AI21 Labs updated its Terms of Service on June 16, 2026, making material changes to its cookie consent and data collection disclosures. Previously, the terms explicitly offered users the ability to opt out of the sale of personal data and targeted advertising through a dedicated "Your Opt-Out Rights" button. The updated terms replace this specific opt-out language with a more general cookie consent framework that requires users to affirmatively click "Accept" to allow cookies for site navigation, usage analytics, and marketing efforts. The practical difference is that the prior explicit opt-out mechanism for data sales and targeted advertising has been removed and replaced with a cookie-based consent model where some cookie types may be blocked, but the specific right to opt out of data sales is no longer prominently featured in the accessible terms text.
Consumers: Users no longer have a clearly labeled, dedicated button to opt out of data sales and targeted advertising; instead, they must manage cookie preferences through a general cookie settings interface.
The updated terms remove the explicit "Your Opt-Out Rights" button that previously allowed users to opt out of data sales and targeted advertising. In its place, the revised language establishes a general cookie consent framework requiring users to click "Accept" to allow cookies for site navigation, usage analysis, and marketing efforts. Users retain the ability to choose not to allow certain cookie types, but the prior dedicated opt-out mechanism for data sales and targeted advertising is no longer explicitly described in the accessible terms interface. If you wish to control cookie preferences, you can click on the cookie settings to modify consent for different types of cookies; however, strictly necessary cookies cannot be declined as they are required for core website functionality.
→ Review your cookie settings when prompted and select 'Cookie Settings' to manage preferences for non-essential cookies.
→ Confirm that the updated terms still permit you to decline marketing and analytics cookies if you prefer to limit data collection.
Explicit button-based opt-out for data sales and targeted advertising was removed and replaced with general cookie consent language.
Updated to require affirmative acceptance for cookies used in marketing and analytics, with ability to decline certain non-essential cookies.
Explicitly stated that first-party strictly necessary cookies cannot be declined as they are required for website functionality.
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
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