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Perpetual Anonymized Data Use License

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What it is

Section 5.5 grants Contentsquare a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use Customer Data in anonymized or aggregated form for benchmarking, machine learning, product development, analytics, and marketing, and to use Usage Data for industry analysis and training its services. This license survives termination of the agreement per Section 7.4.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision grants a data use license that is perpetual and survives contract termination, covering anonymized Customer Data and Usage Data for machine learning model training, benchmarking, product improvement, and marketing analytics. Compliance teams should assess whether this perpetual license is consistent with their data minimization and purpose limitation obligations under applicable data protection law.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The agreement grants Contentsquare and its Affiliates a perpetual, royalty-free license to use anonymized or aggregated Customer Data and Usage Data for benchmarking, machine learning, product development, and industry analytics. This license continues after the contract term ends, as specified in Section 7.4 (Survival).

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Customer authorizes and grants Contentsquare and its Affiliates a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, right and license to (i) compile, access and use Customer Data, strictly in order to research, develop, modify, improve or support the services provided by Contentsquare and its Affiliates; (ii) use Customer Data in an anonymous or aggregated form where no such information could directly identify or will reasonably be used to identify Customer, Customer's Users or its Visitors, for benchmarking or machine learning purposes; (iii) collect and use Usage Data for its business purposes, including industry analysis, analytics, marketing, and developing, training and improving its products and services ("Internal Development"); and (iv) anonymize or aggregate Visitor Data for any further internal business uses, including Internal Development, creating and distributing statistical insights, reports and other materials. In no event shall Contentsquare or its Affiliates sell Customer Data to third parties for any marketing or advertising purposes whatsoever.

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may require evaluation under GDPR Articles 5(1)(b) and 5(1)(e) (purpose limitation and storage limitation principles) and CCPA/CPRA provisions governing secondary use of consumer data, as well as Singapore's PDPA and …

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  • Federal Trade Commission (ftc)
    Oversees unfair or deceptive business practices and can investigate companies that mislead consumers about data collection, sharing, or use.
    Who can file: Anyone affected by the company's practices (US or international)
    What you need: Your account details, a timeline of relevant events, and a description of the specific issue
    What to expect: Complaints inform FTC enforcement priorities and investigations but do not result in individual resolution or compensation
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Heap Terms of Service
Entity
Heap
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-074346
Document ID
CA-D-00705
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2473664e4d72b3895db4decc2c14bf585534ef5a947445a906324608eafc4131
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 15:50 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Heap
Document: Heap Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-074346
Captured: 2026-07-12 15:50:23 UTC
SHA-256: 2473664e4d72b389…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/heap/heap-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-074346/perpetual-anonymized-data-use-license/
Accessed: Sept. 26, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Heap's Perpetual Anonymized Data Use License clause do?

This provision grants a data use license that is perpetual and survives contract termination, covering anonymized Customer Data and Usage Data for machine learning model training, benchmarking, product improvement, and marketing analytics. Compliance teams should assess whether this perpetual license is consistent with their data minimization and purpose limitation obligations under applicable data protection law.

How does this clause affect you?

The agreement grants Contentsquare and its Affiliates a perpetual, royalty-free license to use anonymized or aggregated Customer Data and Usage Data for benchmarking, machine learning, product development, and industry analytics. This license continues after the contract term ends, as specified in Section 7.4 (Survival).

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