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Data Collection Expansion
44 platforms
44 platforms made 52 data collection expansion changes in the last 180 days.
AWS Bedrock Acorns Affirm Ancestry Anthropic +39 more
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Oct 21
OpenSea's updated Privacy Policy (effective October 20, 2026) expands the types of personal data it collects and clarifies its data governance structure. The policy now explicitly describes collection of biometric data (facial recognition for identity verification), supplemental identity verification data for cryptocurrency onramp services (including full legal name, date of …
medium negative OpenSea
Oct 17
Verizon updated its privacy policy with minor naming and formatting corrections across its subsidiary brands, and added new disclosure language about the Verizon Dollars program and Glance lockscreen app integration. The policy now states that Verizon Wireless customers participating in Verizon Dollars may be offered the opportunity to earn rewards …
medium neutral Verizon
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Disclosure Requirement Change
44 platforms
44 platforms made 51 disclosure requirement change changes in the last 180 days.
AI21 Labs AWS Bedrock Anthropic Anyscale Bank of America +39 more
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Oct 16
Impact's Terms of Use now includes expanded disclosure of data collection practices. The updated terms explicitly describe what log data is collected from website visitors (IP address, browser type, ads interacted with), clarify that Impact does not receive personally identifying information like names or credit cards, and detail new collection …
medium neutral Impact
Oct 16
LlamaIndex updated its privacy policy to add a new section describing how it handles data from Google Workspace API connections. The updated terms state that when users connect Google Drive, LlamaIndex accesses file content and metadata as Customer Content, uses it to provide services like synchronization and indexing, does not …
medium positive LlamaIndex
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Ai Training Rights
21 platforms
21 platforms made 21 ai training rights changes in the last 180 days.
AWS Bedrock ActiveCampaign Amazon Marketplace Apple Pay Chegg +16 more
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Oct 20
ActiveCampaign revised its AI Features terms and usage limits framework. The updated terms shift from a general advisory against relying on AI output to a requirement that users must carefully review all AI-generated output before using or sharing it. The terms also introduce a new AI Credits system with monthly …
medium negative ActiveCampaign
Oct 19
Threads updated its privacy policy document structure on June 3, 2025, adding new section headers and navigation elements including 'How do you use Threads information?', 'How is Threads information shared?', and 'How do I manage Threads information?'. The policy also added disclosure language stating 'By using this service, you agree …
medium negative Threads
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Acceptable Use Change
18 platforms
18 platforms made 21 acceptable use change changes in the last 180 days.
AWS Bedrock Anthropic Apple Cash App Comcast +13 more
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Oct 21
OpenSea updated its Terms of Service dated October 20, 2026, with multiple substantive changes including new age eligibility rules, expanded user conduct restrictions, introduction of an embedded wallet feature governed by separate terms, and reorganization of sections. The updated terms now explicitly state that users aged 13-18 (or 16-18 in …
medium neutral OpenSea
Oct 17
Apple revised its App Store Review Guidelines (dated October 16, 2026) to restructure and expand requirements for app submission and review. The updated guidelines reorganize submission requirements into a clearer checklist format, add explicit language requiring developers to provide documentation for apps requiring regulatory approval, expand the definition of user-generated …
medium negative Apple
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Arbitration Expansion
10 platforms
10 platforms made 13 arbitration expansion changes in the last 180 days.
Amazon Best Buy Chegg Fireworks AI Oura +5 more
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Oct 16
xAI rebranded its Terms of Service from 'xAI' to 'SpaceXSI' and updated the effective date to October 12, 2026. The revised terms introduce mandatory dispute resolution in Texas courts (Tarrant or Wichita County) under Texas law, with arbitration as a fallback if the forum selection clause is unenforceable. The terms …
high negative xAI
Oct 16
Chegg updated its Terms of Use effective September 22, 2026, with several material changes. The company added an exception to its mandatory arbitration clause for sexual assault and sexual harassment claims, removed language restricting textbook rentals to US residents and replaced it with broader geographic restrictions tied to legal compliance, …
medium neutral Chegg
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Fee Change
7 platforms
7 platforms made 10 fee change changes in the last 180 days.
