On March 26, 2026, Max updated their global Terms of Use hub by expanding the list of Asia Pacific regions where the service is available. New countries added include Bhutan, Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. This means residents in these newly listed Pacific Island nations and territories can now access Max's streaming service under the platform's terms.
Residents in newly listed Pacific Island nations and Bhutan may now have formal access to Max's streaming service under its published terms. This expansion signals Max's intent to serve these markets officially.
Max has officially added Bhutan, Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu to its global Terms of Use hub, meaning residents in these countries are now formally recognized as covered service regions. This is an access expansion that could signal the rollout or formalization of Max's streaming service in these areas. If you are in one of these newly listed countries, you may now be able to access Max's service under their standard terms.
Max updated its global Terms of Use regional hub on March 26, 2026, adding twelve new Asia Pacific countries: Bhutan, Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. This is a geographic scope expansion of the terms framework, not a substantive change to any rights, obligations, or data handling provisions. No immediate compliance action is required, but organizations operating in these newly listed jurisdictions should verify that applicable local data protection and consumer protection laws are addressed in the region-specific terms linked from this hub.
The addition of new jurisdictions to Max's terms coverage may trigger local consumer protection and data privacy obligations depending on each country's laws. Relevant frameworks to assess include: (1) Fiji — Commerce Commission Act and any applicable data protection legislation; (2) Marshall Islands — limited formal data protection law but FTC Act principles may apply if US-nexus services are involved; (3) Maldives — Electronic Transactions Act and emerging data protection provisions; (4) Samoa — Consumer Protection Act 2016; (5) Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Micronesia, Vanuatu — limited formal data protection frameworks, though general consumer protection norms apply; (6) Bhutan — Information, Communications and Media Act 2018. No major GDPR or CCPA exposure is created by this change, as these are not EU or California expansions. No known enforcement actions directly applicable.
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ConductAtlas Policy Archive Entity: Max | Document: Max Terms of Use | Record: CA-C-000118 Captured: 2026-03-26 06:08:12 UTC URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-03-26-max-max-terms-of-use-118/ Accessed: April 4, 2026
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