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The updated terms indicate that Windsurf is now operating as the Cognition Platform under Cognition AI, Inc., replacing the prior Exafunction, Inc. structure. The revised terms state that prior terms continue to govern use for 30 days from the posting date (July 1, 2026), and that continued access after that period constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. Users who do not agree with the new terms are instructed to stop using or accessing the Services. The specific substantive changes to user rights, data collection, fees, or service functionality are not detailed in the provided change summary.
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Tinder grants you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, non-exclusive, revocable, and non-sublicensable license to access and use our Services for purposes as intended by Tinder and permitted by these Terms and applicable laws.
We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...
Mixpanel reserves all right, title and interest in and to the Application Services and Mixpanel Materials, including all related intellectual property rights, and all other products, works, software and technology created, used, or provided by Mixpanel in connection with this Agreement...
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"Cognition owns all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Services, Documentation, and Cognition IP, and reserves all rights not expressly granted...Excerpt from Windsurf's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Cognition owns all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Services, Documentation, and Cognition IP, and reserves all rights not expressly granted...”
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