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“**Ownership; Proprietary Rights.** The Community is managed by Community Owner using a platform made available by Service Provider. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Community provided by Community Owner or…”
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Provides a severability and fallback rule: if the class action waiver or the entire arbitration section is found unenforceable, or if an Opt-Out Notice is received, the arbitration section becomes null and void and exclusive court jurisdiction under Section 16.3 governs instead.
This clause clarifies that Service Provider is not a party to the agreement, limits Service Provider's liability to the fullest extent permitted by law, and subjects any claims against Service Provider to the dispute resolution procedure in Section 15 with Service Provider substituted for Community Owner for such purposes.
Carves out specific categories of legal action — small claims court, agency enforcement, injunctive relief, and intellectual property suits — from the mandatory arbitration obligation, preserving each party's right to pursue those remedies outside arbitration.
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- Terms of ServiceVerified - read in full - 101 citationsstaticLast captured 2026-08-12
- Privacy PolicyVerified - read in full - 20 citationsstaticLast captured 2026-07-22
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Segment grants Community Owner and its Service Provider an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right and license to exploit user Submissions (feedback, suggestions, proposed improvements) in any manner and for any purpose including improving the Community and creating other products and services; this is a broad intellectual-property grant over user-submitted feedback.
" Feedback. We respect and appreciate the thoughts and comments from our users. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding existing functionalities, problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Community (" Su..."
Segment grants Community Owner and Service Provider a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable right and license to host, store, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, and distribute User Content in any media formats; this is a broad content license covering downstream processing of user-posted material.
" Limited License Grant to Community Owner. By Posting User Content to or via the Community, you grant Community Owner and Service Provider a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense ..."
Segment clarifies that nothing in the Terms prevents the user from obtaining or using Third-Party Components under their own applicable open-source or similar licenses, carving out an exception to the general Terms for such third-party software.
" Third-Party Software. The Community may include or incorporate third-party software components that are generally available free of charge under licenses granting recipients broad rights to copy, modify, and distribute those components (" ..."
This segment defines the policy's scope and subjects, introduces the term 'Data,' identifies the Website, and states the controller's commitment to process personal data in compliance with GDPR, imposing a legal obligation of lawful processing.
" This privacy policy (" Policy ") is addressed to the persons referred to in §1 clause 2 below and is intended to explain to you the rules for processing personal data (" Data "), including in particular Data obtained through the https://su..."
Requires the user to represent and warrant that they are not located in a U.S.-embargoed country and are not on any U.S. Government prohibited or restricted parties list, imposing a compliance obligation as a condition of use.
"You hereby represent and warrant that: (a) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (b) you are not listed on a..."
Reserves the operator's right to modify or discontinue any portion of the Community at any time without notice or liability, including paid features, and advises users to retain their own copies of posted content as a precaution against loss.
" Modification of the Community. Community Owner reserves the right to modify or discontinue all or any portion of the Community at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Community), temporarily or permanent..."
This clause disclaims all express and implied warranties by Community Owner and Service Provider regarding the Community and its content, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, establishing an 'as is' and 'as available' basis that limits users' legal recourse for service defects.
"THE COMMUNITY AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ON AN "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. COMMUNITY OWNER AND SERVICE PROVIDER DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING ..."
Caps aggregate liability of the specified entities to the greater of the amount paid by the user in the preceding 12 months or US$100, subject to exceptions in the arbitration commencement and relief sections.
" EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 15.5 ( COMMENCING ARBITRATION ) AND 15.7 ( ARBITRATION RELIEF ) AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE SPECIFIED ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING T..."
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"Regardless of the above, when you visit or log in to our Website, cookies and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with other personal information they or others have about you, including by association with your email or online profiles. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these emails or profiles. You may opt out of receiving this advertising by visiting https://app.retention.com/optout ."
Under GDPR Article 6(1)(a), processing for marketing purposes typically requires prior consent. An opt-out default for cross-profile association and marketing communications is legally contested under EU law and represents high risk to user privacy.
