High, provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium, provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low, standard terms with minimal consumer impact.
Higher = more protective of you, the user/customer — a deliberately user-protective lens, not a universal “good vs bad” score. Computed algorithmically from Modal’s cited governance stances; no dimension we haven’t confidently read is ever counted against the score. Free, reproducible, and never purchasable.
Users are bound by updated policy terms at the moment of posting, with no grace period between posting and effectiveness.
Deletion is immediate and unconditional upon discovery, providing a firm protective commitment for children's data.
The 'knowingly' qualifier means Modal's commitment applies only to collection it is aware of, not to inadvertent collection.
Modal explicitly disclaims any guarantee of absolute security, limiting its liability for data breaches or losses.
The obligation on third parties limits their permitted use of personal information to their assigned tasks, restricting secondary use or disclosure.
This document explains what personal information Modal collects when you use its Service, how Modal may use and share that information, and the limits of Modal's security commitments. By using …
This document sets the rules for using Modal's service: you can only use it for your own internal business needs, and Modal cannot share your data with others or use …
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ConductAtlas tracks 2 Modal documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.
Modal has made 8 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.
ConductAtlas has classified 17 provisions across Modal's tracked documents. 0 are rated high severity, 15 medium, and 2 low.
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