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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Continued use of the platform after receiving a notice of term changes is treated as acceptance of those changes, meaning users who do not actively review and respond to modification notices may be bound by new terms they have not explicitly agreed to.
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 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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"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 Airbnb 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. GDPR requires that consent to processing personal data be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous, which may not be satisfied by a continued-use acceptance mechanism where processing terms change materially. California and other US state consumer protection frameworks may similarly require affirmative consent for material modifications. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The 30-day notice period and email notification practice represent a relatively consumer-protective approach to term modification, but the continued-use acceptance mechanism may not satisfy affirmative consent requirements under EU/EEA law for material changes, creating compliance risk for Airbnb's operations in those jurisdictions. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users have heightened exposure, as implied acceptance through continued use may not satisfy the affirmative consent standard required under EU consumer and data protection law. UK users may have similar protections under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Commercial users and businesses operating on the Airbnb platform should establish internal processes to review term modification notices within the 30-day window and assess whether changes materially affect their operations or obligations. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should implement alert processes to monitor Airbnb term modification notices and evaluate whether any changes to data processing practices require updated internal records, vendor risk assessments, or regulatory notifications under GDPR or CCPA.
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Continued use of the platform after receiving a notice of term changes is treated as acceptance of those changes, meaning users who do not actively review and respond to modification notices may be bound by new terms they have not explicitly agreed to.
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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