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Patreon cannot guarantee creator identity or claims

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4260 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Leonardo AI Medium

We do not make any promises that these will be available 100% of the time. Our Services may be disrupted during certain periods, including, for example, as a result of scheduled or emergency maintenance.

Netflix Medium

NETFLIX DOES NOT GUARANTEE, REPRESENT, OR WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE NETFLIX SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

Instacart Medium

We do not guarantee that the Services, website, or software will be reliable, timely, suitable, available, uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

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We attempt to screen for fraudulent creator pages, but cannot guarantee the identity of creators or the validity of any claims they make.

Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Patreon Terms of Use
Entity
Patreon
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031008
Document ID
CA-D-00179
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f8094aee88dce25f8a64e9705bb24302db3f0afc606621e074c78d955c1328de
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Patreon
Document: Patreon Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-031008
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:57:12 UTC
SHA-256: f8094aee88dce25f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/patreon/patreon-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-031008/patreon-cannot-guarantee-creator-identity-or-claims/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Patreon's Patreon cannot guarantee creator identity or claims clause do?

The clause states: “We attempt to screen for fraudulent creator pages, but cannot guarantee the identity of creators or the validity of any claims they make.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 286 platforms. See the full comparison.

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