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Significant Changes
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Patterns Detected
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Disclosure Requirement Change
43 platforms
43 platforms made 46 disclosure requirement change changes in the last 90 days.
Acorns Affirm Bumble Cash App Checkout.com +38 more
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Aug 7
Fly.io revised its privacy policy to clarify third-party data collection on its platform. Previously, the policy stated that third-party tracking was not permitted except for described analytics, which users could opt out of. The updated policy now discloses a second category of third-party data collection: fraud and abuse prevention services …
medium neutral Fly.io
Aug 7
Snapchat updated its Terms of Service effective September 21, 2026, introducing revised age verification requirements, modified content moderation procedures, and expanded disclosure of appeal and compliance mechanisms. The updated terms broaden language describing Snap's content review authority, add explicit mention of age verification as a potential requirement, and establish more …
medium neutral Snapchat
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Transparency Removal
16 platforms
16 platforms made 21 transparency removal changes in the last 90 days.
AI21 Labs American Airlines Ancestry Cohere Dun & Bradstreet +11 more
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Aug 9
In an update detected on August 9, 2026, Threads removed seven FAQ items and related language from its privacy policy footer, including questions about profile deactivation, profile deletion, information management, third-party data sharing, and AI interaction disclosures. The removed text included a sentence stating 'Your interactions with AIs will be …
medium negative Threads
Jul 24
The detected change in an update on July 24, 2026 removed user registration and consent language from Shein's interface while adding saved shopping cart messaging for returning users. Specifically, the updated terms removed text stating 'I agree to the Terms & Conditions and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy …
medium negative Shein
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Data Collection Expansion
13 platforms
13 platforms made 14 data collection expansion changes in the last 90 days.
BeReal Betterment Binance.US Duolingo Google Gemini +8 more
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Jul 24
Mercury updated its privacy policy to expand how certain cookies are classified and used. Specifically, cookies from Facebook Ads, Bing Ads, Braze, Google Ads, and LinkedIn Ads now include 'SaleOfInfo' alongside their existing purposes (Advertising or Analytics). This indicates that data collected via these cookies may be sold or shared …
medium negative Mercury
Jul 23
Binance.US expanded its privacy policy to explicitly cover Web3 Wallet information and operations. The updated terms now authorize collection of wallet addresses, token balances, transaction data, device identifiers, and related metadata. Additionally, the policy now permits disclosure of pseudonymous wallet information to third parties, and shifts data storage from exclusive …
medium negative Binance.US
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Ai Training Rights
12 platforms
12 platforms made 15 ai training rights changes in the last 90 days.
AWS Bedrock Amazon Marketplace Figma HubSpot LangChain +7 more
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Aug 9
Amazon's privacy notice expanded its disclosure of data practices related to artificial intelligence and machine learning. The updated language now explicitly states that Amazon uses machine learning and AI to enhance customer experience, including for developing and deploying generative AI models, and added a reference to its Generative AI Development …
medium neutral Amazon Marketplace
Aug 8
Mistral AI revised its Commercial Terms effective August 5, 2026, with the main operational changes being: the company expanded the definition of Customer Data to include 'access to data' and 'coding environment'; restructured its AI training opt-out framework to be clearer about which products use training by default and which …
medium negative Mistral AI
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Arbitration Expansion
10 platforms
10 platforms made 16 arbitration expansion changes in the last 90 days.
Ancestry Bank of America Eufy Fireworks AI Glassdoor +5 more
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Aug 7
Meta revised its dispute resolution and liability terms in an update detected on August 7, 2026. The company removed a specific 30-day advance notice requirement and shifted all disputes, regardless of where users reside, to exclusive jurisdiction in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California or San Mateo …
high negative Meta
Aug 5
Replit's updated Terms of Service, detected on August 5, 2026, introduce mandatory arbitration with a class action waiver, expand age requirements from unspecified to at least 13 years old (with parental consent if under 18), add new privacy obligations for users publishing content that collects personal data, narrow the company's …
high negative Replit
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Acceptable Use Change
10 platforms
10 platforms made 12 acceptable use change changes in the last 90 days.
AWS Bedrock Apple Comcast DraftKings Google Maps +5 more
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Aug 4
Gumroad revised its multi-account policy in an update detected on August 4, 2026. Previously, the terms prohibited holding more than one Account per platform or social network service. The updated language narrows this restriction to prohibit multiple accounts only when used to evade suspensions, misrepresent identity, or conceal related account …
medium neutral Gumroad
Jul 30
AWS Bedrock's service terms were updated in an update detected on July 30, 2026, with several operational refinements. The terms expanded the definition of 'AI Services' to explicitly include AWS IoT SiteWise Scenario Discovery, clarified constraints on its use by adding language prohibiting reliance on its data for vehicle safety …
medium positive AWS Bedrock
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Rights Removal
9 platforms
9 platforms made 10 rights removal changes in the last 90 days.
