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Feedback IP Assignment

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What it is

Any feedback, suggestions, or ideas you share with Redfin become Redfin's property, and Redfin can use them in any way it chooses without paying you or giving you credit.

This analysis describes what Redfin'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

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes Redfin's ownership or exclusive licensing rights over user-generated feedback, eliminating user control over how feedback is used, modified, distributed, or commercialized. This operational framework applies automatically upon submission of feedback without requiring separate consent or compensation.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This provision means you cannot claim any ownership, compensation, or credit for ideas or suggestions you share with Redfin, including product feedback submitted through the platform.

How other platforms handle this

xAI Medium

To the extent you provide us any suggestions, recommendations, or other feedback relating to the Service or to any other xAI products or services (collectively, "Feedback"), you hereby assign to us all rights (including all intellectual property rights), title, and interest in and to the Feedback. A...

Anthropic Medium

We appreciate feedback, including ideas and suggestions for improvement or rating an Output in response to an Input ("Feedback"). If you rate an Output in response to an Input—for example, by using the thumbs up/thumbs down icon—we will store the related conversation as part of your Feedback. You ha...

Meta Medium

If you provide Meta with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Llama Materials ('Feedback'), you hereby grant Meta a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, fully paid-up license to use and incorporate such Feedback into the Llama Materials and Meta's other products and services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You may give a Redfin Company Feedback. You hereby assign to the applicable Redfin Company all of your right, title, and interest in and to the Feedback. To the extent applicable law does not permit assignment of the Feedback, you hereby grant the Redfin Companies a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free license to use the Feedback in any manner in which the Redfin Companies see fit. You hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to your Feedback.

— Excerpt from Redfin's Redfin Terms of Use

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Feedback assignment clauses are common in technology and consumer platform agreements and are generally enforceable in the US under contract law. The moral rights waiver engages international IP frameworks, particularly the Berne Convention as implemented in various jurisdictions; in the US, moral rights are narrowly recognized under the Visual Artists Rights Act and do not generally apply to feedback of this nature, but Canadian users may have broader moral rights protections under the Copyright Act of Canada. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low to Medium. Full IP assignment for feedback is a standard industry practice that is generally enforceable. The risk is primarily reputational if users are unaware that suggestions become company property. The fallback license provision (perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, exclusive, sublicensable, royalty-free) is designed to capture value in jurisdictions where assignment is restricted, ensuring Redfin retains full practical control in all cases. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Canadian users may have stronger moral rights protections under Canadian copyright law that could limit the practical effect of the moral rights waiver. EU and UK users, if any, benefit from stronger author moral rights frameworks, though the platform appears primarily US and Canada-focused. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations that submit product feedback to Redfin as part of a partnership or vendor relationship should be aware that such feedback may be treated as assigned to Redfin under this provision; vendor agreements should address IP ownership of jointly developed ideas if this is a concern. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: No significant compliance action is required for most users. Organizations with proprietary IP who interact with Redfin in a business context should ensure that feedback submitted through the platform does not include confidential or proprietary information, as this clause could be interpreted to assign rights to that information.

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Redfin Terms of Use
Entity
Redfin
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-009013
Document ID
CA-D-00233
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
92bcc36adacb8ce0270f7b39b46d062ea49759b57faa04361a72e3875c0e26fe
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 13:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Redfin
Document: Redfin Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-009013
Captured: 2026-05-10 13:43:17 UTC
SHA-256: 92bcc36adacb8ce0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/redfin/redfin-terms-of-use/feedback-ip-assignment/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Redfin's Feedback IP Assignment clause do?

The clause establishes Redfin's ownership or exclusive licensing rights over user-generated feedback, eliminating user control over how feedback is used, modified, distributed, or commercialized. This operational framework applies automatically upon submission of feedback without requiring separate consent or compensation.

How does this clause affect you?

This provision means you cannot claim any ownership, compensation, or credit for ideas or suggestions you share with Redfin, including product feedback submitted through the platform.

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