Medium makes no guarantees about whether its platform will work properly, be available, or be free of errors, and it disclaims all legal warranties about the quality or fitness of its services.
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This means if Medium's platform malfunctions, loses your content, or fails to perform as expected, you generally have no warranty claim against Medium for those failures.
The updated terms establish that Medium may stop providing the Services or any of its features within its sole discretion. The prior language focused on subscription account sign-up mechanics; the new provision creates an explicit contractual reservation allowing Medium to discontinue platform features or the entire service without conditions tied to a specific event or timeline. The terms do not specify advance notice requirements, transition periods, or user remedies if the service is discontinued.
View change record →The updated terms expand a data collection warranty to apply to all personal information users provide to Medium, not limited to newsletter editor submissions. Users now represent and warrant that any personal information they submit has been lawfully collected and that all required notices and consents were obtained before collection. This means the warranty applies whether data is provided through newsletters, account profiles, submissions, or other Medium features. If a user provides personal information collected without proper notice or consent, they may be in breach of this representation.
View change record →Removal of the explicit warranty disclaimer may change Medium's liability exposure, though implied warranty disclaimers may still apply under law.
View full change record →This explicit disclaimer of all warranties in all-caps format creates a clearer legal protection for Medium by eliminating any implied merchantability or fitness expectations.
View full change record →Users, including paying subscribers, accept that Medium's platform is provided without any quality guarantees, which limits legal recourse if the service fails to deliver expected functionality or causes content loss.
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This means if Medium's platform malfunctions, loses your content, or fails to perform as expected, you generally have no warranty claim against Medium for those failures.
Users, including paying subscribers, accept that Medium's platform is provided without any quality guarantees, which limits legal recourse if the service fails to deliver expected functionality or causes content loss.
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