Any suggestions or ideas you share with Airtable about improving the product become Airtable's property, and Airtable can use them freely without paying you or keeping them confidential.
This analysis describes what Airtable's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
If you share product ideas or improvement suggestions with Airtable, you permanently transfer ownership of those ideas to Airtable with no compensation, even if Airtable later commercially implements your suggestion.
This clause means that any feedback you provide through support tickets, feature requests, or user research sessions becomes Airtable's property; users and enterprises should be careful about submitting proprietary or confidential improvement ideas through the platform.
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"You may choose, or we may invite you, to submit comments, feedback, or ideas about our Services, including about how to improve our Services ("Feedback"). You agree that we will own any such Feedback, and that we are free to use the Feedback without any additional compensation to you, and to disclose the Feedback on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone.— Excerpt from Airtable's Airtable Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Feedback assignment clauses are standard in SaaS agreements and are generally enforceable in the US under contract law. Potential interaction with intellectual property law exists if the feedback contains novel inventions, though the clause is directed at ideas rather than patented inventions. In jurisdictions with moral rights protections (EU, Canada), the practical enforceability of assignment of all rights in feedback may be subject to limitations. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. Feedback assignment is standard practice in the SaaS industry and creates limited legal exposure for most users. However, organizations that submit detailed product roadmap suggestions or technical improvement ideas should be aware that such submissions are covered by this clause. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU jurisdictions with moral rights in intellectual property may limit the practical scope of feedback assignment. Organizations with policies against uncompensated IP transfers should flag this clause for internal review. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise procurement teams may want to negotiate a carve-out for feedback that constitutes proprietary business or technical information, particularly if their product suggestions could reveal competitive strategies. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations with internal IP policies should ensure employees are aware that feedback submitted to Airtable is assigned to Airtable under these terms. Legal teams may want to negotiate a confidentiality carve-out for feedback submitted through enterprise agreements.
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If you share product ideas or improvement suggestions with Airtable, you permanently transfer ownership of those ideas to Airtable with no compensation, even if Airtable later commercially implements your suggestion.
This clause means that any feedback you provide through support tickets, feature requests, or user research sessions becomes Airtable's property; users and enterprises should be careful about submitting proprietary or confidential improvement ideas through the platform.
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