Change record
CA-C-003799
Character.ai Terms of Service
Entity
Date detected
July 18, 2026
Effective date
July 18, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Changes
2 sentences modified

Impact Summary

Low Neutral for users
Affected users
All users

The detected change on July 18, 2026 consists of minor technical modifications to the Character.ai Terms of Service webpage metadata and internal page identifiers. The changes involve updates to browser tracking parameters and build identifiers used for site performance monitoring and analytics. These modifications do not alter the substantive terms, user rights, obligations, or operational policies that govern the service.

Stay ahead of the changes
Track Character.AI and get the diff the day its terms change.
Share 𝕏 Share in Share 🔒 PDF

What this means for you

This change involves updates to webpage technical metadata and analytics tracking parameters only. The substantive Terms of Service document itself was not modified. Users' rights, obligations, and operational policies under the service remain unchanged.

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
55c167689327185fb9da90efc57472762bc9ba747087a2d9d0e55376216f7091
July 17, 2026 00:24 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
4e68566a286cdeaa8b017bb3b8de04574729e7b31d9972c7997a8d208159b691
July 18, 2026 00:23 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
July 18, 2026 00:23 UTC
Analysis Methodology
✓ Verified
Source Document
https://character.ai/tos
Citation Record
Entity: Character.AI
Document: Character.ai Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-C-003799
Captured: 2026-07-18 00:23:46 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-07-18-characterai-characterai-terms-of-service-3799/
Accessed: Sept. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
For legal and compliance teams

Institutional Analysis

Assessment

No material policy change detected. The modification consists entirely of technical updates to webpage metadata, build identifiers, and analytics parameters. No new compliance obligations, restrictions, or consumer-facing policy changes are introduced. No internal review appears …

🔒 Full institutional analysis

Regulatory exposure, obligation change, escalation trigger, board-ready language, and recommended action for legal and compliance teams.

Unlock the full institutional analysis — Insight

ConductAtlas provides verified policy intelligence sourced directly from platform documents. All analysis is intended to support, not replace, legal and compliance review. Record CA-C-003799.

Full Changes

View complete diff →

Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
Character.ai Terms of Service
Entity
Character.AI
Captured
July 18, 2026
Source URL
https://character.ai/tos
Other changes to Character.ai Terms of Service
Previous change Jul 17, 2026
In an update detected on July 17, 2026, Character.AI modified UI text and workflow descriptions in its Terms of Service …
Low Neutral
Next change Jul 19, 2026
The detected change on July 19, 2026 involves a technical modification to the Character.AI Terms of Service document. The underlying …
Low Neutral
View full version history →
More from Character.AI
Jul 19, 2026 Low
Character.ai Terms of Service

The detected change on July 19, 2026 involves a technical modification to the Character.AI Terms of Service document. The underlying …

Jul 19, 2026 Low
Character.ai Privacy Policy

The detected change on July 19, 2026 involves a minor technical modification to Character.AI's Privacy Policy document. The substantive language …

Jul 18, 2026 Low
Character.ai Privacy Policy

Character.AI's privacy policy page underwent technical updates detected on July 18, 2026, involving modifications to embedded page metadata and tracking …

Get the research letter

Companies change their terms quietly. We read every version and catch what actually changed. One email a week on the changes that matter and what they mean.

Stay ahead of the changes

Track Character.AI policy changes

Get alerted when this policy changes again, including what changed and why it matters.

All Character.AI changes →