If you email or otherwise share any ideas or suggestions with Wealthfront, those ideas automatically become Wealthfront's property and you give up any intellectual property or moral rights in them.
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Any product idea, feature suggestion, or innovation you share with Wealthfront, even casually by email, becomes the company's property under these terms, with no compensation or attribution owed to you.
Interpretive note: Moral rights waivers may not be enforceable in all US jurisdictions, and the breadth of the clause covering oral communications may face enforceability challenges in some contexts.
Users who submit feature ideas or product suggestions to Wealthfront forfeit all intellectual property rights in those ideas under this clause; the waiver of moral rights may not be enforceable in all jurisdictions, particularly outside the United States.
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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. In addition, you warrant that all moral rights in any feedback have been waived, and you do hereby waive any such moral rights.— Excerpt from Wealthfront's Wealthfront Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Moral rights are protected under the laws of many jurisdictions, including EU member states under the Berne Convention, and cannot be waived by contract in those jurisdictions. While Wealthfront restricts its service to US users, the enforceability of a moral rights waiver even within the US varies by state and type of work. The FTC may have interest in this clause if it is found to be an unfair or deceptive practice in consumer contracts. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Automatic IP assignment clauses in feedback provisions are relatively common in technology and financial services companies' terms of service, but the explicit waiver of moral rights and the breadth of the assignment (covering oral communications) is noteworthy. The practical risk to consumers is primarily reputational and rights-based rather than financial, but the clause's breadth may attract scrutiny in consumer protection contexts. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Moral rights waivers are generally not recognized as enforceable in EU and many civil law jurisdictions, though the service is US-only. Within the US, moral rights protections under the Visual Artists Rights Act are limited in scope. California's treatment of IP assignment clauses in consumer contracts may be relevant to enforceability review. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: This clause applies to all feedback submitted 'by any medium, including but not limited to email, written, or oral communication,' which is unusually broad. Teams advising clients or partners on engagement with Wealthfront should be aware that informal communications may trigger this assignment. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether this clause is adequately disclosed to users prior to account creation, and whether its breadth (covering oral communications) is consistent with state consumer protection standards. The clause may warrant inclusion in user-facing FAQs or onboarding disclosures to ensure informed consent.
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Any product idea, feature suggestion, or innovation you share with Wealthfront, even casually by email, becomes the company's property under these terms, with no compensation or attribution owed to you.
Users who submit feature ideas or product suggestions to Wealthfront forfeit all intellectual property rights in those ideas under this clause; the waiver of moral rights may not be enforceable in all jurisdictions, particularly outside the United States.
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