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"You may refer to the privacy/security settings of the browser you are using for additional information. However, deletion of cookies may affect the correct operation of the Website and its functionalities, the correct display of the Website, and the loss of preferred settings of the Website pages. We declare that blocking or limiting the access of cookies to your device may adversely affect the functionality of the Website. You can change the automatic settings for the most commonly used browsers according to the instructions at the following addresses for the relevant browsers: Chrome ; Edge ; Firefox ; Internet Explorer ; Safari ; or Opera . Cookies and pixel tags may also be used by third parties (e.g. Google, Facebook) to provide their own content or advertisements on websites or portals based on records from these cookies and pixel tags. We use the following types of cookies transmitted by your device: (i) technical – necessary for the proper functioning of the Website; storing your session and enabling the operation and improving the functioning of the Website; (ii) analytical – to enable analysis and statistics concerning the Website; and (iii) advertising – in the case of advertising campaigns, to tailor advertising to you and remember its settings. In addition, within the framework of the aforementioned types of cookies, we also use external cookies, i.e. cookies placed by external websites which we use and over which we have no influence (e.g. "
This segment informs users that blocking cookies may adversely affect website functionality and provides guidance on managing cookie settings in browsers, disclaiming responsibility for degraded service resulting from cookie restrictions while advising on user rights to manage cookie preferences.
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"Cookies and pixel tags may also be used by third parties (e.g. Google, Facebook) to provide their own content or advertisements on websites or portals based on records from these cookies and pixel tags."
Data sharing with advertising subprocessors transfers personal data to entities with their own independent data controller status. The policy's disclaimer that 'external cookies' are governed by third-party documents limits the platform's accountability for onward processing.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
"Pliki cookies oraz znaczniki pikselowe mogą być również wykorzystane przez podmioty trzecie (np. Google, Facebook) do udostępnienia własnych treści czy reklam na stronach internetowych lub portalach w oparciu o zapisy z tych plików oraz z tych znaczników pikselowych."
The clause discloses that third-party processors (Google, Facebook) independently use cookie and pixel data. This constitutes data sharing with subprocessors, potentially without granular user consent for each specific use, raising GDPR Article 28/13 concerns.
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"w ramach wskazanych wyżej rodzajów pilków cookies wykorzystujemy także zewnętrzne pliki cookies tj. umieszczane przez serwisy zewnętrzne z których korzystamy, a na które nie mamy wpływu (np. serwisy społecznościowe). W przypadku zewnętrznych plików cookies, zasady ich przetwarzania regulowane są także odrębnymi dokumentami udostępnianymi przez podmioty trzecie."
Referencing third-party policies without direct links or summaries may be insufficient transparency under GDPR Article 13/14. The platform's disclaimer of control does not relieve it of responsibility if it actively embeds these third-party cookies.
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"TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE SPECIFIED ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE COMMUNITY OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT ON THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ANY SPECIFIED ENTITY OR SERVICE PROVIDER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE."
This clause limits the Specified Entities' and Service Provider's liability to the fullest extent permitted by law by excluding indirect, incidental, special, consequential, and punitive damages arising from use of or inability to use the Community, regardless of legal theory or prior notice of such damages.
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"THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION 13 ( _DISCLAIMERS; NO WARRANTIES BY COMMUNITY OWNER_) APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Community Owner does not disclaim any warranty or other right that Community Owner is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law."
This clause states that all disclaimers and limitations in Section 13 apply to the fullest extent permitted by law while carving out any warranty or right that Community Owner is legally prohibited from disclaiming, thereby setting the outer boundary of the disclaimer's operative scope.
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" THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION 13 ( DISCLAIMERS; NO WARRANTIES BY COMMUNITY OWNER ) APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Community Owner does not disclaim any warranty or other right that Community Owner is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law."
States that the disclaimers and limitations in the section apply to the fullest extent permitted by law, while preserving any warranty or right the operator is legally prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law.
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" EACH PROVISION OF THESE TERMS THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED TO AND DOES ALLOCATE THE RISKS BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS ALLOCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 14 ( LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ) WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE."
Characterizes the limitation of liability, warranty disclaimer, and damages exclusion provisions as intentional risk-allocation elements that are severable, independent, and applicable even if any limited remedy fails of its essential purpose.
