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Change Summary
Okta revised its website Terms of Service in an update detected on August 8, 2026. The company removed language requiring users to agree that changes take effect upon continued access, and instead added simplified, conversational language stating that modified terms apply through continued use of the Site. The company also removed references to account suspension rights being exercisable 'at any time, for any lawful reason' and replaced detailed intellectual property and account management sections with shorter, more accessible versions covering the same subjects. The operational effect is simplified presentation rather than substantive change to user obligations or company authority.
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0Table of Contents Share Please read these Website Terms of Service (“Terms”) carefully before using any website and any services made available via such website(s) (collectively, the “Site”) owned or operated by Okta, Inc. and or its affiliate(s) (collectively, “Okta”).0Table of Contents Share IMPORTANT NOTICE: The drop-down summaries are provided for convenience only and are not legally binding.
1These Terms govern your use of the Site that links to these Terms.1Your use of this Site is legally governed by the formal text.
2By accessing, using, downloading, or logging into the Site, you agree to these Terms.Removed
3If at any time you do not agree with any of these Terms, you must immediately stop using the Site.Removed
4These Terms are subject to change by Okta, in its sole discretion, at any time, without prior notice.Removed
5Any changes to these Terms will be in effect as of the “Last Updated Date” referenced in these Terms.Removed
6By accessing, using, downloading, or logging into the Site after the “Last Updated Date”, you agree to the changes to these Terms.Removed
7The terms and conditions for organizations' use of Okta's identity and access management products and services, and for professional services, support services, training services, and free trials, are separate from these Terms and are available at okta.com/agreements .Removed
8Please carefully review our Privacy Policy as it also governs your use of the Site and certain of our activities and is incorporated by reference into this Terms.Removed
10Intellectual Property Except as may otherwise be provided, the Site and the content included in or made available through the Site, such as text, graphics, logos, images, sounds, videos, digital downloads, data compilation, software, and documents, are the exclusive property of Okta, its licensors and content providers and are protected by United States and international intellectual property laws.3Acceptance & Changes These Terms govern your use of Okta, Inc. websites (the “Site”).
11All rights, title and interest not expressly granted with respect to the Site and content provided on or made available through the Site are reserved and retained by Okta, its licensors and content providers.4By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
12The Okta graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, trademarks, and service names are the trademarks or trade dress owned by Okta and may not be used in any manner without the prior written permission of Okta.5Okta reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time without prior notice.
13All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans that may appear on the Site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Okta.6Continued use of the Site after the “Last Updated Date” constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.
14Certain content and materials made available through the Site and our services are protected by copyright law.7Separate agreements govern Okta’s enterprise products, services, and free trials (available at okta.com/agreements).
15Aside from Submissions and other third-party materials, all materials and other information on our Site, including but not limited to, all text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio and video clips, downloads, data compilations, and software are the exclusive property of Okta and/or its licensors and are protected by all United States and international copyright laws.8Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy Hey there!
9Welcome to our website.
10By sticking around, browsing, or downloading stuff here, you’re agreeing to these rules.
11We can change these rules whenever we want without giving you a heads-up.
12If you use the Site after we update them, you're agreeing to the new rules.
13If you're looking for our actual software/enterprise product agreements, those live over at okta.com/agreements.
17Access and Use of the Site When you access or use the Site, you agree to use the Site only for purposes that are permitted by these Terms and any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions.15Intellectual Property All Site content, including text, logos, graphics, software, and media, is the exclusive property of Okta or its licensors and is protected by US and international IP and copyright laws.
18In addition, you agree that you are solely responsible for any breach of your obligations under these Terms and for the consequences of any such breach.16No rights are granted to you unless expressly stated.
19As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to Okta that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or otherwise prohibited by these Terms.17Okta’s trademarks and trade dress may not be used without prior written permission.
