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Feedback and User Submissions IP License

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What it is

Any ideas, suggestions, or feedback you give Scale AI about their products become their property — they can use them however they want without paying you.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This clause means that if you suggest a new feature or describe a workflow improvement to Scale AI, they own that idea outright and can commercialize it without crediting or compensating you.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Enterprise users who share product ideas, bug reports, or improvement suggestions may inadvertently assign valuable intellectual property to Scale AI without compensation or the ability to reclaim it.

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If you provide Scale with any feedback, suggestions, improvements, or other submissions regarding the Services (collectively, 'Feedback'), you hereby assign to Scale all right, title and interest in and to such Feedback, and Scale may use such Feedback for any purpose without restriction or compensation to you.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Governed by U.S. copyright law (17 U.S.C. §101 et seq.), patent assignment principles under 35 U.S.C. §261, and state trade secret law (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. §1836). No specific regulatory agency has primary enforcement authority; disputes would be litigated in federal or California state court. EU users may invoke moral rights protections under national implementations of the EU Copyright Directive (2019/790).

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC has authority under Section 5 if the feedback assignment clause constitutes an unfair or deceptive practice that fails to adequately disclose IP transfer consequences to consumers.
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Scale AI Terms of Service
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Scale AI
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April 29, 2026
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/scale-ai/scale-ai-terms-of-service/feedback-and-user-submissions-ip-license/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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