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No Emergency Services Access Warning

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users cannot rely on Signal to reach emergency services in a crisis, which has direct safety implications.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You cannot use Signal's Services to contact emergency service providers such as police, fire departments, or hospitals.

How other platforms handle this

ActiveCampaign Medium

WE CANNOT AND DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT OUR SERVICES OR SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES.

Leonardo AI Medium

If our Platform is not ordinarily used for personal, household or domestic use, our liability for a breach of your Consumer Law Rights is limited to either resupplying our Services, or paying the cost...

Datadog Medium

Datadog is not responsible for, and makes no warranties, express or implied, as to, the Third-Party Services or the providers of such Third-Party Services...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Our Services do not provide access to emergency service providers like the police, fire department, hospitals, or other public safety organizations.

— Excerpt from Signal's Signal Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Signal Privacy Policy
Entity
Signal
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-038091
Document ID
CA-D-00305
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c987bd00ea1fa41c8839b08b6e171831f324f37a5caf9a73223693d82c3902da
Analysis generated
April 18, 2026 11:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Signal
Document: Signal Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-038091
Captured: 2026-04-18 11:58:17 UTC
SHA-256: c987bd00ea1fa41c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/signal/signal-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-038091/no-emergency-services-access-warning/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Signal's No Emergency Services Access Warning clause do?

Users cannot rely on Signal to reach emergency services in a crisis, which has direct safety implications.

How does this clause affect you?

You cannot use Signal's Services to contact emergency service providers such as police, fire departments, or hospitals.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 288 platforms. See the full comparison.

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