20Whether on behalf of yourself or on behalf of any third party, you agree not to: Access or attempt to access or use the Site other than through the interface that is provided by Okta, or through user accounts of others, unless you have specifically been permitted to do so in a separate written agreement signed by an authorized representative of Okta; Access or attempt to access or use the Site, or any portion thereof, through any automated means, including but not limited to the use of scripts or web crawlers; Engage in any activity that disrupts or otherwise interferes with the Site (or the servers and networks which are connected to the Site), or the use of the same by others, as determined in Okta’s sole discretion; Scrape, duplicate, reproduce, copy, republish, license, sell, trade or resell the Site or any of its content for any purpose, unless you have specifically been permitted to do so in a separate written agreement signed by an authorized representative of Okta; Divert or attempt to divert Okta customers to another website, mobile application, or service; Sell, share, or otherwise transfer your account username, password, other information, or your rights or obligations under these Terms; Send unsolicited or unauthorized emails; Spam or send unsolicited or unauthorized emails; Use the Site to store or transmit infringing, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, or to store or transmit material in violation of third party rights, including but not limited to privacy rights; Use the Site to store or transmit malicious code or malware, or to engage in phishing or other fraudulent activity; Restrict or inhibit any other person from using the Site; Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, probe, scan, test, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Site except and to the extent required by third party licensing terms governing use of certain open source components that may be included; Attempt to do anything, or encourage, assist, or allow any third party to do anything in violation of these Terms; or Use a false email address, impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or imply or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity in connection with the Site.18All other third-party trademarks belong to their respective owners.
19Everything you see here, the code, logos, designs, text, and videos, belongs to Okta or the people who licensed it to us.
20It’s all protected by copyright laws.
21Please don't use our logo or brand assets without asking us in writing first.
22Accounts It is your responsibility to ensure your computer system or device meets all the necessary technical specifications to enable you to access and use the Site and is compatible with the Site.23Permitted & Prohibited Use You agree to use the Site legally and responsibly.
23To access certain services, features, portions, or content on the Site, you may be required to create an account and specify a password.24You are solely liable for any breach of these Terms.
24To create an account, you must be at least 18 years old and you must provide current, complete, truthful, and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration form.25You are strictly prohibited from: • Accessing the Site via automated means (crawlers, scripts) or unauthorized accounts.
25If your information changes at any time, you agree to update your account to reflect those changes.26Disrupting or interfering with servers, networks, or other users.
26If your Okta account is assigned and/or managed by your employer or a third party, then additional terms may apply to your use of the Site and your employer or the third party may be able to access or disable your account with or without Okta’s involvement and may have information relating to your access and use of the account shared with them.27Scraping, copying, reselling, or duplicating Site content without written permission.
27If you create an account or an account is created for you, you may not share your account with anyone else and you agree to treat your account information as confidential and must not reveal the information to anyone.28Diverting Okta customers, sending spam, or transmitting malicious code/malware.
28You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of and preventing the unauthorized use of your account information and for all activities that occur under your account.29Reverse engineering, decompiling, or probing the Site.
29You must immediately notify Okta of any confidentiality breach or unauthorized use of your account or your account information.30Impersonating others or providing false details.
30Okta reserves the right to suspend, disable, deactivate, or block your account, at any time, for any lawful reason.31Play nice and follow the law.
32Specifically, do not: Use bots, scrapers, or scripts to harvest our data.
33Try to break our Site, crash our servers, or mess with other users.
34Steal our content to resell it or try to poach our customers.
35Spread malware, spam people, or use fake names and email addresses to trick us.
36If you break it, you bought it; you are responsible for any damage you cause.
32Submissions You and other users of the Site may have the ability to post, upload, input, submit or otherwise make available (“Posting”) certain information, content, or materials, including testimonials, reviews, posts, comments and other user-generated content, pictures and documents through the Site (each a “Submission(s)”).38User Accounts Certain features require creating an account.
33A Submission reflects only the opinions or reviews of the user who made the Submission available and does not reflect the opinions of Okta, regardless of whether or not the user is affiliated with Okta.39You must be at least 18 years old and provide accurate, current info.
34Submissions are made available for your general knowledge only and should never be relied upon.40You are entirely responsible for maintaining account confidentiality and for all activities under your account.
35By Posting your Submission(s), you grant to Okta, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, an irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable, transferable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free, and worldwide license, without additional consideration to you or any third party, to copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, perform and display (publicly or otherwise), create derivative works of, adapt, modify, edit, translate, reformat, and otherwise use, analyze and exploit such Submission, in any medium or form now existing or later developed, and for any purpose; to publish (or not publish) your name in connection with your Submission(s); and the right to sublicense such rights to others, including Okta’s affiliates and any suppliers of the Site and/or our services.41You may not share your login.
