Users grant Vercel a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, copy, modify, adapt, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, store, perform, and create derivative works from submitted content for purposes including service provision, product development, and security.
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This license is broad in scope, covering modification, adaptation, and creation of derivative works, and is sublicensable and transferable, meaning Vercel may extend these rights to third parties or successors. The stated purposes include development of new products and services beyond the immediate service delivery context.
The updated terms establish that users are legally responsible for configuring autonomous AI features and third-party tools, must monitor their settings and output, and are bound by the autonomous actions those tools take on their behalf. Users also bear the cost of any services those third-party tools consume through the Vercel platform. The terms state that Vercel is not responsible for loss, damage, or liability arising from AI or third-party tool actions. You can manage this responsibility by carefully configuring settings, permissions, and safeguards before enabling AI features or third-party integrations, and by establishing human review processes for AI-generated output.
View change record →This provision establishes that content submitted to the services is subject to a broad license permitting Vercel to copy, modify, create derivatives of, and sublicense that content for service provision and product development purposes. The license applies worldwide and for the duration of the agreement.
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Compare across platforms →"By submitting Your Content on or through the Services, you grant Vercel a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable and transferable license to use, copy, modify, adapt, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, store, perform, and create derivatives of Your Content to provide and improve the Services, develop new products and services, secure and protect the Services and third parties from fraud, abuse, malware, malicious files or content, viruses and the like.Excerpt from Vercel's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The content license provision engages GDPR considerations for EEA users where submitted content constitutes or contains personal data, as the processing purposes stated (including new product development) must align with a documented …
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This license is broad in scope, covering modification, adaptation, and creation of derivative works, and is sublicensable and transferable, meaning Vercel may extend these rights to third parties or successors. The stated purposes include development of new products and services beyond the immediate service delivery context.
This provision establishes that content submitted to the services is subject to a broad license permitting Vercel to copy, modify, create derivatives of, and sublicense that content for service provision and product development purposes. The license applies worldwide and for the duration of the agreement.
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