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Marketing Use of Customer Name Requires Prior Consent

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Medium Jul 1, 2026

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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Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 6356 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

ActiveCampaign Medium

You agree that we may, but have no obligation, to identify you as a customer of ActiveCampaign and that ActiveCampaign may, in its sole discretion, refer to you by name, trade name, trademark, logo and other proprietary marks or words...

Tinder Medium

These Terms, with the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Community Guidelines, and Safety Tips and any Additional Terms Upon Purchase, contain the entire agreement between you and Tinder regarding the use of our Services.

Perplexity AI Medium

These Terms and the licenses granted hereunder may be assigned by the Company but may not be assigned by you without the prior express written consent of the Company.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Subject to your prior consent, Cognition may use your name, logo, and trademarks in publicity, including, but not limited to, displaying your name, logo, or trademark on Cognition's website and marketing materials.

Excerpt from Windsurf's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Windsurf Terms of Service
Entity
Windsurf
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-047636
Document ID
CA-D-00487
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f6e8d9d0bd5f9547549794c5f7e89d7dbd456e727e5d9c631d8366f1a48c326f
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:42 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Windsurf
Document: Windsurf Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-047636
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:42:52 UTC
SHA-256: f6e8d9d0bd5f9547…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/windsurf/windsurf-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-047636/marketing-use-of-customer-name-requires-prior-consent/
Accessed: July 28, 2026
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What does Windsurf's Marketing Use of Customer Name Requires Prior Consent clause do?

The clause states: “Subject to your prior consent, Cognition may use your name, logo, and trademarks in publicity, including, but not limited to, displaying your name, logo, or trademark on Cognition's website and marketing materials.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 296 platforms. See the full comparison.

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