Airbnb can change its terms and will notify you by email at least 30 days in advance. If you keep using the platform after the changes take effect, you are treated as having accepted the new terms.
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This provision establishes the mechanism by which Airbnb may unilaterally amend the governing contractual terms. It requires users to affirmatively terminate if they object to changes, establishing an opt-out framework rather than requiring affirmative consent to modifications.
Interpretive note: Whether continued-use acceptance satisfies affirmative consent requirements for EU/EEA users or under specific US state frameworks depends on regulatory interpretation and may not be fully resolved by the document language alone.
The updated Terms of Service no longer explicitly state that users must be at least 18 years old to book a reservation or host a place on Airbnb. Previously, this age requirement was stated as a binding community policy. The removal of this language creates operational uncertainty about Airbnb's age eligibility requirements and enforcement. While Airbnb's actual booking and hosting practices may not have changed, users can no longer point to an explicit contractual age restriction in the published terms.
View change record →Removal of this provision eliminates the requirement for 30-day advance notice of material changes and the user's explicit right to terminate if disagreeing with new terms, reducing transparency and user control over agreement modifications.
View full change record →The agreement states that Airbnb will provide at least 30 days email notice before term changes take effect, but that continued platform use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised terms, which may bind users to new provisions without affirmative consent.
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Compare across platforms →"Airbnb reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time in accordance with this provision. If we make changes to these Terms, we will post the revised Terms on the Airbnb Platform and update the 'Last Updated' date at the top of these Terms. We will also provide you with notice of the modifications by email at least thirty (30) days before the date they become effective. If you disagree with the revised Terms, you may terminate this agreement with immediate effect. We will inform you about your right to terminate in such notice. If you do not terminate your agreement before the date the revised Terms become effective, your continued use of the Airbnb Platform will constitute acceptance of the revised Terms.Excerpt from Airbnb's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The modification-by-continued-use mechanism engages EU consumer contract law, including Directive 93/13/EEC, which may require affirmative consent for material contract changes rather than implied acceptance through continued use.
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This provision establishes the mechanism by which Airbnb may unilaterally amend the governing contractual terms. It requires users to affirmatively terminate if they object to changes, establishing an opt-out framework rather than requiring affirmative consent to modifications.
The agreement states that Airbnb will provide at least 30 days email notice before term changes take effect, but that continued platform use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised terms, which may bind users to new provisions without affirmative consent.
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