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This page describes what the document states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
“Docusign Services that utilize or integrate with AI Services...may include consent to use Customer Data to improve Docusign Services and AI Services, including without limitation, to train artificial intelligence algorithms”
“all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms, the parties' relationship with each other, and/or your use of the Site or information we supply will be finally settled by binding arbitration administered by JAMS”
“If you Post User Content, unless we indicate otherwise, you grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, and fully sublicensable right to access, view, use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, copy, and display such User Content”
“The parties further agree that the arbitration will be conducted in the party’s respective individual capacities only and not as a class action or other representative action, and the parties expressly waive their right to file a class action or seek relief on a class basis. YOU AND DOCUSIGN AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY”
“Docusign owns all right, title, and interest in Usage Data and may use it for its business purposes, including providing support for Docusign Services, customer account management, industry analysis, benchmarking, analytics”
“All present and future rights in and to any and all intellectual property...will, as between you and Docusign, at all times be and remain the sole and exclusive property of Docusign and its licensors.”
DocuSign's Terms govern how you can use its services and what rights each party holds. You must resolve any dispute with DocuSign through binding arbitration — not in court — and you cannot join a class action against DocuSign. Any data you enter during a free trial is permanently deleted at the end of the trial unless you buy a subscription or export the data beforehand.
DocuSign's Terms and Conditions establish the rights, obligations, and limitations governing use of its Site and services. DocuSign retains sole and exclusive ownership of all present and future intellectual property rights in its services, while users grant DocuSign a nonexclusive, royalty-free, fully sublicensable license over User Content posted to the Site. DocuSign owns all right, title, and interest in Usage Data and may use it for business purposes including analytics and benchmarking. All covered claims must be resolved through binding arbitration administered by JAMS, with both parties expressly waiving the right to bring class actions. DocuSign's total liability to any user is capped at the greater of amounts paid for the relevant service in the prior twelve months or $100, and all payments are non-refundable except as expressly provided in the Terms, separately agreed, or required by applicable law.
As an individual user, you give DocuSign a royalty-free, sublicensable license to use any content you post to the Site, and DocuSign owns all Usage Data generated from your use of the services. If you use AI-integrated services, your Customer Data — which may include sensitive document content — may be used to train DocuSign's AI algorithms under consent terms bundled into those services. Your maximum financial recovery from DocuSign for any claim is the greater of what you paid in the prior twelve months or $100. If you are on a free trial, you can export your data before the trial ends to avoid permanent loss.
Which mapped governance frameworks each document engages, tied to the specific provisions that engage them.
“Docusign Services that utilize or integrate with AI Services...may include consent to use Customer Data to improve Docusign Services and AI Services, including without limitation, to train artificial intelligence algorithms”
“all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms, the parties' relationship with each other, and/or your use of the Site or information we supply will be finally settled by binding arbitration administered by JAMS”
“If you Post User Content, unless we indicate otherwise, you grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, and fully sublicensable right to access, view, use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, copy, and display such User Content”
“The parties further agree that the arbitration will be conducted in the party’s respective individual capacities only and not as a class action or other representative action, and the parties expressly waive their right to file a class action or …”
“Docusign owns all right, title, and interest in Usage Data and may use it for its business purposes, including providing support for Docusign Services, customer account management, industry analysis, benchmarking, analytics”
“All present and future rights in and to any and all intellectual property...will, as between you and Docusign, at all times be and remain the sole and exclusive property of Docusign and its licensors.”
“OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION...WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO DOCUSIGN FOR THE DOCUSIGN SERVICE(S) GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING...OR $100, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.”
“you (or your Authorized Users, as applicable) are not and will not when using the Site be located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of a U.S. embargoed country or territory”
“ANY DATA THAT A CUSTOMER ENTERS INTO THE DOCUSIGN SERVICES...DURING THE FREE TRIAL WILL BE PERMANENTLY LOST AT THE END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD UNLESS THE CUSTOMER: (a) PURCHASES A SUBSCRIPTION PLAN...OR (b) EXPORTS SUCH DATA”
“CUSTOMER'S PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS OR AS OTHERWISE AGREED TO BY THE PARTIES OR AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.”
“Uses, or allows third parties to use, the Site...to directly or indirectly create, train, test, or otherwise improve any machine learning algorithm or artificial intelligence system that mimics or performs any function substantially similar”
“Uses the Site for benchmarking purposes or to compile information for a product or service, or accesses or uses the Site for the purpose of (i) developing or operating products or services in competition with the Site”
Every distinct legal provision identified in this document. Featured provisions appear above with analysis.
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