10 Total
2 High severity
8 Medium severity
0 Low severity
Summary

Anthropic's Claude.ai Terms of Service establish the operational parameters and conditions for individual users accessing Claude.ai and Claude Pro, including provisions governing conversation data use, model training practices, and dispute resolution mechanisms. The agreement authorizes Anthropic to use user conversation inputs and outputs to train its AI models by default, with an opt-out mechanism available in account settings, subject to exceptions for safety reviews and voluntarily submitted feedback. The agreement establishes binding arbitration and class action waiver provisions for US users, with a 30-day opt-out window from account creation.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document governs individual consumer use of Claude.ai, Claude Pro, and associated Anthropic products and services, establishing a binding contract between users and Anthropic, PBC that incorporates the Acceptable Use Policy and Privacy Policy by reference. The terms authorize Anthropic to use user-submitted inputs and outputs (collectively 'Materials') to train AI models unless users opt out through account settings, though the agreement states that opt-out does not apply when users provide Feedback or when Materials are flagged for safety review; the terms also assign Anthropic-held output rights to users subject to compliance, and impose mandatory binding arbitration with a class action waiver for US users. Notably, the training data opt-out contains carve-outs that may render it narrower in practice than consumers expect, and the arbitration clause includes a 30-day opt-out window from the date of first account creation or the effective date of these terms, which is a common but consequential provision; the agreement also disclaims all warranties and caps liability at the greater of fees paid in the prior 12 months or $100, which is standard but significant given the AI context. The terms engage GDPR and UK GDPR for European and UK users respectively, CCPA for California residents, COPPA implicitly through the age-18 minimum, and the EU AI Act may require evaluation given the nature of the services; the mandatory arbitration and class action waiver provisions engage FTC consumer protection authority and may face enforceability limitations in certain jurisdictions including EU member states.

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Mapped Governance Frameworks

BIPA
Illinois, USA
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CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
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DMCA
United States Federal
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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UK GDPR
United Kingdom
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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