Netflix limits your subscription to people living in your household — sharing your account with people outside your home is prohibited unless your specific plan allows it.
This clause is the legal basis for Netflix's password-sharing enforcement, meaning sharing your login with family or friends outside your household violates these Terms and could result in account restrictions or termination.
Consumers who share their Netflix account with people outside their home — such as college students, parents in another city, or friends — are in breach of these Terms and may face account suspension or be required to purchase additional sub-accounts.
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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages copyright licensing law (17 U.S.C. §106 in the US; EU Copyright Directive 2019/790); contract law (breach of ToS); and potentially consumer protection statutes regarding whether post-sign-up enforcement of this clause constitutes a material change to the subscriber's reasonable expectations. The provision also intersects with FTC Act Section 5 if enforcement practices are deceptive or applied inconsistently.
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Watch NetflixThis clause is the legal basis for Netflix's password-sharing enforcement, meaning sharing your login with family or friends outside your household violates these Terms and could result in account restrictions or termination.
Consumers who share their Netflix account with people outside their home — such as college students, parents in another city, or friends — are in breach of these Terms and may face account suspension or be required to purchase additional sub-accounts.
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