Box Cash App Coinbase Google Play Store Mixpanel +2 more
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Aug 20
Cash App revised its Cash App Tag pricing and eligibility terms. The purchase fee changed from a flat $25 to "up to $250" with the specific amount disclosed before purchase and varying based on factors like the specific tag chosen or account type. Additionally, Cash App Tags are now available …
medium neutral Cash App
Aug 5
SoFi revised its referral promotion terms, extending the promotion period from June 24 – August 4, 2026 to August 5 – September 30, 2026. The company increased the minimum deposit requirement for the Standard Bonus from $50 to $500, and added explicit language requiring that the $10/month SoFi Plus subscription …
medium negative SoFi
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Account Termination Power
6 platforms
6 platforms made 6 account termination power changes in the last 180 days.
AWS Bedrock BeReal Coinbase Ramp Snapchat +1 more
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Oct 20
Vercel updated its Terms of Service dated October 19, 2026, introducing a new section on Managed Teams and Managed Accounts that establishes procedures for organizations to manage employee accounts provisioned with their email domains. The updated terms now permit Vercel to suspend an individual account and provision a new managed …
medium negative Vercel
Sep 23
Ramp updated its Platform Agreement (dated September 22, 2026) with several operational and legal clarifications. The agreement now limits Ramp's termination-without-cause right to accounts that have not purchased Subscription Services, meaning subscription customers cannot be terminated without cause on 30 days' notice. The terms also expanded warranty disclaimers to explicitly …
medium neutral Ramp
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Restricted Content Change
5 platforms
5 platforms made 5 restricted content change changes in the last 180 days.
FanDuel OpenAI OpenRouter Poshmark TikTok
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Oct 17
OpenAI updated its Service Terms to add a new subsection on Prompt-to-Voice, a feature that generates synthetic speech from text. The updated terms require users to obtain express consent before reproducing any person's voice, clearly disclose that generated speech is AI-generated, and not remove or alter OpenAI-provided AI-origin indicators. Critically, …
high negative OpenAI
Sep 25
TikTok updated its Community Guidelines with a new effective date of September 24, 2026, and made three substantive changes to its regulated goods policy. The platform changed 'trade, marketing, or promotion' to 'trade, marketing, or providing access to' regulated goods, and narrowed the exception for selling regulated items from 'registered …
medium negative TikTok
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Advertising Use Expansion
4 platforms
4 platforms made 4 advertising use expansion changes in the last 180 days.
Google OpenAI Rumble WhatsApp
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Oct 17
Google updated its Privacy Policy effective date from October 1, 2026 to October 16, 2026 and revised its personalized advertising and content practices. The updated policy now describes a new opt-in mechanism allowing users to authorize certain Google services (like Search or Gemini) to access data from other Google services …
medium neutral Google
Sep 2
Rumble revised its advertising definitions and Premium Subscription terms. The updated language removes the definition of 'licensing revenue stream' and expands the types of advertisements that may appear in Premium-subscribed content. Previously, the terms stated that Premium content 'may still contain live read advertisements.' The updated terms now explicitly permit …
medium negative Rumble
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Content Licensing Change
4 platforms
4 platforms made 5 content licensing change changes in the last 180 days.
Calm Midjourney OpenRouter Whatnot
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Oct 16
Calm updated its Terms of Service dated October 13, 2026, adding substantial new sections on paid content licensing, AI features, and health disclaimers. The updated terms clarify that access to premium content is a revocable license rather than a purchase, establish that users retain ownership of inputs to AI features …
medium neutral Calm
Jul 7
OpenRouter restructured its User Content section to clarify how it handles user inputs and outputs. The updated terms now explicitly state that when users opt into prompt logging, OpenRouter gains a broad license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute user content for commercial purposes, including licensing or selling anonymized content. …
medium negative OpenRouter
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Payout Terms Change
4 platforms
4 platforms made 6 payout terms change changes in the last 180 days.
