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Netflix can terminate or restrict your account if you share it with people outside your household, and the paid Extra Member add-on is the only authorised way to extend access to someone outside your home.
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The updated Terms of Use clarify how Netflix membership operates and what users authorize by continuing service. The revised language explicitly defines the Netflix service as a personalized subscrip…
This provision means that sharing your Netflix password with family or friends who live elsewhere — a common practice — is now a breach of the terms and could result in account suspension, while the only compliant alternative (Extra Member) comes at an additional cost.
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"The Netflix service and any content accessed through it are for your personal, non-commercial use only and may not be shared with anyone outside of your household, unless, in countries where this feature is available, you purchased an Extra Member Account.— Excerpt from Netflix's Netflix Terms of Use
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Netflix can terminate or restrict your account if you share it with people outside your household, and the paid Extra Member add-on is the only authorised way to extend access to someone outside your home.
This provision means that sharing your Netflix password with family or friends who live elsewhere — a common practice — is now a breach of the terms and could result in account suspension, while the only compliant alternative (Extra Member) comes at an additional cost.
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