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User bears burden for unlawful material claims

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You agree that if a third party claims that material you have contributed to the Site is unlawful, you will bear the burden of establishing that it is lawful.

Excerpt from Zelle's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Zelle Terms of Service
Entity
Zelle
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
July 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006704, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-071286
Document ID
CA-D-000426
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006704)
5ef00d3942ed435f1d579ee9072326cbbf2c8398ee480b0e07562b67ac3436a7
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006704 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Zelle
Document: Zelle Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-071286
Version: CA-V-006704
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:43:37 UTC
SHA-256: 5ef00d3942ed435f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/zelle/zelle-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-071286/user-bears-burden-for-unlawful-material-claims/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
High
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What does Zelle's User bears burden for unlawful material claims clause do?

The clause states: “You agree that if a third party claims that material you have contributed to the Site is unlawful, you will bear the burden of establishing that it is lawful.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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