The agreement reserves Venmo's right to amend its terms at any time, with at least 21 days advance notice required only for changes that reduce user rights or increase user responsibilities. All other changes take effect upon posting. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance.
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This provision establishes the mechanism by which Venmo may modify the terms of the agreement, with a 21-day notice obligation triggered only by rights-reducing or responsibility-increasing changes. Changes that do not meet this threshold may take effect immediately upon posting without advance individual notice.
The updated terms expand the arbitration clause to explicitly state that users agree to resolve 'most disputes by arbitration on an individual basis, a class action waiver, and a jury trial waiver.' The terms note that arbitration involves 'less discovery and appellate review than in court.' Additionally, Venmo's cash back rewards program has been restructured with specific tiered thresholds: users earn 1% baseline cash back, 2% if they spend at least $250 in a month, and 5% if they spend at least $1,500 in a month. Rewards are only applied to qualifying transactions with 'Bundle merchants' and exclude cash advances, gambling, wire transfers, cryptocurrency purchases, and certain financial institution transactions. If you return a purchase or receive a refund after earning cash back, Venmo states it may debit or withhold rewards to offset the amount. You must close your account before any changes become effective if you do not wish to be bound by them.
View change record →This new provision formalizes Venmo's ability to unilaterally amend terms with only 21 days' notice for rights-reducing changes, with immediate amendments permitted for other changes.
View full change record →Under these terms, the agreement may be amended with immediate effect for changes that do not reduce rights or increase responsibilities, while changes that do reduce rights or increase responsibilities require 21 days advance notice. Continued service use constitutes acceptance of amended terms; closing the account is stated as the mechanism for declining changes.
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Compare across platforms →"We may revise this user agreement and any of the policies listed above from time to time. The revised version will be effective at the time we post it, unless otherwise noted. If our changes reduce your rights or increase your responsibilities we will provide notice to you of at least 21 days. We reserve the right to amend this agreement at any time without notice, subject to applicable law. By continuing to use our services after any changes to this user agreement become effective, you agree to abide and be bound by those changes. If you do not agree with any changes to this user agreement, you may close your account.Excerpt from Venmo's User Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The 21-day notice requirement for rights-reducing changes is consistent with Regulation E change-in-terms requirements for consumer electronic fund transfer accounts.
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This provision establishes the mechanism by which Venmo may modify the terms of the agreement, with a 21-day notice obligation triggered only by rights-reducing or responsibility-increasing changes. Changes that do not meet this threshold may take effect immediately upon posting without advance individual notice.
Under these terms, the agreement may be amended with immediate effect for changes that do not reduce rights or increase responsibilities, while changes that do reduce rights or increase responsibilities require 21 days advance notice. Continued service use constitutes acceptance of amended terms; closing the account is stated as the mechanism for declining changes.
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