sale or sell to medium/third party or vendor sharing.
“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 sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about you. We do not have actual knowledge that we sell or share for cross context behavioural advertising, and we do not have the personal information of California residents under 16 years of age.”Before citation
“2.8. " Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials provided, generated or made available for and in relation to Ahrefs Services, including AI Content. 2.9. " Subscription Period " refers to the period which a Subscription Plan is in effect from the date you make payment for the Subscription Plan. 2.10. " Subscription Plan " refers to a set, package or tier of products and services of or within Ahrefs Services for which you have access to in exchange for a payment for the Subscription Period. 2.11. " Third Party Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials that Ahrefs Services collect on your behalf from Third Party Services. 2.12. " Third Party Service(s) " refers to any third-party product, service, software, technology and/or code provided under separate terms that is used to build or support Ahrefs Services or is offered in conjunction with Ahrefs Services, including social media platforms, integration partners and open-source software. 2.13. " User Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials that you and/or your Authorised Users provide to us in relation to Ahrefs Services (including to AI Tools and/or Agents) or through Ahrefs Services to Third Party Services.”After citation
data sharing worsened from medium/third party or vendor sharing to high/sale or sell.
“2.8. " Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials provided, generated or made available for and in relation to Ahrefs Services, including AI Content. 2.9. " Subscription Period " refers to the period which a Subscription Plan is in effect from the date you make payment for the Subscription Plan. 2.10. " Subscription Plan " refers to a set, package or tier of products and services of or within Ahrefs Services for which you have access to in exchange for a payment for the Subscription Period. 2.11. " Third Party Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials that Ahrefs Services collect on your behalf from Third Party Services. 2.12. " Third Party Service(s) " refers to any third-party product, service, software, technology and/or code provided under separate terms that is used to build or support Ahrefs Services or is offered in conjunction with Ahrefs Services, including social media platforms, integration partners and open-source software. 2.13. " User Content " refers to all information, data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, ideas and other materials that you and/or your Authorised Users provide to us in relation to Ahrefs Services (including to AI Tools and/or Agents) or through Ahrefs Services to Third Party Services.”Before citation
“The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information by us. We do not "sell" or "share" personal information, as the CCPA defines these terms.”After citation
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing on prompt ownership
“Providers of Third Party Services: where you use tools, features or functionalities of Ahrefs Services that are built on, integrated with or supported by Third Party Services, or where you choose to connect to and/or share information with Third Party Services, information or input may be sent through our servers to the providers of Third Party Services;”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing on prompt ownership
“information provided as you use Ahrefs Services, including any data, content, messages, photos, videos, recordings, images, feedback, suggestions, comments and other materials that you provide or input to Ahrefs Services or through Ahrefs Services to Third Party Services”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing on privacy data use
“Third party entities or service providers may have privacy policies in respect of the information we disclose or transfer to them and the Processing of such information may also be subject to their privacy policies.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: sale or sell on privacy data use
“The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information by us. We do not "sell" or "share" personal information, as the CCPA defines these terms.”Open timeline citation
Capture recency
- Terms of Service:Last captured 2026-08-31· verified 2026-08-31
- Privacy Policy:Last captured 2026-08-31· verified 2026-08-31
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↑ 452 more findings this quarter vs last (726 vs 274). First scan: June 2026.
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