40 Total
17 High severity
18 Medium severity
5 Low severity

Key Facts

What is Scale AI's aggregate liability to users for all claims limited to?
Scale AI's aggregate liability to users for all claims is limited to $100.
Does a user's authorization to access the Site terminate automatically upon any violation of the Terms?
Scale AI's Terms provide that a user's authorization to access the Site terminates automatically upon any violation of the Terms.
Will Scale AI and its suppliers be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of the use or inability to use the Site?
Scale AI and its suppliers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of the use or inability to use the Site.
Are users prohibited from modifying or making derivative works based upon the Sites?
Scale AI prohibits users from modifying or making derivative works based upon the Sites.
May Scale AI terminate the Terms or suspend or terminate a user's access to the Site at any time?
Scale AI may, at its sole discretion, terminate the Terms or suspend or terminate a user's access to the Site at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice.
Does Scale AI have sole discretion to terminate the Terms or suspend or terminate a user's access to the Site?
Scale AI may, at its sole discretion, terminate the Terms or suspend or terminate a user's access to the Site at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice.
Can Scale AI revise the Terms at any time?
Scale AI may revise the Terms at any time without notice, but will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify users of any material changes.
Will Scale AI use commercially reasonable efforts to notify users of material changes?
Scale AI may revise the Terms at any time without notice, but will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify users of any material changes.
Does Scale AI own all right, title, and interest in and to the Sites?
Scale AI owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Sites, including all intellectual property rights therein.
Does Scale AI provide the Site and all materials and content on and available through the Site on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis?
Scale AI provides the Site and all materials and content on and available through the Site on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis.
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Summary

Scale AI's Terms give you a limited, revocable right to use its Site for your own internal purposes, while Scale AI keeps all ownership of the Site and can end your access at any time without notice or reason. If something goes wrong, Scale AI's total financial responsibility to you is capped at $100, and it is never liable for indirect or consequential harm. You also agree to cover Scale AI's legal costs if a third party brings a claim related to your use.

Analysis

Scale AI's Terms of Service establish a narrow, revocable, non-transferable license for users to access and use the Site solely for internal purposes through supported browsers, while reserving to Scale AI complete ownership of all intellectual property in the Sites. The document imposes a $100 aggregate liability cap, excludes indirect, incidental, special, consequential, and punitive damages entirely, and conditions all access on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis with no warranties. Scale AI retains sole discretion to suspend or terminate access at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, and to revise the Terms at any time, with commercially reasonable efforts to notify users of material changes only. Users bear broad indemnification obligations covering Scale AI and its officers, directors, employees, consultants, affiliates, subsidiaries, and agents against all third-party claims, and grant Scale AI a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, unrestricted license over any Feedback provided.

What this means for you

As a user, your access to the Site can be ended by Scale AI at any time, for any reason, without notice, and automatically ends if you violate any part of the Terms. Any Feedback you submit becomes permanently and irrevocably available to Scale AI for any purpose, with no way to retract it. Scale AI may monitor all information you send or receive through the Site. Your financial recourse against Scale AI for any harm is capped at $100, and you cannot recover indirect, consequential, or punitive damages. You are responsible for defending and indemnifying Scale AI and its associated personnel against third-party claims arising from your use. Scale AI may change the Terms at any time; for material changes, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify you.

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4 versions captured · Last updated: July 2026

What changed Scale AI's Terms of Service footer was updated on July 9, 2026 to add a link to 'Brand Guidelines' in the navigation menu. This is a formatting and navigation change with no material impact on substantive terms, rights, obligations, or policies governing user conduct or data use.
Why this matters This change adds a navigational link to Brand Guidelines in the Terms of Service footer. No substantive terms, rights, obligations, or policies were modified. This is a formatting and site navigation update with no operational impact on the terms governing user conduct or data use.
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What changed Scale AI added 'Data Partnerships' as a new navigation link in the footer of their Terms of Service page on July 2, 2026. Previously, this link was not present in the footer menu. The addition establishes a new dedicated section or resource area related to data partnerships, though the full content and operational implications of this section are not detailed in the detected change.
Why this matters This change adds a navigation link to a 'Data Partnerships' section in the footer of Scale AI's Terms of Service page. The addition itself does not modify any underlying terms, rights, or obligations. The operational significance depends on what content and disclosures are available at that new link, which is not detailed in this change summary.
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May 11, 2026 low

Scale AI's website navigation and footer underwent restructuring on May 11, 2026. The header changed from 'Products Research Enterprise Government' to 'Products Solutions Research Resources', and the product listing was …

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40 provisions
12 featured
12 clause types
17 high severity
Enforcement Actions 1 1 high
Disclosure and Transparency Requirements 1
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