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1 Low severity
Summary

RunPod's Terms of Service govern access to and use of its GPU cloud platform, covering services including on-demand Cloud GPUs, Serverless inference endpoints, multi-node Clusters, and the RunPod Hub. The document addresses payment terms, refund eligibility, and account responsibilities for users deploying AI and compute workloads on RunPod's infrastructure. The terms also establish user obligations regarding acceptable use of the platform's GPU resources across its 31 global regions.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document governs use of RunPod Inc.'s GPU cloud platform services, including Cloud GPUs, Serverless endpoints, Clusters, and the RunPod Hub, establishing a contractual relationship between RunPod Inc. and users on the basis of acceptance of posted terms. The agreement addresses platform usage conditions, account responsibilities, payment and refund terms, and user obligations, with the terms authorized by RunPod asserting the right to modify terms, manage account access, and govern payment processing. The document's full text was not completely available for review due to truncation in the provided source, which limits the ability to assess specific arbitration, liability limitation, or data handling clauses with full precision; however, the meta description confirms coverage of payments, refunds, and user responsibilities as operative provisions. As a cloud infrastructure provider processing payments and potentially handling user-generated workloads, RunPod's terms likely engage the FTC Act regarding unfair or deceptive practices, and may require evaluation under GDPR or CCPA depending on the data processing activities described in associated privacy documentation. Compliance teams should assess the scope of refund limitations, acceptable use restrictions for GPU workloads, and any indemnification or liability cap provisions once the complete document text is reviewed.

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2 important changes detected

3 versions captured · Last updated: June 2026

June 10, 2026

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What changed RunPod updated their RunPod Terms of Service on June 10, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 401 sentences after update.
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May 23, 2026

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What changed RunPod significantly restructured their Terms of Service on May 23, 2026, removing 31 sentences of content including marketing language, product descriptions, and promotional bonuses, while adding 3 new sentences establishing formal legal binding language. The document now opens with explicit statement that the Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between users and RunPod, Inc., and includes a 'Last Updated' date of March 24, 2026. This change removes all promotional messaging and product overviews that previously appeared in the Terms, replacing them with standard legal boilerplate, making the document more formally structured as a binding legal contract.
Why this matters The updated Terms of Service remove previous promotional language including referral bonuses (previously described as $5-$500 random credit bonuses) and product feature descriptions. The revised document now explicitly states it is a legally binding agreement between you and RunPod, Inc., with a last-updated date of March 24, 2026. No new restrictions or obligations are introduced by this change; the restructuring primarily formalizes the legal framework and eliminates marketing content that previously appeared within the terms document.
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Recent Provision Changes Jun 10, 2026

5 provisions unchanged.

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Last Captured June 10, 2026 01:24 UTC
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Document ID CA-D-000651
Version ID CA-V-003625
SHA-256 341d7efad30fe97fb1296c24e6a9e72de0e6f29987510fca8c5a6f7a6ce5116d
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