When you upload API collections, schemas, environment variables, or any other content to Postman, you give Postman a broad license to use, copy, and modify that content to operate and improve the service.
This analysis describes what Postman's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
Developers and enterprises often store proprietary API designs, authentication configurations, and test data in Postman workspaces. This license grants Postman rights to use that content, which may include competitively sensitive or personal data, in connection with service improvement activities.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'in connection with providing and improving the Service' limits the license scope but the boundary of 'improving the Service' is not precisely defined, including whether it encompasses AI model training on user content.
Any content you upload to Postman, including API schemas, test scripts, and environment variables, is subject to a broad license that permits Postman to use and modify it for platform purposes, which has implications for intellectual property ownership and data confidentiality.
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we may closely review accounts that offer the following services, products, or content: Online trading, day trading tips, and stock market related content
Paid Subscribers can select whether Content is public or private.
If Your Content is prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction where our Services are available, we may remove it even if it is not illegal in your location.
"By posting or submitting any content to the Service, you grant Postman a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid-up, transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such content in connection with providing and improving the Service.Excerpt from Postman's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The content license provision engages GDPR and CCPA where uploaded content includes personal data embedded in API payloads, test data sets, or environment variables.
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Developers and enterprises often store proprietary API designs, authentication configurations, and test data in Postman workspaces. This license grants Postman rights to use that content, which may include competitively sensitive or personal data, in connection with service improvement activities.
Any content you upload to Postman, including API schemas, test scripts, and environment variables, is subject to a broad license that permits Postman to use and modify it for platform purposes, which has implications for intellectual property ownership and data confidentiality.
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