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Stop Using Services If Under 18

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 285 of 352 platforms
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This analysis describes what Windsurf'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)

Windsurf sets 18 as the minimum age for accessing its Services, which defines the intended user population and creates an age-based access boundary.

Interpretive note: The excerpt contains two independent grounds for the stop-accessing instruction: being under 18, and not wishing personal information to be handled as described. The canonical claim states only the age-based ground as the primary proposition. The 'should' framing (rather than 'must') is a qualifier preserved in the claim.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you are under 18, Windsurf instructs you to stop using its Services.

How other platforms handle this

Upwork Medium

use our services to build a similar service, identify or poach our users or publish any performance or benchmark analysis relating to the site reverse engineer, decipher, modify, or take source code from our site...

Segment Medium

The Services are intended for business use by corporate or business entities, and you agree that you will not use the Services for any personal or individual use.

Mixpanel Medium

use the Application Services in a manner that overburdens, or that threatens the integrity, performance, or availability of, the Application Services

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you do not wish for your personal information to be collected, used, or disclosed as described in this Privacy Policy, or you are under 18 years of age, you should stop accessing our Services.

— Excerpt from Windsurf's Windsurf Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Windsurf Privacy Policy
Entity
Windsurf
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-044532
Document ID
CA-D-00486
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
8ae03e5811c24ed5bbaea9f9c76490240433de69cd8dd9fe5ba748fe87ea971b
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 08:07 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Windsurf
Document: Windsurf Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-044532
Captured: 2026-07-09 08:07:32 UTC
SHA-256: 8ae03e5811c24ed5…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/windsurf/windsurf-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-044532/stop-using-services-if-under-18/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Windsurf's Stop Using Services If Under 18 clause do?

Windsurf sets 18 as the minimum age for accessing its Services, which defines the intended user population and creates an age-based access boundary.

How does this clause affect you?

If you are under 18, Windsurf instructs you to stop using its Services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 285 platforms. See the full comparison.

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