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Summary

The text provided is the navigation shell and footer of the Max (WarnerMedia Direct, LLC) website, not the full Terms of Use. It references links to a Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Children's Privacy Policy, and a Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page, but does not reproduce the content of any of these documents. The only operationally notable disclosure is the presence of a Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information link, which indicates Max offers a CCPA/CPRA opt-out mechanism for California residents.

Analysis

The document provided does not contain substantive terms of service language; it consists of a regional language/locale navigation menu, footer links referencing a Privacy Policy, Children's Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and a Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page, along with a copyright notice attributing the service to WarnerMedia Direct, LLC under the HBO Max license. No operative contractual provisions, user obligations, data processing terms, dispute resolution clauses, or subscription terms are present in the supplied text. The footer discloses the existence of a separate Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Children's Privacy Policy, and a CCPA-aligned Do Not Sell or Share opt-out mechanism, but none of these documents are reproduced in full in the supplied text. The presence of a Children's Privacy Policy and a Do Not Sell or Share link suggests engagement with COPPA and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the CPRA, though the operative provisions of those frameworks cannot be assessed from the navigation and footer content alone. Compliance professionals should note that the substantive document required for analysis was not included in the provided text and that the links and policy titles referenced would need to be retrieved and analyzed separately.

What this means for you

The document as submitted does not contain operative terms that establish user obligations, data rights, or contractual conditions. The footer references a Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Children's Privacy Policy, and a Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page, indicating these documents exist but their provisions cannot be assessed from the submitted text. You can access the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information opt-out by navigating to the link listed in the Max website footer.

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3 important changes detected

3 versions captured · Last updated: April 2026

What changed Max expanded its geographic language and localization options in its Terms of Use footer on April 19, 2026. The updated document added support for 13 additional countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region, including Bhutan, Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. This change appears to reflect Max's expansion of service availability to new markets rather than a substantive modification to user rights or obligations.
Why this matters This change is primarily administrative and reflects Max's expansion of service availability to 13 additional countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region. The updated Terms of Use now provides localized language options for residents of Bhutan, Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Users in these newly listed territories should now be able to access the Terms of Use in their local languages where available.
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What changed Max's Terms of Use was updated on March 26, 2026 to add new country options to its regional language selector. The document now includes additional countries in the Asia Pacific region (Bhutan, Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu) with language localization options. This is a formatting and geographic scope update with no material change to the substantive terms of service.
Why this matters This change expands the geographic availability of Max's Terms of Use by adding localized language options for 12 additional Asia Pacific countries. Users in these countries can now access the terms in their local languages, improving accessibility and clarity. There is no change to the substantive rights, obligations, or protections within the terms themselves.
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Max's Terms of Use header was updated on March 20, 2026 to remove several country and region options from its language and locale selector. The before version listed countries including …

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Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record
Last Captured April 19, 2026 06:28 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000382
Version ID CA-V-000808
SHA-256 1a13e68b9f482a105effb39b49b6985f7b5c073baa2f86962495f2f809e9be35
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