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Feedback Intellectual Property Assignment

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What it is

Any ideas or feedback you submit to Wealthfront automatically become Wealthfront's property, and you give up all intellectual property rights to them.

This analysis describes what Wealthfront's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause operationalizes ownership of user-generated intellectual property by establishing automatic assignment upon submission, eliminating any retained intellectual property interests by submitters in their own feedback and ideas.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 3, 2026
First Seen
Apr 17, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 646 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users who submit product suggestions, feature ideas, or business concepts to Wealthfront permanently forfeit all intellectual property rights to those ideas without any compensation.

How other platforms handle this

Shopify Medium

You may not use the Shopify Services to offer, sell, or facilitate the sale of: Counterfeit goods: Sale of counterfeit goods or use of another's intellectual property without authorization or in a manner that otherwise infringes on another's intellectual property rights.

Acorns Medium

By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distri...

Xbox Medium

When you share, post, or upload content that is covered by intellectual property rights (like photos or videos) in or in connection with our products, you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly per...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You agree, however, that (i) by submitting unsolicited ideas to Wealthfront or any of its employees or representatives, by any medium, including but not limited to email, written, or oral communication, you automatically forfeit your right to any intellectual property rights in such ideas; and (ii) such unsolicited ideas automatically become the property of Wealthfront. You hereby assign and agree to assign all rights, title, and interest you have in such feedback and ideas to Wealthfront together with all intellectual property rights therein.

— Excerpt from Wealthfront's Wealthfront Terms of Service

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

The automatic IP assignment clause for unsolicited feedback is broadly drafted and includes a waiver of moral rights. While standard in many consumer-facing terms, this clause may face enforceability challenges in jurisdictions with strong author's rights protections or where consideration is required for valid IP assignment.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC may assess whether automatic IP forfeiture clauses in consumer terms constitute unfair or deceptive trade practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Wealthfront Terms of Service
Entity
Wealthfront
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
March 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001746
Document ID
CA-D-00366
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3d3440e39c4685a94608918bd101e94b769d5193d89839176489668028b0a943
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 03:48 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Wealthfront
Document: Wealthfront Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-001746
Captured: 2026-03-20 03:48:28 UTC
SHA-256: 3d3440e39c4685a9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/wealthfront/wealthfront-terms-of-service/feedback-intellectual-property-assignment/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Wealthfront's Feedback Intellectual Property Assignment clause do?

The clause operationalizes ownership of user-generated intellectual property by establishing automatic assignment upon submission, eliminating any retained intellectual property interests by submitters in their own feedback and ideas.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who submit product suggestions, feature ideas, or business concepts to Wealthfront permanently forfeit all intellectual property rights to those ideas without any compensation.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 3 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Wealthfront?

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