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Customer Data Ownership and Slack Usage Rights

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes a clear ownership structure in which the customer maintains title to its data while granting Slack a circumscribed right to process that data operationally. This allocation of data ownership and the specified scope of Slack's license define the baseline permissions governing data use within the service relationship.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 27, 2026
First Seen
Apr 27, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 362 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users retain ownership of their data and can rely on Slack's permitted use being limited to service provision and improvement. The terms do not authorize Slack to use customer data for purposes outside the specified scope without additional customer permission.

How other platforms handle this

Luma AI Medium

As between the parties, Luma owns and retains all right, title, and interest, including all related intellectual property and proprietary rights, in and to the Aggregated Data and Usage Data (including any improvements, modifications, and enhancements thereto), the know-how and analytical results ge...

Cohere Medium

Enterprise customers own their data. Cohere does not claim ownership over the inputs or outputs of enterprise customers.

OpenAI Medium

You agree to comply with our Usage Policies, which are incorporated into these Terms. You may not use our Services to develop or train competing AI models, to generate content that violates our policies, or for any illegal purpose. Violation of our Usage Policies may result in suspension or terminat...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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As between Slack and Customer, Customer retains all right, title and interest in and to the Customer Data. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Customer grants Slack a worldwide, limited-term license to access, use, process, copy, distribute, perform, export and display Customer Data, only as necessary to provide, maintain, and improve the Services, or as otherwise permitted by this Agreement or by Customer.

— Excerpt from Slack's Slack Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Slack Terms of Service
Entity
Slack
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003512
Document ID
CA-D-00191
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
967b1612d6d7230c93161d4185eac551b3dd9e7e81636161b14a850051644994
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 14:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Slack
Document: Slack Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-003512
Captured: 2026-04-27 14:04:01 UTC
SHA-256: 967b1612d6d7230c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/slack/slack-terms-of-service/customer-data-ownership-and-slack-usage-rights/
Accessed: June 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Slack's Customer Data Ownership and Slack Usage Rights clause do?

The clause establishes a clear ownership structure in which the customer maintains title to its data while granting Slack a circumscribed right to process that data operationally. This allocation of data ownership and the specified scope of Slack's license define the baseline permissions governing data use within the service relationship.

How does this clause affect you?

Users retain ownership of their data and can rely on Slack's permitted use being limited to service provision and improvement. The terms do not authorize Slack to use customer data for purposes outside the specified scope without additional customer permission.

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