Airbnb Coinbase Coursera Geico Kindle +4 more
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Jul 23
Coinbase expanded its terms to address protocol upgrades called Asset Transformations and established new procedures for handling them. The updated language introduces defined terms for 'Asset Transformation' (protocol upgrades changing a Digital Asset version) and 'Coinbase Supported Migration' (Coinbase's facilitation of transfers to newer versions). Critically, the revised terms now …
high negative Coinbase
Jul 13
Kindle removed its Kindle Vella service from the terms of service on July 13, 2026, eliminating all language related to Tokens, Token purchases, Token restrictions, geographic limitations, and Vella-specific refund policies. The updated terms no longer reference Kindle Vella Content, Vella subscription terms, or Token-based redemption mechanics. Users who previously …
medium negative Kindle
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Fee Change
8 platforms
8 platforms made 15 fee change changes in the last 90 days.
Box Cash App Coinbase Ford Google Play Store +3 more
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Aug 7
Hims & Hers modified its Weight Loss Membership billing and refund terms in an update detected on August 7, 2026. The agreement previously required monthly subscription billing with specified refund eligibility windows; the updated terms now allow billing at 'monthly or multi-month intervals' at the company's discretion, remove the prior …
medium negative Hims & Hers
Aug 5
SoFi updated its referral promotion terms in an update detected on August 5, 2026. The promotion period shifted from June 24 – August 4, 2026 to August 5 – September 30, 2026. More significantly, the minimum deposit requirement for the Standard Bonus increased from $50 to $500, and the SoFi …
medium negative SoFi
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Content Licensing Change
7 platforms
7 platforms made 11 content licensing change changes in the last 90 days.
AWS Bedrock Bumble Midjourney OpenAI OpenRouter +2 more
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Aug 3
Perplexity AI restructured its Terms of Service in an update detected on August 3, 2026, adding numbered subsections to clarify how Input and Output are defined, establishing new operational procedures for content handling, and reorganizing existing provisions without materially changing core rights or obligations. The document now explicitly states the …
medium neutral Perplexity AI
Jul 7
OpenRouter updated its Terms of Service on July 7, 2026, with the most material change being clarification and reorganization of user content licensing provisions. The updated terms now explicitly state that if users opt into prompt logging, chat logging is automatically enabled, and OpenRouter receives a broad license to use …
medium neutral OpenRouter
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Payout Terms Change
5 platforms
5 platforms made 7 payout terms change changes in the last 90 days.
Coursera Gumroad Mercury SoFi Whatnot
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Aug 1
In an update detected on August 1, 2026, Gumroad restructured its Terms of Service with extensive section renumbering (moving registration sections from 1.x to 4.x, ownership sections from 1.x to 13.x, and responsibility for content from 1.x to 12.x). More materially, Gumroad introduced a new fund-hold provision (Section 11.3(c)) that …
high negative Gumroad
Jul 14
SoFi restructured its Invest Referral Program from an open-ended referral model to a limited-time promotional offer running July 14 through September 30, 2026. The updated terms establish specific eligibility criteria including a $100 asset minimum or Eligible Direct Deposit requirement for referrers, a fixed $75 or $50 cash bonus structure …
medium negative SoFi
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Consent Expansion
5 platforms
5 platforms made 5 consent expansion changes in the last 90 days.
AWS Bedrock Binance.US Cash App SoFi Zillow
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Jul 13
Zillow added a new section to its Terms of Use establishing consent for communications and call recording. The updated terms authorize Zillow to contact users via email, phone, text messages, and in-app features, including through automatic dialing systems and prerecorded voices. These communications may include advertising or telemarketing, though users …
medium neutral Zillow
Jun 10
AWS updated its Service Terms on June 10, 2026 to add AWS FinOps Agent (Preview) to the list of AI Services and services that incorporate generative AI features. More substantially, AWS restructured and expanded its abuse detection provisions: it now requires explicit consent from users of certain Anthropic models for …
medium negative AWS Bedrock
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Retention Change
4 platforms
4 platforms made 5 retention change changes in the last 90 days.
AWS Bedrock Meta OpenAI Wise
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Jul 28
Wise expanded its error-reporting deadline for non-Send Money transactions from 60 days to 120 days, measured from when the error became visible in the account or when a statement was first sent. The company also reformatted error definitions and exclusion categories with numerical lists for clarity. These changes expand the …
medium positive Wise
Jul 18
OpenAI modified two sentences in its Enterprise Privacy policy as detected on July 18, 2026. The first change was purely formatting, moving the title 'Enterprise privacy at OpenAI' to appear before the 'Updated' date. The second change altered the language describing workspace admin control over data retention, replacing 'Your workspace …
medium negative OpenAI
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Cross Border Transfer Change
4 platforms
4 platforms made 4 cross border transfer change changes in the last 90 days.