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"**Enforceability.** If Section 15.8 ( _No Class Actions_) or the entirety of this Section 15 ( _Dispute Resolution and Arbitration_) is found to be unenforceable, or if Community Owner receives an Opt-Out Notice from you, then the entirety of this Section 15 ( _Dispute Resolution and Arbitration_) will be null and void and, in that case, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 16.3 ( _Governing Law_) will govern any action arising out of or related to these Terms."
Provides a severability and fallback rule: if the class action waiver or the entire arbitration section is found unenforceable, or if an Opt-Out Notice is received, the arbitration section becomes null and void and exclusive court jurisdiction under Section 16.3 governs instead.
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"WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, YOU AND COMMUNITY OWNER AGREE THAT SERVICE PROVIDER IS NOT A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SERVICE PROVIDER WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE THAT IF YOU BRING A CLAIM AGAINST SERVICE PROVIDER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH CLAIM IS SUBJECT TO THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE SET FORTH IN SECTION 15, AND SERVICE PROVIDER WILL BE DEEMED SUBSTITUTED FOR COMMUNITY OWNER THEREUNDER SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH CLAIM."
This clause clarifies that Service Provider is not a party to the agreement, limits Service Provider's liability to the fullest extent permitted by law, and subjects any claims against Service Provider to the dispute resolution procedure in Section 15 with Service Provider substituted for Community Owner for such purposes.
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" Exceptions. Although we are agreeing to arbitrate most disputes between us, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if that action is available; (c) seek injunctive relief in a court of law in aid of arbitration; or (d) to file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property infringement claim."
Carves out specific categories of legal action — small claims court, agency enforcement, injunctive relief, and intellectual property suits — from the mandatory arbitration obligation, preserving each party's right to pursue those remedies outside arbitration.
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" Modification of the Community. Community Owner reserves the right to modify or discontinue all or any portion of the Community at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Community), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. Community Owner will have no liability for any change to the Community, including any paid-for functionalities of the Community, or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Community. You should retain copies of any User Content you Post to the Community so that you have permanent copies in the event the Community is modified in such a way that you lose access to User Content you Posted to the Community."
Reserves the operator's right to modify or discontinue any portion of the Community at any time without notice or liability, including paid features, and advises users to retain their own copies of posted content as a precaution against loss.
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"**Ownership; Proprietary Rights.** The Community is managed by Community Owner using a platform made available by Service Provider. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Community provided by Community Owner or Service Provider (" **Materials**") are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Community are the property of Community Owner or its third-party licensors (including Service Provider). Except as expressly authorized by Community Owner, you may not make use of the Materials. There are no implied licenses in these Terms and Community Owner and Service Provider reserve all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms."
This segment defines 'Materials' as all elements of the Community provided by Community Owner or Service Provider, declares them protected by intellectual property law, and asserts ownership in those Materials by Community Owner or its licensors including Service Provider, establishing the intellectual property framework for the platform.
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"**You Must Have Rights to the Content You Post; User Content Representations and Warranties.** You must not Post User Content if you are not the owner of or are not fully authorized to grant rights in all of the elements of that User Content including in all ambient music and underlying musical works embodied in any sound recording. Community Owner disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of providing User Content via the Community. By providing User Content via the Community, you affirm, represent, and warrant to us that:"
This segment disclaims Community Owner's liability in connection with User Content, places sole responsibility on the user for their User Content and its consequences, and introduces representations and warranties the user makes by posting User Content.
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" Feedback. We respect and appreciate the thoughts and comments from our users. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding existing functionalities, problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Community (" Submissions "), then you hereby grant Community Owner and its Service Provider (defined in Section 16.1 below) an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right and license to exploit the Submissions in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Community and create other products and services. We will have no obligation to provide you with attribution for any Submissions you provide to us."
Segment grants Community Owner and its Service Provider an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right and license to exploit user Submissions (feedback, suggestions, proposed improvements) in any manner and for any purpose including improving the Community and creating other products and services; this is a broad intellectual-property grant over user-submitted feedback.