Coursera Gumroad SoFi Whatnot
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Oct 1
SoFi revised its Bank Referral Program terms to clarify timing and eligibility mechanics. The updated language specifies that the 21-day deposit and SoFi Plus subscription windows begin on the day after a user registers or logs in through the referral link, ending at 11:59 p.m. E.T. on the twenty-first day. …
medium negative SoFi
Aug 19
Gumroad added a new section (11.4) detailing what happens to unpaid earnings when a creator changes their payout country or payout method. The updated terms state that unpaid amounts held in third-party payment accounts specific to a payout country cannot be transferred to a different country's account, and will be …
high negative Gumroad
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Transparency Removal
3 platforms
3 platforms made 3 transparency removal changes in the last 180 days.
Cursor Ford SoFi
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Oct 16
Ford removed extensive cookie consent and privacy preference language from its Terms and Conditions. The updated document previously included detailed disclosures about cookie usage, targeted advertising, data sharing with partners, opt-out mechanisms, and support for Global Privacy Control signals. The revised version retains only a basic reference to redirect users …
medium negative Ford
Oct 16
SoFi removed detailed cookie consent language and tracking technology disclosures from its privacy notice. The updated version no longer includes specific descriptions of cookie categories (Strictly Necessary, Performance, Targeting), opt-out mechanisms, or explanations of how tracking data is shared with advertising and analytics partners. The privacy notice now contains minimal …
medium negative SoFi
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Rights Removal
3 platforms
3 platforms made 3 rights removal changes in the last 180 days.
Coinbase Mistral AI Suno
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Sep 26
Mistral AI revised its Commercial Terms effective September 25, 2026, narrowing the circumstances under which customers can object to updates. Previously, customers could object to any material update within 30 days and continue using the service under the old terms for up to 12 months. The updated terms now permit …
high negative Mistral AI
Sep 4
Suno updated its Terms of Service effective September 3, 2026, introducing new age eligibility requirements, restructuring its arbitration and dispute resolution language, removing provisions about free tier accounts, and adding explicit age and legal capacity representations. The updated terms now require users under 13 to cease use immediately, establish a …
high negative Suno
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Payment
3 platforms
3 platforms made 3 payment changes in the last 180 days.
AWS Bedrock Cash App Mercury
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Jun 26
Mercury added a new section governing automatic recurring payments (autopay) on invoices. The updated terms establish that payers authorize recurring ACH debits through separate addenda, that Mercury does not guarantee recurring payments will process, that two consecutive failed payments automatically cancel the payer's autopay authorization, and that Mercury limits its …
medium negative Mercury
May 28
Cash App revised its account verification and transaction limit policies. Previously, the terms stated that withdrawal limits were available via a separate link and that transaction limits could be temporarily imposed on individual Cash App Cards. The updated terms now explicitly state that if you have multiple Cash App Accounts, …
medium negative Cash App
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Vendor Disclosure Shift
2 platforms
2 platforms made 2 vendor disclosure shift changes in the last 180 days.
OpenAI Square
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Sep 16
Square updated its Privacy Notice to add new language governing data sharing within multi-location merchant groups and to clarify restrictions on text message data sharing. The updated terms now explicitly state that Square may share account data, usage data, and commercial information (including customer and employee data) with other account …
medium neutral Square
Jun 13
OpenAI added a new section to its Service Terms describing OpenAI Academy, a free learning hub for users of OpenAI products. The updated terms state that Academy use is governed by separate Terms of Use and Code of Conduct, and that business or enterprise workspace terms do not apply to …
medium neutral OpenAI
Cross Border Transfer Change
2 platforms
2 platforms made 2 cross border transfer change changes in the last 180 days.
AWS Bedrock Twilio
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May 19
Twilio expanded its Data Privacy Framework (DPF) disclosures to explicitly state that it and its subsidiary Stytch Inc. are certified under the EU-U.S., UK, and Swiss-U.S. DPF frameworks, and that it remains liable for third-party data processors acting on its behalf. The updated policy also adds specific opt-out rights for …
medium positive Twilio
May 11
AWS Bedrock added a new section governing Claude Platform on AWS, a service that integrates Anthropic's Claude AI model into AWS infrastructure. Users of Claude Platform on AWS must now comply with Anthropic's separate terms of service, data processing addendum, and usage policy. The updated terms explicitly state that content …
medium neutral AWS Bedrock
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