36By Posting a Submission, you represent and warrant: that you own, control, or have otherwise secured, all of the rights to your Submission, including the content therein, and the Posting thereof; that the content is complete and accurate and is not fraudulent, tortious or otherwise in violation of any applicable law or any right of any third party; to the extent that the content contains any intellectual property, including, without limitation, trademarks, patents, rights of publicity, copyrights to any creative works, including, without limitation, text, audio, video, software code, artwork, images, photographs, pictures or any other content in whole or in part that is protected by any intellectual property laws (collectively, “Submitted IP”), that you are the copyright owner of such Submitted IP, or that the copyright owner of such Submitted IP has granted you permission to use such Image or any content and/or images contained in such Submitted IP consistent with the manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise permitted by these Terms; that you have the rights necessary to grant the licenses and sublicenses described in these Terms; that use of the Submission(s) you supply does not violate this policy, does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Okta for all claims resulting from your Submission(s).42Okta reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time, for any lawful reason, without notice.
37Okta has the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion, at any time, to monitor, evaluate, analyze, edit, move, alter, or remove Submissions.43If managed by an employer, they may access or disable your account.
38Okta takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Submissions by you or any third party.44If you set up an account, you must be 18+ and tell the truth about who you are.
39You are solely responsible for any Submission(s) you post.45Your login is for your eyes only; don't share your password.
46If someone hacks you, tell us immediately because you're on the hook for whatever happens on your profile.
47(P.S. If your boss sets up your account, they can see what you're doing and turn it off whenever they want).
41Feedback If you provide or otherwise make available to Okta any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations, corrections, or other feedback (“Feedback”), whether related to the Site or otherwise, then these Terms and Additional Terms applicable to Submissions will also apply to such Feedback, and you hereby acknowledge and agree that such Feedback is not confidential information and that your provision of such Feedback is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction, and does not place Okta under any fiduciary or other obligation.49Submissions & Feedback By posting content, reviews, or materials (“Submissions”), you grant Okta an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute your content in any media.
42For Feedback not governed by these Terms or Additional Terms, you hereby grant to Okta an irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable, transferable, non-exclusive, and royalty-free, and worldwide license, to use or incorporate into its products and services any Feedback.50You warrant that you own or control all rights to your Submissions and will indemnify Okta for related claims.
43Okta shall have no obligation to use Feedback, and you shall have no obligation to provide Feedback.51Okta may monitor or remove content at its sole discretion.
52Any feedback (suggestions, edits) you provide is non-confidential, gratuitous, and Okta may use it without restriction or compensation to you.
53If you post a review, comment, or picture on our Site, you still own it, but you're giving us a permanent, free pass to use it, tweak it, and show it off anywhere in the world.
54Make sure you actually own the rights to whatever you post!
55If you send us feature suggestions or feedback, we can use your ideas for free without paying you or keeping it a secret.
45External Links The Site may include links to third party sites; such linked sites are not under Okta’s control and Okta is not responsible for the contents of any linked sites or any links contained in any linked sites, or any changes or updates to such sites.57External Links & Infringement The Site may link to third-party websites for convenience.
46Okta is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of, or affiliation with, any third party site by Okta.58Okta does not control, endorse, or assume liability for third-party content; use them at your own risk.
47Okta reserves the right to remove any links at any time.59To report intellectual property or copyright infringement on our Site, follow our formal takedown procedures located here .
48YOUR USE OF THIRD PARTY SITES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS SUBJECT TO ANY TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND POLICIES APPLICABLE TO SUCH THIRD PARTY SITES.60We might link to other websites, but we don't control them or officially stamp them with our approval.
61Click at your own risk.
62If you see something on our Site that steals your copyrighted work, let us know via our reporting link and we'll handle it.
50Notices of Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Infringement If you believe that material on the Site infringes your intellectual property rights, you may request the removal of the material by following the instructions located here .64Disclaimers & Limits of Liability “AS IS” BASIS: TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” OKTA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
65NO LIABILITY: OKTA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR USE, ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
66We build the best website we can, but we provide it “as is.” We don't promise it will always be online, completely glitch-free, or perfect for your specific needs.
67If using this website causes your computer to crash, deletes your data, or makes your business lose money, Okta is not legally responsible to pay for it.
68Use it at your own risk.
52Disclaimer TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THESE TERMS, ADDITIONAL TERMS, AND/OR ANY AGREEMENT.70Indemnification You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Okta, its officers, directors, and employees from any third-party claims, losses, damages, or expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising out of your violation of these Terms or your Submissions.
