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Open Source License May Override Terms

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To the extent any component of the Software may be offered under an open source license, we’ll make that license available to you and the provisions of that license may expressly override some of these Terms.

Excerpt from Dropbox's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Dropbox Terms of Service
Entity
Dropbox
Date stated by the document
Jan. 7, 2025
As printed in Dropbox’s text (version CA-V-006308), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006308, captured Sept. 2, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029080
Document ID
CA-D-000195
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-006308)
38585e0cb51f2111affd8e40b2f39158da40e7ee3b0e1ce4e0479e3fbb8102c9
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 05:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006308 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Dropbox
Document: Dropbox Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-029080
Version: CA-V-006308
Captured: 2026-09-02 00:30:41 UTC
SHA-256: 38585e0cb51f2111…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/dropbox/dropbox-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-029080/open-source-license-may-override-terms/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Dropbox's Open Source License May Override Terms clause do?

The clause states: “To the extent any component of the Software may be offered under an open source license, we’ll make that license available to you and the provisions of that license may expressly override some of these Terms.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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