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Policy typeTerms of service
Concern findings10
Protections3
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This SaaS Agreement allows the service to use user-submitted feedback freely and without limits (risk-flag-1). Customers cannot get refunds for pre-paid, unused subscription fees if their account is suspended for excessive use (risk-flag-2), or if they downgrade their plan (risk-flag-3). The service reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts without liability (risk-flag-4). Additionally, subscription charges are generally nonrefundable (risk-flag-5), and customers may incur extra fees if the service is required to use certain vendor payment portals (risk-flag-6). The service is granted broad rights to use customer data for various purposes (data-use-1), including using usage data for business purposes even after the subscription ends (data-use-2). Users are prohibited from processing sensitive personal data through the service unless a specific written agreement is in place (data-use-3). Subscriptions automatically renew for successive twelve-month periods (cancellation-renewal-1).

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Risk Flags

6 findings

These findings highlight potential areas of significant concern, including weakened user rights, potential for financial loss, or broad ownership claims by the service. They are categorized by severity: 'low' for routine disclosures, 'medium' for inconvenient or one-sided but common terms, and 'high' for material harm that is difficult to reverse.

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Service owns user-submitted feedback without limits

By submitting feedback or suggestions, you grant the service an unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, sub-licensable, transferable, royalty-free license to use that feedback for any purpose.

Broad content license

Why it matters: Any feedback or suggestions submitted become the property of the service, which can use them without restriction, compensation, or attribution to you, forever.

By submitting any feedback or suggestions regarding the Services, including sharing such feedback with any Representative of Front or through the Services itself, Customer grants to Front an unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, sub-licensable, transferable, royalty-free license to use such feedback or suggestion(s) for any purpose.

FEEDBACK, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

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Account suspension without refund for excessive use

If Customer exceeds usage limits, Front reserves the right to suspend access to the Services or any features, without providing a refund for any pre-paid, unused fees.

Why it matters: Your service access may be suspended if you exceed usage limits, and you may not receive a refund for any unused portion of your subscription.

Front reserves the right to suspend access and use of the Services or any features (including integrations with Third Party Services and Non-Front Messaging Platforms, as defined in the Supplemental Terms) if Customer exceeds usage limits as stated in the Documentation, Order Form, or Subscription Plan.

USE AND ACCESS TO THE SERVICES, paragraph 8 · Citation strength: strong

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No refunds for downgrading or unused subscriptions

No credits or refunds will be issued for usage that is less than the purchased number of subscriptions or for unused time on Subscription Plans.

Account termination without notice

Why it matters: If you downgrade your subscription plan or use fewer subscriptions than purchased, you will not receive any credits or refunds for the unused services.

No credits or refunds will be issued for usage that is less than the purchased number of subscriptions or for unused time on Subscription Plans.

FEES AND PAYMENT, paragraph 6 · Citation strength: strong

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Service can suspend or terminate accounts without liability

Front reserves the right to immediately suspend or terminate a Customer Account or an End User Account without liability to Front.

Account termination without notice

Why it matters: Your account, and any associated end-user accounts, can be immediately suspended or terminated by Front without them being liable to you. This could result in loss of access to the service.

Front reserves the right to take that remedial action it deems necessary without liability to Front, including the immediate suspension or termination of a Customer Account or an End User Account, upon notice to Customer should Customer or an End User (i) fail to abide by Front’s End User Conduct and Content Policy; or (ii) if in Front’s sole discretion, such action is deemed necessary to prevent disruption to the Services or harm to others.

TERM AND TERMINATION, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong

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No refunds for purchased subscriptions

Subscription Charges are billed in advance and are nonrefundable unless otherwise stated in the agreement.

Account termination without notice

Why it matters: Once you are billed for your subscription, these charges are generally nonrefundable.

Subscription Charges are billed in advance and are nonrefundable unless otherwise stated herein.

FEES AND PAYMENT, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

medium90% confidence

Payment required for mandatory vendor portals

If Customer mandates Front to use a vendor payment portal or compliance portal that charges Front a subscription fee or a percentage of any uploaded invoice, Customer shall be invoiced by Front for, and obligated to pay, this cost.

Why it matters: You may be charged additional fees if you require Front to use specific vendor or compliance payment portals that incur costs for Front.

