CA-C-001437 Top 5%
Midjourney — Midjourney Terms of Service
Entity
Date detected
April 26, 2026
Effective date
April 26, 2026
Severity
Direction
Negative
Affected users
all users minors premium subscribers content creators
Taxonomy
Rights removal
Changes
−13 sentences removed
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Event Summary

Midjourney removed 13 sentences from its Terms of Service on April 26, 2026, including entire section headers for Service Availability and Quality, Age Requirements, Your Information, Content Rights, DMCA and Takedowns Policy, Dispute Resolution and Governing Law, Unlimited Service and Rate Limiting, Payment and Billing, and Community Guidelines. The document now contains 145 sentences. The removal of these section headers and their content means that substantive terms previously governing these areas are no longer explicitly stated in the terms, though the operational impact depends on whether the underlying policies were moved elsewhere, consolidated, or genuinely eliminated.

HIGH

Consumer Impact

Midjourney removed substantial sections from its Terms of Service covering age requirements, content rights, DMCA policy, dispute resolution, payment and billing, and community guidelines. The removal of these section headers and their substantive content means users no longer have explicit written guidance on these critical areas within the primary terms document. This creates operational uncertainty about what terms now govern these areas: whether they were relocated to separate policies, consolidated elsewhere, or eliminated entirely cannot be determined from this change summary alone. The absence of explicit terms on dispute resolution, age verification, and content rights represents a material change in contractual transparency.

Governance Analysis

The updated terms no longer explicitly address dispute resolution, content rights, DMCA takedown procedures, payment and billing, data handling, age verification, service availability, or community guidelines. This removal creates contractual ambiguity in core governance areas that typically protect consumer rights and establish mutual obligations. The operational significance depends on whether these provisions were relocated to separate documents or genuinely eliminated; without confirmation, users and organizations cannot determine what protections or obligations remain in effect.

Available Actions

Review Midjourney's full current policy set to locate any relocated versions of removed sections, particularly dispute resolution, content rights, and payment terms.

Contact Midjourney support to confirm whether removed sections were deleted or moved to separate documents, and request documentation of the relocated terms.

If No Action Is Taken

If dispute resolution language was genuinely removed, users may lack a contractually established mechanism for resolving claims with Midjourney.

Content ownership and licensing terms will remain unstated unless relocated elsewhere, leaving ambiguity about rights to generated images.

Payment and billing procedures will be undefined in the primary terms, creating potential confusion about fees and refunds.

Age verification and DMCA takedown procedures will lack contractual foundation unless reinstated in separate policies.

Historical Context

Across all monitored documents, Midjourney has made 2 significant changes.

2 of Midjourney's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.

Key Clauses Affected

Dispute Resolution and Governing Law

Removed entirely, creating ambiguity about how disputes will be resolved and which law governs the agreement.

Content Rights

Removed entirely, leaving ownership and licensing of user-generated content unstated.

DMCA and Takedowns Policy

Removed entirely, eliminating explicit contractual procedures for copyright takedown requests.

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
189645fa6943689c297bfbf72b266e8176c678be4167efd77f4fbdbb8351753e
April 19, 2026 06:06 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
ad74bf0b32720803c6f27783fd732f9c4fbe843d966ea08581d0ff7595cf973b
April 26, 2026 06:04 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
April 26, 2026 06:04 UTC
Analysis Methodology
Citation Record
Entity: Midjourney
Document: Midjourney Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-C-001437
Captured: 2026-04-26 06:04:42 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-26-midjourney-midjourney-terms-of-service-1437/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.

Impact Summary

9
Protections removed
Consumers Removed

Users no longer have a contractually stated age requirement or age verification process in the primary terms.

Consumers Removed

The terms no longer explicitly describe who owns content created through Midjourney or how that content may be used.

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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

Midjourney's removal of 13 substantive sections from its primary Terms of Service—including dispute resolution, DMCA policy, age requirements, payment terms, and community guidelines—creates governance ambiguity. If these provisions were moved to separate documents rather than deleted, the contractual framework may remain substantively similar but with reduced transparency and integration. If these sections were genuinely eliminated, the organization faces potential exposure under consumer protection frameworks (FTC Act Section 5 in US, UCTA in UK, GDPR Articles 7-8 for data processing clarity in EU) that typically require explicit contractual terms governing key rights and obligations. Immediate clarification is needed on whether these terms were deleted or relocated, and whether any removal creates gaps in required disclosures or consumer protections.

Regulatory Exposure

FTC Act (Section 5 - unfair or deceptive practices); GDPR Articles 7-8 (transparency of processing); COPPA (age verification and parental consent); DMCA (17 U.S.C. Section 512 - takedown procedures); state consumer protection statutes; UK Consumer Rights Act 2015; EU Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
Midjourney Terms of Service
Entity
Midjourney
Captured
April 26, 2026
Source URL
https://docs.midjourney.com/docs/terms-of-service
Other changes to Midjourney Terms of Service
Previous change Apr 19, 2026
Midjourney added 13 sentences that appear to be a table of contents or section headers for their Terms of Service …
Low Neutral
Next change May 2, 2026
Midjourney added a table of contents restructuring its Terms of Service on May 2, 2026, organizing existing and new sections …
Low Neutral
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