Anthropic · Claude.ai Terms of Service

Intellectual Property and Output Ownership

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your conversations with Claude are used by default to train Anthropic's AI models, and even if you opt out, clicking thumbs up or down on any response or having a message flagged for safety review means that content can still be used for training. US users are bound by mandatory arbitration and cannot participate in class action lawsuits against Anthropic, significantly limiting legal remedies. You can opt out of conversation training by navigating to your account settings on Claude.ai.

How other platforms handle this

Twilio Medium

You will: (a) be solely responsible for all use of the Services and Documentation under your account and the Customer Services; (b) not transfer, resell, lease, license, or otherwise make available the Services to third parties (except to make the Services available to your End Users) or offer them ...

Grindr Medium

The Grindr Properties are intended only for users who are legal adults, at least eighteen (18) years of age or older. If you are aware that a child or minor has submitted Personal Information on the Grindr Properties, please contact us by either using the in-app reporting tool (click here for more i...

Bumble Medium

be at least 18 years old or the age of majority to legally enter into a contract under the laws of your home country if that happens to be greater than 18; and be legally permitted to use the App by the laws of your home country. Please note that we monitor for underage use and we will terminate, su...

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Anthropic's assignment of Output rights is conditional on your compliance with the Terms and hedged with 'if any' — meaning Anthropic does not guarantee that AI-generated outputs are legally ownable or free of third-party intellectual property claims.

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Rights and Responsibilities. You are responsible for all Inputs you submit to our Services and all Actions. By submitting Inputs to our Services, you represent and warrant that you have all rights, licenses, and permissions that are necessary for us to process the Inputs under our Terms and to provide the Services to you... As between you and Anthropic, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you retain any right, title, and interest that you have in the Inputs you submit. Subject to your compliance with our Terms, we assign to you all of our right, title, and interest—if any—in Outputs.

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Document
Claude.ai Terms of Service
Entity
Anthropic
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
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March 6, 2026
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April 27, 2026
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CA-P-002558
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Entity: Anthropic | Document: Claude.ai Terms of Service | Record: CA-P-002558
Captured: 2026-03-06 19:30:31 UTC | SHA-256: e757437a9d05ea81…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/claudeai-terms-of-service/intellectual-property-and-output-ownership/
Accessed: April 28, 2026
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