Netflix · Netflix Terms of Use

AI/ML Training Prohibition

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What it is

You cannot use Netflix content, data, or interactions to train, test, or develop any AI or machine learning system — including prompting or fine-tuning AI models.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This provision prohibits using any Netflix content or service interactions to build, test, or improve AI products — a restriction that affects not just developers but potentially any user who interacts with Netflix content using AI-assisted tools.

How other platforms handle this

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This provision is broader than most industry standard IP protection clauses, extending to AI benchmarking and validation activities that might not otherwise be considered prohibited use, creating exposure for researchers, developers, or anyone using AI tools while accessing Netflix.

View original clause language
Unless otherwise explicitly authorized, you agree not to: (ix) engage in any of the foregoing in connection with the use, creation, development, modification, prompting, fine-tuning, training, testing, benchmarking or validation of any machine learning tool, model, system, algorithm, product or other technology.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages copyright law (17 U.S.C. § 107, fair use doctrine) as it relates to whether using streaming content for AI training constitutes infringement beyond fair use — a currently litigated question in cases such as Andersen v. Stability AI and Getty Images v. Stability AI. The EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) includes text and data mining provisions (Articles 53 and 4a) that interact with contractual AI training restrictions. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. § 1201) anti-circumvention provisions also apply to any technical measures protecting Netflix content. (2)

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Netflix Terms of Use
Entity
Netflix
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
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First tracked
April 28, 2026
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April 28, 2026
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CA-P-002328
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CA-D-00038
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Entity: Netflix | Document: Netflix Terms of Use | Record: CA-P-002328
Captured: 2026-04-28 08:52:47 UTC | SHA-256: e55219444d903b57…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/netflix/netflix-terms-of-use/aiml-training-prohibition/
Accessed: April 28, 2026
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