Intuit Segment Shopify Twilio
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Jul 17
Intuit's privacy policy was updated on July 17, 2026 to substantially expand its Data Privacy Framework (DPF) compliance disclosures and procedures. The updated language provides detailed operational procedures for DPF Principles-related complaints, dispute resolution mechanisms, and onward transfer liability. Notably, the policy adds explicit language requiring opt-out or opt-in consent …
medium positive Intuit
Jul 10
Shopify updated its privacy policy on July 10, 2026 to revise how it describes cross-border data transfers for users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland. The prior policy stated that Personal Data sent to Canada was protected under Canadian law, which the European Commission had found adequate. The updated policy …
medium neutral Shopify
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Advertising Use Expansion
4 platforms
4 platforms made 6 advertising use expansion changes in the last 90 days.
OpenAI Supabase TurboTax WhatsApp
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Jun 22
WhatsApp updated its Privacy Policy on June 22, 2026, making two substantive changes. First, the policy removed language stating 'We have no intention to introduce them, but you may see other types of ads in Status and Channels' and replaced it with 'We have no intention to introduce them, but …
medium negative WhatsApp
Jun 12
OpenAI's privacy policy was restructured on June 12, 2026, adding a table of contents and clarifying how personal data is used. The most material change is new language explicitly disclosing that Free and Go users' personal data may be received from advertisers and data partners, and that OpenAI personalizes ads …
medium neutral OpenAI
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Account Termination Power
3 platforms
3 platforms made 3 account termination power changes in the last 90 days.
Medium SoFi T-Mobile
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Aug 1
SoFi shortened its referral promotion period from December 31, 2026 to August 4, 2026, and modified the eligibility mechanics for both the Standard Bonus and SoFi Plus Additional Bonus by requiring account opening and user registration during the shortened window rather than simply clicking the referral link. Additionally, SoFi added …
medium negative SoFi
Jul 14
T-Mobile's updated Terms and Conditions, effective September 1, 2026, revise several operational provisions. The agreement now explicitly covers T-Mobile for Business accounts using personal Social Security numbers under the standard Privacy Notice instead of the B2B Privacy Notice. The company added language expanding grounds for service suspension or denial to …
medium negative T-Mobile
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Restricted Content Change
3 platforms
3 platforms made 4 restricted content change changes in the last 90 days.
FanDuel Poshmark Ramp
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Jul 18
Ramp updated its Terms of Service on July 18, 2026 with substantial changes across multiple operational areas. The update adds regional schedule provisions for UK and EU users, expands sanctions compliance to include Canada, the EU, and the UK in addition to US OFAC sanctions, modifies subscription billing language to …
medium neutral Ramp
Jul 17
FanDuel updated its Terms of Use on July 17, 2026 to expand geographic restrictions on fantasy sports participation. The updated terms now prohibit participation in the Canadian province of Alberta in addition to Ontario, whereas the previous version only excluded Ontario. Additionally, the terms reorganized language around Louisiana parish-level restrictions …
medium negative FanDuel
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Security Change
2 platforms
2 platforms made 2 security change changes in the last 90 days.
AWS Bedrock OpenRouter
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Aug 5
OpenRouter added detailed provisions governing API credentials, promotional credits, and credit management in an update detected on August 5, 2026. The revised terms establish that users are responsible for all activity under their API credentials except where caused by OpenRouter's breach, require notification of suspected unauthorized access, and permit OpenRouter …
medium neutral OpenRouter
May 30
AWS Bedrock updated its Amazon RDS service terms on May 30, 2026, adding new provisions governing Trusted Language Extensions, engine end-of-life management, and RDS Custom. The updated terms establish that extension code falls under customer content, require customers to upgrade to supported database engine versions when old versions reach end …
medium negative AWS Bedrock
Vendor Disclosure Shift
2 platforms
2 platforms made 2 vendor disclosure shift changes in the last 90 days.
Mistral AI Palantir
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Jun 10
Palantir updated its Privacy Statement on June 10, 2026, adding a new disclosure category and updating the last-modified date. The updated terms now explicitly state that Palantir discloses personal data to partners who provided you with a promotional code, enabling them to contact you if you sign up for a …
medium negative Palantir
May 29
Mistral AI updated its Terms of Service on May 29, 2026, with material changes to how third-party service integrations operate. The revised terms expand the permissions granted to Mistral AI when you connect third-party services, shifting from limited data retrieval and processing authority to broader permission to execute actions, modify, …
medium negative Mistral AI
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