53OKTA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SITE, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING.71If you do something illegal on our Site, or post something that gets us sued by a third party, you have to cover our legal bills and financial losses IX.
54YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.72Governing Law & Severability These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California.
55TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OKTA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SITE.73If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable by a court, that specific part will be severed, and the remaining terms will remain fully enforceable.
56Your use and access to the Site may be subject to limitations, delays, failure, and other problems inherent in the use of the Internet and electronic communications.74Okta may block or terminate your access to the Site at its sole discretion, utilizing technical or legal measures.
57Okta is not responsible for any delays, failures or other damage resulting from such problems.75If we end up in court, we’re playing by California rules.
58IX.76If a judge decides one sentence in this contract is illegal, the rest of the contract still stands.
59Limitation of Liability IN NO EVENT SHALL OKTA BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES BASED ON LOST PROFITS, DATA OR USE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), ARISING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.77We can ban you from the Site whenever we want if you break these rules.
63Applicable Law These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.81Governing Law & Severability These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.
64XII.Removed
65Modification, Termination, and Severability Okta reserves the right to modify the Site, including adding, amending, suspending, or removing functionality, features, material, and content on the Site, and these Terms at any time, without notice.Removed
66All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive the termination of your use and access to the Site, including, without limitation, provisions regarding ownership, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.Removed
67If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, such condition(s) shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.Removed
68Okta may terminate your privilege to use or access the Site immediately and without notice for any reason whatsoever.Removed
69Upon such termination, you agree to immediately cease accessing or using the Site and agree not to access or make use of, or attempt to use, the Site.Removed
70Furthermore, you acknowledge that Okta reserves the right to take action -- technical, legal, or otherwise -- to block, nullify, or deny your ability to access the Site.Removed
71You understand and agree that Okta may exercise this right in its sole discretion, and this right shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights and remedies available at law or in equity to Okta.Removed
72XIII.Removed
73Mobile Terms and Conditions Effective Date: 11/15/2023 OKTA ALERTS Subscribe to receive trust notifications from Okta regarding outages and incidents.Removed
74Subscription is available for current Okta customers when they log in via https://status.okta.com/ .Removed
75Message frequency varies.Removed
76Message and data rates may apply.Removed
77By opting in to this service, you consent to receive mobile text alerts using an automatic telephone dialing system.Removed
78Consent to receive marketing text messages is not required as a condition of purchasing any goods or services.Removed
79By signing up, you are confirming you are over the age of 13.Removed
80STOP Information Text STOP to 65820 to stop receiving Okta Alerts messages from Okta (you will receive a confirmation text).Removed
81HELP Information For additional information, text HELP to 65820 or contact (800) 219-0964.Removed
82Supported carriers are: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile®, Verizon Wireless, Boost, Cricket, MetroPCS, U.S. Cellular, Virgin Mobile, Google Voice, ACS Wireless, Advantage Cellular (DTC Wireless), Appalachian Wireless, Atlantic Tele-Network International (ATN), Bandwidth, Bluegrass Cellular, Buffalo Wireless, CableVision, Carolina West Wireless, Cellcom, Copper Valley, C-Spire Wireless (formerly Cellsouth), Cellular One of East Central Illinois, Chariton Valley Cellular, Cross (dba Sprocket), Duet IP, Element Mobile, EpicTouch, GCI Communications, Golden State, Hawkeye (Chat Mobility), Hawkeye (NW Missouri Cellular), i Wireless (IOWA Wireless), Illinois Valley Cellular, Immix (Keystone Wireless / PC Management), Inland Cellular, Mobi PCS (Coral Wireless LLC), Mosaic, MTA Communications, MTPCS / Cellular One (Cellone Nation), Nex-Tech Wireless, Panhandle Telecommunications, Peoples Wireless, Pine Belt Wireless, Pine Cellular, Pioneer, Plateau, Revol Wireless, RINA, SI Wireless/Mobile Nation, SouthernLinc, SRT Wireless, Thumb Cellular, Union Wireless, United, Viaero Wireless, West Central Wireless, Leaco, Nemont/Sagebrush.Removed
83T-Mobile is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.Removed
84We take your privacy seriously.Removed
85Please visit [Privacy Policy URL] to review our privacy policy.Removed
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