Stability AI revised its Terms of Service effective September 30, 2026, with material changes to age restrictions, content rights, use restrictions, and arbitration scope. Audio services now permit users as young as 13 (with parental consent for ages 13-17), while other services remain restricted to 18+. The company expanded its license to host, use, and process user content, and modified restrictions on competitive model development, data extraction, and watermark removal. The arbitration clause now applies only to US users, removing Canada from mandatory arbitration.
Parents or legal guardians: If a minor under 18 wants to use audio services, a parent or guardian must actively consent and oversee their activity.
Consumers: The company can now use your submitted content more broadly to improve and maintain its services.
Businesses: Workplace account administrators gain the ability to edit or delete your work on organization accounts, not just view it.
Consumers: You cannot use Stability's outputs to train competing AI systems without explicit written permission.
Consumers: You cannot remove or hide AI-generated watermarks from Stability outputs.
Canadian users: If you are in Canada, disputes with Stability are no longer subject to mandatory arbitration.
The updated terms establish a lower age threshold for audio services (13+) but require parental consent and active supervision for users under 18. All other services remain restricted to users 18 and older. The company expanded its license to use and process submitted content for service provision and maintenance. The arbitration clause now applies only to US users; Canadian users are no longer subject to mandatory arbitration. Use restrictions were clarified to prohibit developing competitive AI models, selling or sublicensing the Services, and removing AI-generated content markings, with limited exceptions expressly approved in writing.
→ If under 18 and wishing to use audio services, obtain parent or legal guardian consent and agreement to the updated Terms.
→ Review the expanded content licensing terms to understand how submitted content may be used and processed by Stability.
Lowered minimum age from 18 to 13 for audio services (with parental consent for ages 13-17); other services remain 18+.
Narrowed from US and Canada to US-only; Canadian users no longer bound by mandatory arbitration.
Expanded to authorize Stability to host, use, reproduce, process, transmit, display, adapt, and otherwise use submitted Content for service provision and maintenance.
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