2 Documents
8 All provisions 3 High severity 4 Medium severity 1 Low severity
0 Changes · 12 mo
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High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Governance Coverage
Payment Fees
2 provisions · 2 med
Ai Automated
2 provisions · 2 high
Data Retention
1 provision · 1 med
Account Control
1 provision · 1 med
Liability Limitation
1 provision · 1 med
Content Moderation
1 provision · 1 med
Indemnification
1 provision · 1 med
Intellectual Property
1 provision
Legal Jurisdiction
1 provision
Arbitration
1 provision · 1 high
Quick Facts
Arbitration: Mandatory
AI Training: Disclosed (high impact)
Data Retention: Specified
Class Action: Waived
Key Governance Provisions
High Voice Cloning and Likeness Rights

This clause shifts legal responsibility for obtaining biometric consent from Descript to the user, meaning if you clone someone's voice without their permission, you bear the legal exposure, not Desc…

High Content License and AI Training Use

Your uploaded recordings, including voice and video, may be used to train Descript's AI models such as its voice cloning and transcription features, which goes beyond what is needed to simply provide…

High Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

This clause limits your ability to sue Descript in court or join with other users in a class action, which is the typical mechanism consumers use to challenge widespread harmful practices when indivi…

High Voice Cloning and AI Speech Features — User Consent

Voice prints are biometric identifiers under Illinois BIPA and potentially other state laws — creating an AI voice clone using your recordings may trigger statutory rights requiring written informed …

High AI Training Content License

This license covers your voice recordings and video, which Descript may use to train AI models including voice cloning features, a use most users would not anticipate from an editing app.

Document Coverage
Privacypolicy Termsofservice
Last change detected: Changes (12 months): 0 Documents monitored: 2 Provisions tracked: 8
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Documents

Descript Privacy Policy

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Privacy policy
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Descript Terms of Service

High

This is Descript's Terms of Service, the legal agreement you accept when using their video and podcast editing software, including AI features like voice cloning, transcription, and avatar creation. The …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Terms of service
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High Severity Provisions (3)

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Applicable Regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
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California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
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CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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Colorado AI Act
US-CO
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CFAA
United States Federal
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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ePrivacy Directive
European Union
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EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
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FAA
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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Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
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Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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