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Any feedback, suggestions, or ideas submitted to AI21 are assigned entirely and exclusively to AI21, including all intellectual property rights, with no compensation owed to the user. AI21 may use, distribute, sell, and commercially exploit feedback in perpetuity without restriction.
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This provision requires an automatic, irrevocable assignment of all intellectual property rights in submitted feedback to AI21, with no compensation or confidentiality obligation. Organizations or individuals who submit product suggestions or ideas via the website relinquish all ownership and any expectation of confidentiality in that content.
The updated terms remove the explicit "Your Opt-Out Rights" button that previously allowed users to opt out of data sales and targeted advertising. In its place, the revised language establishes a general cookie consent framework requiring users to click "Accept" to allow cookies for site navigation, usage analysis, and marketing efforts. Users retain the ability to choose not to allow certain cookie types, but the prior dedicated opt-out mechanism for data sales and targeted advertising is no longer explicitly described in the accessible terms interface. If you wish to control cookie preferences, you can click on the cookie settings to modify consent for different types of cookies; however, strictly necessary cookies cannot be declined as they are required for core website functionality.
View change record →Under this clause, any suggestion or idea submitted to AI21 is permanently assigned to AI21 with no right to compensation, and AI21 may commercially exploit that feedback in any manner and in perpetuity without restriction or obligation to the submitter.
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"If you send us any suggestions, feedback, or similar ideas for or about any AI21 Materials (collectively, "Feedback"), you agree that: (a) AI21 exclusively owns (and is hereby assigned) all right, title, and interest (including without limitation all Intellectual Property Rights) in and to the Feedback, and you are not owed any compensation (or other obligation) in exchange; (b) the Feedback does not contain confidential or proprietary information belonging to you or any third party; (c) AI21 may (itself and/or via third parties), in perpetuity, use, copy, distribute, sell, create derivative works of, and otherwise commercially exploit the Feedback for any purpose and in any way, and without any restriction or obligations of any kind whatsoever; (d) there is no obligation for us to review your Feedback; and (e) AI21 has no obligation to keep the Feedback confidential.Excerpt from AI21 Labs's Terms of Use
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates intellectual property assignment law under the applicable jurisdiction (Israeli law per the agreement). In certain jurisdictions, including some U.S. states, automatic IP assignment clauses may require additional formalities or consideration to be fully enforceable. The FTC has general oversight over unfair or deceptive practices in consumer contracts. No specific regulatory framework is directly triggered by feedback ownership clauses, but the interaction with trade secret law is relevant where feedback contains proprietary information. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The automatic assignment of IP rights in feedback with no compensation and no confidentiality obligation is a provision that organizational users should be aware of, particularly if employees or agents submit product feedback containing proprietary insights or methodologies. The clause explicitly states the feedback must not contain confidential information, placing the responsibility on the submitter. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: U.S. state law on IP assignment formalities may vary. In some states, assignment of future IP rights requires specific contractual language to be enforceable. EU moral rights frameworks may also interact with perpetual exploitation rights. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations should implement internal guidance advising employees not to submit proprietary or confidential information as feedback via the AI21 website, given the automatic assignment and non-confidentiality provisions. Vendor assessment processes should flag this clause. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Internal IP governance policies may need to address the risks associated with employees or agents submitting feedback to the AI21 website. Organizations with strong IP protection requirements should review this clause in the context of their confidentiality and trade secret protection frameworks.
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This provision requires an automatic, irrevocable assignment of all intellectual property rights in submitted feedback to AI21, with no compensation or confidentiality obligation. Organizations or individuals who submit product suggestions or ideas via the website relinquish all ownership and any expectation of confidentiality in that content.
Under this clause, any suggestion or idea submitted to AI21 is permanently assigned to AI21 with no right to compensation, and AI21 may commercially exploit that feedback in any manner and in perpetuity without restriction or obligation to the submitter.
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