Medium removed the phrase 'as a Newsletter Editor' from a clause requiring users to represent that they have lawfully collected personal information. The updated language now applies this representation requirement to all personal information users provide to Medium, not just information provided in a newsletter editor capacity. This broadens the scope of the warranty to cover any personal data submitted through the platform.
The updated terms expand a data collection warranty to apply to all personal information users provide to Medium, not limited to newsletter editor submissions. Users now represent and warrant that any personal information they submit has been lawfully collected and that all required notices and consents were obtained before collection. This means the warranty applies whether data is provided through newsletters, account profiles, submissions, or other Medium features. If a user provides personal information collected without proper notice or consent, they may be in breach of this representation.
The updated terms now require users to warrant that all personal information they provide to Medium has been lawfully collected with required notices and consents obtained. This expanded warranty creates liability exposure for users who submit third-party data without proper consent documentation and may increase Medium's ability to enforce data compliance requirements across all user submissions, not just newsletter editor materials.
→ Users who provide personal information to Medium without lawful collection and required consents will be in breach of the warranty clause in the updated terms.
→ If a user submits data of third parties to Medium without obtaining requisite notice and consent, Medium may hold the user liable for breach of representation.
Expanded from newsletter editor context to all personal information users provide to Medium, requiring representation of lawful collection and requisite consents.
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When you provide any personal information to Medium, you are stating that you collected it legally and obtained all necessary permissions from the people whose data it is.
Medium expanded a contractual warranty clause from a narrow context (newsletter editors) to cover all personal information users provide to the platform. The change requires users to represent that they have lawfully collected any data they submit and obtained required consents. This creates broader exposure for users who submit third-party data and may implicate privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) if users provide personal information of others without proper legal basis or notice. Compliance teams should evaluate whether this change affects how customers use the platform to share or import user data and whether additional contractual or consent structures are needed.
GDPR (data controller/processor responsibilities), CCPA (personal information collection and notice requirements), state privacy laws (consent and notice requirements for personal data)
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