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Vercel

vercel.com

13 flagged clauses across 7 risk dimensions

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AI training

2 flags
  • Severity 4
    "In addition, if you are on a Hobby plan or trial Pro plan, you agree that we may use Your Content to train our artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning models, and we may share Your Content with third parties for the purpose of developing and improving their products, including training and improving their AI and machine learning models (collectively, "Model Training")."

    Vercel uses your content to train its AI and machine learning models and may share it with third parties for the same purpose, even if you are on a trial Pro plan.

    Your data may be used to train AI models, potentially exposing sensitive information or creating competitive disadvantages.

  • Severity 3
    "If you are on a paid Pro plan, Model Training is not enabled by default and you may opt in to Model Training. You may opt-out of Model Training at any time by adjusting your Team account settings or by upgrading to an Enterprise plan."

    Vercel allows paid Pro plan users to opt-in to AI model training and offers an opt-out option at any time through account settings or by upgrading to an Enterprise plan.

    You have control over whether your data is used for AI training on paid plans, but opting out may require specific actions or a more expensive plan.

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Auto-renewal

2 flags
  • Severity 3
    "The term of your hobby plan, self-service subscription, and any Services purchased or added to your self-service subscription, shall automatically renew for successive terms equal in duration to the initial term unless you cancel your hobby plan or self-service subscription in advance of the renewal date."

    Vercel automatically renews your hobby plan and self-service subscriptions for successive terms equal to the initial term, unless you cancel in advance.

    You will be automatically charged for continued service unless you actively cancel before the renewal date.

  • Severity 3
    "The self-service subscription and any additional Services added to your self-service subscription will automatically-renew for the same term as the initial term."

    Vercel automatically renews your self-service subscription and any added services for the same term as the initial term.

    You will be automatically charged for continued service unless you actively cancel before the renewal date.

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Price hikes

1 flag
  • Severity 3
    "Vercel may change its fees and payment terms at its discretion; provided however, that such changes will not take effect for you until the start of the next payment period. Vercel will provide written notice to you for any changes to the fees that affect the Services purchased by you. Your continued use of the Services after the price change becomes effective constitutes your agreement to pay the changed amount."

    Vercel can change its fees and payment terms at any time, but these changes will only apply at the start of your next payment period, and Vercel will notify you in writing.

    Your costs can increase unexpectedly, and continued use after a price change signifies your agreement to the new terms.

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Data residency

clear

No flags in this category.

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Termination friction

2 flags
  • Severity 4
    "All of Your Content on the Services (if any) may be permanently deleted by Vercel upon any termination of your account."

    Vercel may permanently delete all of your content from the services when your account is terminated.

    You risk losing all your data stored on Vercel's platform if your account is terminated.

  • Severity 3
    "You have the right to terminate your account (or downgrade your Pro account to a hobby account) at any time by sending a cancellation request to Vercel Support via the Help page provided that such termination will be effective at the start of the next renewal period."

    You can terminate your account or downgrade to a hobby account at any time by contacting Vercel Support, with the termination effective at the start of the next renewal period.

    You cannot immediately stop service and avoid charges; you remain responsible until the next renewal date.

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Liability caps

1 flag
  • Severity 4
    "EXCEPT FOR YOUR BREACH OF SECTIONS 10 (USAGE RESTRICTIONS), 15 (CONFIDENTIALITY; PROPRIETARY RIGHTS), AND 16 (PAYMENT OF FEES), OR YOUR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OR YOUR INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS, NEITHER PARTY NOR ITS SUPPLIERS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIERS), OFFICERS, AFFILIATES, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS AND EMPLOYEES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT OR TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATED THERETO UNDER ANY CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY: (A) FOR ERROR OR INTERRUPTION OF USE OR FOR LOSS OR INACCURACY OR CORRUPTION OF DATA OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS, SERVICES OR TECHNOLOGY OR LOSS OF BUSINESS; (B) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; OR (C) FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES, COSTS, LOSSES, OF LIABILITIES IN AMOUNTS THAT, TOGETHER WITH AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL OTHER CLAIMS, EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THE FEES PAID BY YOU TO VERCEL FOR THE SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IN THE 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACT THAT GAVE RISE TO THE LIABILITY, IN EACH CASE, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES."

    Vercel and its suppliers are not liable for damages, including direct, indirect, or consequential losses, exceeding the greater of $100 or fees paid in the prior 6 months, except for your breach of specific agreement sections.

    Your ability to recover financial losses from Vercel is severely limited, especially for significant damages.

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Indemnification

1 flag
  • Severity 3
    "You will indemnify and hold harmless Vercel against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from your breach of this Agreement, any claim of infringement or misappropriation arising out of your websites or any of Your Content, or your other access, contribution to, use or misuse of the Services."

    You will defend and cover Vercel against claims arising from your breach of the agreement, infringement by your content, or misuse of the services.

    You are financially responsible for legal costs and damages if your actions lead to claims against Vercel.

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Silent term changes

4 flags
  • Severity 3
    "The revised Agreement will become effective immediately after Vercel posts or sends you notice of such changes, and if you use the Services after that date, your use will constitute acceptance of the revised Agreement."

    Revised agreement terms become effective immediately after Vercel provides notice, and your continued use of the services signifies your acceptance.

    You may be bound by new terms you haven't actively agreed to, simply by continuing to use the service.

  • Severity 3
    "Vercel may change its fees and payment terms at its discretion; provided however, that such changes will not take effect for you until the start of the next payment period."

    Vercel may change its fees and payment terms at its discretion, with changes taking effect at the start of the next payment period.

    Your costs for the service can increase at the beginning of any billing cycle, with Vercel having the sole discretion to set new prices.

  • Severity 3
    "We may change the features, limitations, or other conditions applicable to the Hobby plan or discontinue offering the Hobby plan at any time."

    Vercel can change the features, limitations, or conditions of the Hobby plan, or stop offering it entirely, at any time.

    The functionality and availability of the Hobby plan can change without your consent, potentially disrupting your usage.

  • Severity 3
    "Vercel may change this Agreement from time to time by providing notice either by emailing the email address associated with your account or by posting a notice at https://vercel.com."

    Vercel may change this agreement by emailing you or posting a notice on their website.

    You must stay vigilant and check for updates to the terms of service, as Vercel can change them unilaterally.

Recent changes detected

Jul 15, 2024

Vercel removed the 7-day grace period before overage charges and the prior notice requirement before deployment suspension. Vercel can now charge overages immediately and suspend deployments instantly without warning.

Startups and agencies running production workloads on Vercel β€” a traffic spike or viral moment can now trigger immediate overage billing and potentially kill live deployments without the 7-day buffer that previously allowed time to respond.