9 Total
1 High severity
6 Medium severity
2 Low severity
Summary

This is Poshmark's terms of service agreement that governs the use of its platform for buying and selling secondhand clothing and goods. The agreement establishes a commission structure whereby Poshmark retains 20% of transaction proceeds on sales of $15 or more, and $2.95 on sales below that threshold. The agreement grants Poshmark a license to use user-generated content, including photographs and descriptions, for platform operations and business purposes.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document constitutes Poshmark's Terms of Service governing use of its peer-to-peer social commerce platform, establishing the contractual basis under which users buy, sell, and interact on the marketplace. The agreement states that users grant Poshmark a broad, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and display user-generated content, and the terms authorize Poshmark to collect a flat fee of $2.95 on sales under $15 and 20% on sales of $15 or more. The agreement includes a mandatory arbitration clause with a class action waiver, requiring individual binding arbitration for most disputes and providing a 30-day opt-out window from the date of account creation; these provisions limit users' access to courts and collective legal action, though enforceability of class action waivers varies by jurisdiction. The terms engage consumer protection frameworks including the FTC Act and California consumer protection law (CCPA for California residents), with additional exposure under state money transmission and marketplace facilitator regulations given Poshmark's role in processing payments and remitting sales proceeds. Compliance teams should note that the platform's user content license, combined with its role as an intermediary in financial transactions between private parties, creates layered obligations around payment processing, tax reporting, and data handling that may require jurisdiction-specific evaluation.

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3 important changes detected

4 versions captured · Last updated: May 2026

May 27, 2026

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What changed Poshmark updated their Poshmark Terms of Service on May 27, 2026. Change detected: 83 sentence(s) added, 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 6786 sentences after update.
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What changed Poshmark added 249 sentences to its Terms of Service on April 19, 2026, while modifying 3 existing sentences. The change represents a substantial expansion of the document that now contains 6,703 sentences total. Without access to the specific language of these additions and modifications, the operational impact cannot be determined from the detection summary alone.
Why this matters Poshmark's Terms of Service underwent a substantial update on April 19, 2026, with 249 new sentences and 3 modified sentences. The specific operational changes created by these additions cannot be determined from the detection summary alone. All users should review the updated terms at Poshmark's website to identify any new policies, requirements, restrictions, or disclosures that affect their use of the platform.
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March 25, 2026 medium

Poshmark published a substantially expanded Privacy Policy on March 25, 2026, replacing version 8.1 with version 8.2. The new policy adds 249 sentences detailing what personal data Poshmark collects (name, …

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Recent Provision Changes May 27, 2026

Added (3)
DMCA Takedown and Intellectual Property Low

New provision establishes DMCA compliance procedures and repeat infringer termination policy, important for legal compliance with copyright law.

Age Restriction and Minors Low

Adds explicit age restriction requirement beyond COPPA compliance, protecting Poshmark from liability for minor users accessing the platform.

Indemnification Medium

New indemnification clause shifts significant legal and financial risk from Poshmark to users by requiring users to cover all company defense costs and damages from user-related claims.

Removed (3)
Unilateral Right to Modify Terms

Removal of this explicit provision suggests either its incorporation into another section or reduced emphasis on Poshmark's unilateral modification rights, though similar language likely exists elsewhere in the terms.

Prohibited Items and Transactions

Absence of prohibited items list in current version may indicate it was moved to separate policies or clarified that enforcement focuses on other mechanisms like IP takedowns and account termination.

Minimum Age Requirement (COPPA / Age Restriction)

Previous generic age restriction was replaced with more explicit and detailed "Age Restriction and Minors" provision that strengthens the requirement from medium to low severity while making it more comprehensive.

Modified (6)
Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

Previous version had no excerpt provided; current version now includes detailed arbitration clause with specific carve-outs for small claims court and injunctive relief.

Seller Fee Structure

Severity downgraded from high to medium; fee structure explicitly clarified to show seller retains 80% on qualifying sales and adds specific provision for Bundle sales commission.

User Content License

Severity downgraded from high to medium; license scope narrowed to connection with "operating and providing the Services" rather than perpetual and irrevocable without limitation; added 'non-exclusive' language which theoretically gives users more rights.

Account Suspension and Termination

Previous version had no excerpt provided; current version now includes full text showing Poshmark retains unilateral termination rights without cause or notice.

Limitation of Liability

Severity downgraded from high to medium; previous version had no excerpt provided, current version now displays full liability cap language covering indirect, consequential, and punitive damages.

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High — 1 provision
Medium — 6 provisions
Low — 2 provisions

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Mapped Governance Frameworks

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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CFAA
United States Federal
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DMCA
United States Federal
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FAA
United States Federal
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record
Last Captured May 27, 2026 00:45 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000333
Version ID CA-V-003006
SHA-256 95748499aead6a2b0f334a37debca848375f262e06cdfa8613c3c49ba4be6f27
✓ Snapshot stored ✓ Text extracted ✓ Change verified ✓ Hash verified

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