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Docusign Owns Usage Data Generated from Services

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

DocuSign's ownership of Usage Data and its right to use it for benchmarking and industry analysis means this data may inform commercial activities beyond direct service delivery.

Interpretive note: The excerpt does not define 'Usage Data,' which affects the practical scope of this claim. The primary claim reflects only what the excerpt explicitly states.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3354 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Usage Data generated from your use of DocuSign's services is owned by DocuSign, which may use it for its own business purposes including analytics and benchmarking.

How other platforms handle this

Square Medium

we may use this information to make it easier for you to find the people you want to send payments to, for account and identity verification and fraud prevention purposes, to reduce the risk you will send payments to the wrong person, or to provide other personalized services.

Google Cloud Medium

We evaluate Service Data to help us improve the performance and functionality of Cloud Services.

MyFitnessPal Medium

We use your personal information to send you newsletters and other promotional communications, including information about MyFitnessPal's new offerings, features, offers, events, webinars, and other information.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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

— Excerpt from DocuSign's DocuSign Terms and Conditions

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
DocuSign Terms and Conditions
Entity
DocuSign
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031665
Document ID
CA-D-00197
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
231f424e90ee7b2719b976375742d52055fede74be2930a6eebf8335c372967c
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 14:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: DocuSign
Document: DocuSign Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-031665
Captured: 2026-04-27 14:12:49 UTC
SHA-256: 231f424e90ee7b27…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/docusign/docusign-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-031665/docusign-owns-usage-data-generated-from-services/
Accessed: July 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 DocuSign's Docusign Owns Usage Data Generated from Services clause do?

DocuSign's ownership of Usage Data and its right to use it for benchmarking and industry analysis means this data may inform commercial activities beyond direct service delivery.

How does this clause affect you?

Usage Data generated from your use of DocuSign's services is owned by DocuSign, which may use it for its own business purposes including analytics and benchmarking.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 280 platforms. See the full comparison.

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