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" Limited License. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Community Owner grants you, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to: (a) install and use any mobile or other downloadable application provided to you by Community Owner and associated with the Community on a mobile device that you own or control; and (b) access and use the Community."
Segment grants the user a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to install and use the mobile application and access the Community, but restricts this license to personal, non-commercial use only and conditions it on ongoing compliance with the Terms.
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"**Push Notifications.** When you install our app on your mobile device, you agree to receive push notifications, which are messages an app sends you on your mobile device when you are not in the app. You can turn off notifications by visiting your mobile device's "settings" page."
Establishes that by installing the app, the user agrees to receive push notifications, creating a consent-based obligation and communication right for the platform, while also providing a procedure for users to opt out by visiting device settings.
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Common questions about Surfer SEO AI's policies
- Does Surfer SEO AI train its AI models on your data?
- No training on your content by default — based on 1 verified finding from Surfer SEO AI's published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.
- Who owns the content you create with Surfer SEO AI?
- You own your outputs — based on 1 verified finding from Surfer SEO AI's published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.
- Can you use Surfer SEO AI's output commercially?
- Commercial use allowed — with conditions — based on 5 verified findings from Surfer SEO AI's published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.
Clause detail — protections, your obligations, and coverage
Every clause below is a verbatim quote from Surfer SEO 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
9 verified clausesClauses in Surfer SEO AI's policies that work in your favour — commitments the platform made to you.
- Confidentiality
“2 powyżej oraz nie zaakceptowały Polityki), których Dane będą wprowadzane do Serwisu w ramach Umowy. Takie Dane, o ile występują, są nam powierzone do przetwarzania na podstawie odrębnej umowy powierzenia przetwarzania danych osobowych , której warunki dostępn…”
This segment is the Polish-language equivalent of segments 12–13, clarifying the data processor role for Customer-entered third-party data under a separate DPA, and imposing an obligation of security, confidentiality, an…
Location: exact-text link only — source has no section structureJump to exact text → - Governing law & disputesarbitration & class-action waiver
“**Opt-Out.** If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may opt out of the provisions of this Section 15 ( _Dispute Resolution and Arbitration_) within 30 days after the date that you agree to these Terms by sending a letter to Surfer C…”
Establishes the procedure by which a user may opt out of binding arbitration within 30 days by sending a written Opt-Out Notice to Community Owner's legal department, specifying required identifying information, thereby…
📍 § 15.3Jump to exact text → - Privacy & data usebreach notification promises
“We are committed to maintaining the security and confidentiality of your Data. We have implemented technical and organisational measures, including procedures and policies to ensure adequate protection of your Data. You can contact us regarding questions, req…”
This segment imposes an obligation on the controller to maintain security and confidentiality of personal data through technical and organisational measures, and establishes a procedure for data subjects to submit reques…
- Designated security contact: dpo@[redacted]; Pl. Solny 14/3, 50-062, Wrocław, Poland
Location: exact-text link only — source has no section structureJump to exact text → - Prompt ownership
“**User Content Generally.** Certain features of the Community may permit users to submit, upload, publish, broadcast, or otherwise transmit (" **Post**") content to the Community, including messages, reviews, photos, video or audio (including sound or voice re…”
This segment defines 'User Content' and affirms that users retain copyright and other proprietary rights in their User Content posted to the Community, subject to the licenses granted elsewhere in these Terms.
📍 § 6.1Jump to exact text → - Governing law & disputesarbitration & class-action waiver
“**Exceptions.** Although we are agreeing to arbitrate most disputes between us, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an enfor…”
This clause carves out specific exceptions to the mandatory arbitration obligation, permitting either party to bring small claims court actions, pursue agency enforcement actions, seek injunctive relief in court, or file…
📍 § 15.2Jump to exact text → - Audit rights, DPA & residency
“3. We are not the controller of the Data of the Customer's contractors, employees or associates, or any other persons who have been authorised by the Customer to use the account in Website (unless such persons have one of the statuses set out in clause 2 above…”
This segment clarifies that the company is not the controller of data entered by Customers regarding their own employees, contractors, or associates, and that such data is processed under a separate data processing agree…
Location: exact-text link only — source has no section structureJump to exact text →
+ 3 more verified clauses of this kind on this platform, cited in full in the report.
