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Cloudflare · Cloudflare Terms of Use · View original document ↗

Cloudflare Retains All Rights in Network Data

High severity High confidence Common · 256 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What right, title, and interest does Cloudflare retain?
“Cloudflare retains all right, title, and interest in all models, observations, reports, analyses, statistics, databases and other information created...from server, network or traffic data generated by Cloudflare...”
Version CA-V-004049, captured June 21, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Cloudflare retains all right, title, and interest in all models, observations, reports, analyses, statistics, databases, and other information created from server, network, or traffic data generated by Cloudflare.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users have no ownership claim over derivative information Cloudflare produces from network and traffic data, even where that data relates to the user's own traffic passing through Cloudflare's infrastructure.

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Interpretive note: The second what_this_means item references traffic associated with the user's use; the excerpt does not specify this but the claim is grounded solely in the ownership retention language. The second bullet is a restatement of the reader's position under the canonical claim, not an additional proposition.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The reader has no right, title, or interest in any models, analyses, statistics, databases, or other information Cloudflare creates from its server, network, or traffic data.

How other platforms handle this

Discord Medium

You may only use our trademarks (or other brand indicia) and copyrights as permitted in our Brand Guidelines or with our prior written permission. We retain all intellectual property rights in our content.

Pinterest Medium

You retain all rights in, and are solely responsible for, the User Content you post to Pinterest.

YouTube Ads Medium

You retain ownership rights in your Content.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Cloudflare retains all right, title, and interest in all models, observations, reports, analyses, statistics, databases and other information created...from server, network or traffic data generated by Cloudflare...

Excerpt from Cloudflare's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cloudflare Terms of Use
Entity
Cloudflare
Date stated by the document
Sept. 12, 2025
As printed in Cloudflare’s text (version CA-V-004049), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 18, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004049, captured June 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-069180
Document ID
CA-D-000281
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004049)
2b09a030f87fcbf9901197d6365ef4710b9811f8b431e4d4dc3612c264b577df
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 23:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004049, captured June 21, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Cloudflare
Document: Cloudflare Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-069180
Version: CA-V-004049
Captured: 2026-06-21 00:33:19 UTC
SHA-256: 2b09a030f87fcbf9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cloudflare/cloudflare-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-069180/cloudflare-retains-all-rights-in-network-data/
Accessed: Oct. 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cloudflare's Cloudflare Retains All Rights in Network Data clause do?

Users have no ownership claim over derivative information Cloudflare produces from network and traffic data, even where that data relates to the user's own traffic passing through Cloudflare's infrastructure.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader has no right, title, or interest in any models, analyses, statistics, databases, or other information Cloudflare creates from its server, network, or traffic data.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 256 platforms. See the full comparison.

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