Netflix can change these terms with at least one month's notice for material changes, and Netflix can also transfer this agreement to another company at any time.
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The assignment clause authorizes Netflix to transfer the entire agreement, including its rights over your account and payment methods, to a third party without requiring your separate consent, though you agree to cooperate with such a transfer.
The updated terms now require users to resolve most disputes with Netflix through binding arbitration rather than in court, unless users exercise a time-limited right to opt out. Under the revised language, disputes will not be decided by a judge or jury. The terms state that Section 6 contains full details of this requirement. You can review Section 6 to understand your opt-out rights and the time period available to exercise them.
View change record →The updated terms introduce a new account category called 'Extra Members,' described as users who do not live in the same household as the Account Owner, available where the feature is offered. The terms now explicitly require that any person creating a Netflix account must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in their jurisdiction. The revised language also clarifies that some Netflix content and features may be accessed without creating an account or providing a payment method, while other options require a subscription. These changes formalize previously implicit account structures and establish age-gated account creation.
View change record →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 subscription enabling discovery and access to content, and states that membership continues until terminated and that Netflix may charge the user's payment method on each billing cycle unless the user cancels before the billing date. The updated terms no longer include the prior version's prominent language describing mandatory arbitration requirements and dispute resolution procedures, creating a material gap in documented dispute resolution authority compared to the previous terms.
View change record →Netflix may change the terms governing your subscription with at least one month's notice for material changes, and may transfer its contractual relationship with you to another entity at any time; your agreement to cooperate with any such transfer is built into these terms.
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"We may, from time to time, change these Terms of Use. In case of material changes we will notify you at least one month before such changes apply to you. If you do not wish to accept the changes, you can terminate your account before they take effect. We may assign or transfer our agreement with you including our associated rights and obligations at any time and you agree to cooperate with us in connection with such an assignment or transfer.Excerpt from Netflix's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The modification and assignment provisions interact with consumer contract regulations in covered jurisdictions, including rules on unfair terms in consumer contracts in Singapore, Australia, and the EU/EEA.
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The assignment clause authorizes Netflix to transfer the entire agreement, including its rights over your account and payment methods, to a third party without requiring your separate consent, though you agree to cooperate with such a transfer.
Netflix may change the terms governing your subscription with at least one month's notice for material changes, and may transfer its contractual relationship with you to another entity at any time; your agreement to cooperate with any such transfer is built into these terms.
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