📋 Rules you must follow
14 verified clausesWhat Surfer SEO 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.
- Prompt ownership
“your User Content, and the Posting or other use of your User Content as contemplated by these Terms, does not and will not: (i) infringe, violate, misappropriate, or otherwise breach any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secr…”
This segment requires the user to warrant that their User Content does not infringe third-party intellectual property rights, defame any person, or cause Community Owner or Service Provider to violate any law or regulati…
📍 § 6.3Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcementconduct restrictions
“**License Restrictions.** Except and solely to the extent such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you may not: (a) reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or create derivative works of the software powering the Community; (…”
This segment restricts the user from reproducing, distributing, publicly displaying, modifying, or creating derivative works of the Community's software, and from circumventing security features, except where prohibited…
📍 § 3.2Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcement
“interfere with the operation of the Community or any user's enjoyment of the Community, including by: (a) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code; (b) making any unsolicited offer or advertisement to anoth…”
Restricts users from interfering with the operation of the Community or other users' enjoyment through malicious code, unsolicited advertising, unauthorized collection of personal information, or disruption of network in…
📍 § 8.6Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcementconduct restrictions
“interfere with security-related features of the Community, including by: (a) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use, printing or copying of any content; or (b) reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of an…”
Restricts users from interfering with security features of the Community, including disabling access controls and reverse engineering source code except where expressly permitted by applicable law, establishing security…
📍 § 8.5Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcement
“You hereby represent and warrant that: (a) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (b) you are not listed on any U.S. Government l…”
Requires the user to represent and warrant that they are not located in a U.S.-embargoed country and are not on any U.S. Government prohibited or restricted parties list, imposing a compliance obligation as a condition o…
📍 § 16.6Jump to exact text →
+ 9 more verified clauses of this kind on this platform, cited in full in the report.
What the policies actually cover
9 topics- Product telemetry & usage tracking1 protective1 clause
- Advertising & tracking11 clauses
- Children's data1 clause
- Arbitration & class-action waiver3 protective9 clauses
- Damages & liability cap5 clauses
- Indemnity direction1 clause
- Terms can change at any time1 clause
- Breach-notification promises1 protective1 clause
- Conduct restrictions6 obligations6 clauses
85 further verified clauses are cited on this page but not yet assigned a topic.
Cross-clause notes
The Terms of Service, § 3.3 describes rights the platform takes in user content, and the Terms of Service, § 5.1 describes disclosure of data to third parties or subprocessors. Both clauses are in force at the same time — read them together.
Automated cross-reference against the published rubric — not legal advice.
Clause intelligence
Canonical clauses and stance patterns extracted from the same gate-verified citations shown on this page.
The clause restricts commercial use.
“**Limited License.** Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Community Owner grants you, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to: (a) install and use any mobile or other downloadable application provided to you by Community Owner and associated with the Community on a mobile device that you own or co...”Open source citation
The clause restricts commercial use.
“Limited License. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Community Owner grants you, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to: (a) install and use any mobile or other downloadable application provided to you by Community Owner and associated with the Community on a mobile device that you own or contro...”Open source citation
The clause allows indefinite, perpetual, or necessity-based retention.
“Duration of cookies: in the case of temporary cookies – the files are automatically deleted after a certain expiration date; and in the case of permanent cookies – the cookies remain active on your browser until you delete them, which can be done at any time.”Open source citation
The clause allows indefinite, perpetual, or necessity-based retention.
“Use of the Website requires the placement small text files on the side of your web browser with information used by websites that connect to your browser and other data storage mechanisms – collectively referred to as cookies. When you use the Website, we collect from your browsers and store information that may contain your Data. Please be advised that we use essential cookies primarily to provide you with the se...”Open source citation
The clause allows indefinite, perpetual, or necessity-based retention.
