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Partner Must Implement Security and Compliance Updates Promptly

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Key Facts

Must the Partner implement updates to the Specifications related to security concerns, compliance with laws, or other exigent circumstances within the period specified by Plaid?
Plaid requires the Partner to implement updates to the Specifications related to security concerns, compliance with laws, or other exigent circumstances within the period specified by Plaid.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Plaid controls the implementation deadline, and failure to meet it for security, legal, or exigent updates could expose the Partner to enforcement action.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 333 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The Partner is required to act within Plaid-set deadlines for updates to Specifications whenever security, legal compliance, or exigent circumstances are involved.

How other platforms handle this

DeepL Medium

If DeepL provides a new version of the API, Customer shall implement the new version of the API into Customer's Application within such reasonable period of time specified by DeepL from the announcement of the new API version.

Amazon Associates Medium

Upon our request you will, within three business days of our request, furnish us with a copy of any client application that includes or uses Product Advertising Content for the purpose of verifying your compliance with this License.

Discord Medium

We also require that certain popular apps apply for access to certain data.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Partner must implement updates to the Specifications related to security concerns, compliance with laws, or other exigent circumstances within the period specified by Plaid and ensure continued operation of the Data Access Method

Excerpt from Plaid's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Plaid Terms of Use
Entity
Plaid
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-051407
Document ID
CA-D-00535
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2006d877246911ea379a3d599b975329c6447dc8589ccfc9af08c845682de666
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 09:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Plaid
Document: Plaid Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-051407
Captured: 2026-05-07 09:31:54 UTC
SHA-256: 2006d877246911ea…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/plaid/plaid-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-051407/partner-must-implement-security-and-compliance-updates-promptly/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Plaid's Partner Must Implement Security and Compliance Updates Promptly clause do?

Plaid controls the implementation deadline, and failure to meet it for security, legal, or exigent updates could expose the Partner to enforcement action.

How does this clause affect you?

The Partner is required to act within Plaid-set deadlines for updates to Specifications whenever security, legal compliance, or exigent circumstances are involved.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 108 platforms. See the full comparison.

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