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Acknowledgment of MLS Copyright in Its Database

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Medium Jul 13, 2026

The updated terms establish explicit consent for Zillow to contact you through email, phone calls, text messages, and in-app features using automatic dialing systems and prerecorded voices. These communications may include advertising or marketing offers alongside transactional messages. Message and data rates may apply depending on your carrier, and contact frequency will vary based on your account activity. You can opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP, and calls with Zillow employees may be recorded for quality control and internal business purposes.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2585 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

If you believe any Member Content or Our Content infringes upon your intellectual property rights, please submit a notification alleging such infringement ("DMCA Takedown Notice") including the following: A physical or electronic signature...

Wise Medium

If you believe in good faith that materials available on the Site infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send to Wise a written notice by mail, e-mail or fax, requesting that Wise remove such material or block access to it.

Google Medium

AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Each MLS that provides data displayed through the Zillow Services holds a copyright in its MLS database, and you acknowledge the respective MLS's proprietary rights to its data.

Excerpt from Zillow's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Zillow Terms of Use
Entity
Zillow
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-032504
Document ID
CA-D-00231
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2cb652db3ff156ae7892f761fcf07d4f6bda63450f663b09a98fb4d0fdd82949
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Zillow
Document: Zillow Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-032504
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:04:11 UTC
SHA-256: 2cb652db3ff156ae…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/zillow/zillow-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-032504/acknowledgment-of-mls-copyright-in-its-database/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Zillow's Acknowledgment of MLS Copyright in Its Database clause do?

The clause states: “Each MLS that provides data displayed through the Zillow Services holds a copyright in its MLS database, and you acknowledge the respective MLS's proprietary rights to its data.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 256 platforms. See the full comparison.

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