“Use of the Website requires the placement small text files on the side of your web browser with information used by websites that connect to your browser and other data storage mechanisms – collectively referred to as cookies. When you use the Website, we collect from your browsers and store information that may contain your Data. Please be advised that we use essential cookies primarily to provide you with the se...”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 | commercial use | conditional | MEDIUM | 6 |
| All applicable tiers | data retention | conditional | MEDIUM | 3 |
| All applicable tiers | governing law disputes | conditional | MEDIUM | 18 |
| All applicable tiers | indemnity liability | worsens | HIGH | 12 |
| All applicable tiers | prompt ownership | improves | LOW | 2 |
| Free | indemnity liability | conditional | MEDIUM | 1 |
| Free | training use | worsens | HIGH | 4 |
| Pro / Paid | governing law disputes | conditional | MEDIUM | 2 |
| Pro / Paid | prompt ownership | conditional | MEDIUM | 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.
Latest stance: liability limited on indemnity liability
“NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFIED ENTITIES, OR SERVICE PROVIDER, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY OF THE SPECIFIED ENTITIES OR THE COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR DEALING WITH ANY OTHER COMMUNITY USER. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU USE ANY PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY (INCLUDING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY) OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, INCLUDING USER CONTENT.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: liability limited on indemnity liability
“Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Community, and you will defend and indemnify Community Owner, its affiliates, and their respective shareholders, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, consultants, and agents (together, the " Specified Entities ") and Service Provider from and against every claim brought by a third party, and any related liability, damage, loss, and expense, including attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or connected with: (1) your unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the Community; (2) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation; (3) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (4) any dispute or issue between you and any third party. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you (without limiting your indemnification obligations with respect to that matter), and in that case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of those claims.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: arbitration or waiver on governing law disputes
“Generally. Except as described in Section 15.2 ( Exceptions ) and 15.3 ( Opt-Out ), you and Community Owner agree that every dispute arising in connection with these Terms, the Community, or communications from us will be resolved through binding arbitration. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, is less formal than a court proceeding, may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review by courts. This agreement to arbitrate disputes includes all claims whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and regardless of whether a claim arises during or after the termination of these Terms. Any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement will be resolved by the arbitrator.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: liability limited on indemnity liability
“THE COMMUNITY AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ON AN "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. COMMUNITY OWNER AND SERVICE PROVIDER DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: (a) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (b) ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. COMMUNITY OWNER AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDER DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE COMMUNITY OR ANY PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND COMMUNITY OWNER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: indemnity on indemnity liability
“Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Community, and you will defend and indemnify Community Owner, its affiliates, and their respective shareholders, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, consultants, and agents (together, the " Specified Entities ") and Service Provider from and against every claim brought by a third party, and any related liability, damage, loss, and expense, including attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or connected with: (1) your unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the Community; (2) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation; (3) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (4) any dispute or issue between you and any third party. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you (without limiting your indemnification obligations with respect to that matter), and in that case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of those claims.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: liability limited on indemnity liability
“You Must Have Rights to the Content You Post; User Content Representations and Warranties. You must not Post User Content if you are not the owner of or are not fully authorized to grant rights in all of the elements of that User Content including in all ambient music and underlying musical works embodied in any sound recording. Community Owner disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of providing User Content via the Community. By providing User Content via the Community, you affirm, represent, and warrant to us that:”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: arbitration or waiver on governing law disputes
“ARBITRATION NOTICE . Except for certain kinds of disputes described in Section 15 ( Dispute Resolution and Arbitration ), you agree that disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration, and BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU AND COMMUNITY OWNER ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: restricted on commercial use
“Limited License. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Community Owner grants you, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to: (a) install and use any mobile or other downloadable application provided to you by Community Owner and associated with the Community on a mobile device that you own or control; and (b) access and use the Community.”Open timeline citation
Capture recency
- Terms of Service:Last captured 2026-08-12· verified 2026-08-12
- Privacy Policy:Last captured 2026-07-22· verified 2026-07-22
Dates state when our pipeline captured and verified each document — not when the vendor last changed it. Documents are re-scanned on a recurring cadence; a document verified once says so until a re-scan confirms it again.
↑ 15 more findings this quarter vs last (158 vs 143). First scan: June 2026.
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