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Signal Owns All Intellectual Property Rights

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

All intellectual property associated with Signal's Services is owned by Signal, which defines the boundaries of what users may use without authorization.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You do not acquire any intellectual property rights in Signal's Services by using them; all such rights belong to Signal.

How other platforms handle this

Segment Medium

Any intellectual property rights vested by Twilio under this Agreement will include the rights set forth in Article 27 (Right of Adaptation) and 28 (Original Author's Right in Derivative Works) of the Copyright Act of Japan...

Upwork Medium

We keep all of our rights to our intellectual property, even though we let you use our services. Our logos and names are our trademarks and registered in certain jurisdictions.

Wise Medium

Remove, obscure, or alter any notice of any of our trademarks, or other Intellectual Property appearing on or contained within the Services or on any Wise Materials.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We own all copyrights, trademarks, domains, logos, trade dress, trade secrets, patents, and other intellectual property rights associated with our Services.

— Excerpt from Signal's Signal Privacy Policy

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-038098
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-038098
Captured: 2026-04-18 11:58:17 UTC
SHA-256: c987bd00ea1fa41c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/signal/signal-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-038098/signal-owns-all-intellectual-property-rights/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Signal's Signal Owns All Intellectual Property Rights clause do?

All intellectual property associated with Signal's Services is owned by Signal, which defines the boundaries of what users may use without authorization.

How does this clause affect you?

You do not acquire any intellectual property rights in Signal's Services by using them; all such rights belong to Signal.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 256 platforms. See the full comparison.

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