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Monitoring Subscription Required for Monitoring Features

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You understand and acknowledge that monitoring services, including cellular back up features, requires an active subscription. Failure to maintain your subscription will result in your paid subscription being terminated which also includes all monitoring related services.

Excerpt from SimpliSafe's Terms of Service

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Document information
Document
SimpliSafe Terms of Service
Entity
SimpliSafe
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001369, captured May 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-058854
Document ID
CA-D-000747
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001369)
1c78bdb6e3586515a9a9183ea0b107d7d82727ce25f56673efa49726580dbfa7
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 08:19 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-001369 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: SimpliSafe
Document: SimpliSafe Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-058854
Version: CA-V-001369
Captured: 2026-05-05 06:46:09 UTC
SHA-256: 1c78bdb6e3586515…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/simplisafe/simplisafe-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-058854/monitoring-subscription-required-for-monitoring-features/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does SimpliSafe's Monitoring Subscription Required for Monitoring Features clause do?

The clause states: “You understand and acknowledge that monitoring services, including cellular back up features, requires an active subscription. Failure to maintain your subscription will result in your paid subscription being terminated which also includes all monitoring related services.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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