If Customer mandates Front to use a vendor payment portal or compliance portal that charges Front a subscription fee or a percentage of any uploaded invoice as a required cost of doing business, Customer shall be invoiced by Front for, and Customer is obligated to pay, the cost of this fee.

FEES AND PAYMENT, paragraph 7 · Citation strength: strong

Data Use

3 findings

These findings relate to how your data is collected, processed, and shared. This includes data ownership, usage rights, and disclosure policies.

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Customer grants broad data usage rights to the service

Customer grants Front a worldwide, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, non-exclusive right to access, use, process and display Customer Data for service provision and improvement, legal compliance, term enforcement, and to address technical issues.

Why it matters: You grant the service broad rights to use your data globally for various purposes, including service provision, improvement, and legal compliance.

Customer grants Front a worldwide, non-sublicensable, non-transferable (except to a permitted assignee of Front), non-exclusive right to access, use, Process and display the Customer Data (i) to provide and improve the Services, (ii) to comply with applicable laws and regulations, (iii) to perform Front’s obligations under this Agreement including enforcing Front’s terms and policies, (iv) to prevent or address service, security, support and technical issues and (v) as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement or by Customer in writing. The rights granted in this Section shall be exercised solely to the extent necessary for the applicable purpose.

DATA PROTECTION, OWNERSHIP, AND USAGE, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong

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Service can use Usage Data for various business purposes

Front may, during and after the Subscription Term, use Usage Data to analyze, support, develop, operate and improve the Services and other Front offerings and for other lawful business purposes, including to generate industry benchmarks or best practice guidance, recommendations, or similar reports.

Why it matters: The service can use your usage data for a wide range of business purposes, including improving services, generating reports, and creating benchmarks, even after your subscription ends.

Front may, during and after the Subscription Term, use Usage Data to analyze, support, develop, operate and improve the Services and other Front offerings and for other lawful business purposes, including to generate industry benchmarks or best practice guidance, recommendations, or similar reports.

DATA PROTECTION, OWNERSHIP, AND USAGE, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong

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Users must not use the service for Sensitive Personal Data processing

Unless specifically agreed to in writing, Customer agrees not to use the Services to process, transmit, collect, or store any Sensitive Personal Data.

Why it matters: You are prohibited from using the service to handle sensitive personal data unless there is a specific written agreement in place. Failing to comply could lead to issues.

Unless specifically agreed to in writing between Front and Customer, Customer agrees not to use the Services to process, transmit, collect, or store any Sensitive Personal Data.

USE AND ACCESS TO THE SERVICES, paragraph 9 · Citation strength: strong

Cancellation & Renewal

1 finding

These findings detail the terms related to subscription renewal, cancellation procedures, and any associated fees or conditions.

medium95% confidence

Automatic renewal for successive 12-month periods

The initial Subscription Term will automatically renew and extend for successive twelve (12) month periods.

Auto-renewal / negative-option billing

Why it matters: Your subscription will automatically renew yearly unless you actively terminate it beforehand.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Front shall provide the Services to Customer for the initial Subscription Term, which shall then be automatically renewed and extended for successive twelve (12) month periods.

TERM AND TERMINATION, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

Gotchas

All clear

These findings capture other contractual clauses that may be disadvantageous, unexpected, or place additional burdens on the user, often hidden in the fine print.

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Protections

3 findings

These findings highlight clauses that are favorable to the user, providing significant benefits, rights, or safeguards.

Protection95% confidence

Data available for export after termination

Front will make all Customer Data available to Customer for electronic retrieval for thirty (30) days upon termination.

Why it helps: You have a 30-day window after termination to retrieve your data electronically, which helps prevent data loss.

Front will make all Customer Data available to Customer for electronic retrieval for thirty (30) days upon termination.

TERM AND TERMINATION, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong

Protection95% confidence

Data deletion after 30 days post-termination

After thirty (30) days following termination, Front shall delete Customer Data in accordance with its Data Deletion Policy.

Why it helps: Your data will be deleted after a 30-day retrieval period post-termination, which ensures your data is not retained indefinitely by the service.

After such thirty (30) days, Front shall delete Customer Data in accordance with its[Data Deletion Policy](https://help.front.com/t/8029qq/how-to-permanently-delete-your-teams-front-account-data).

TERM AND TERMINATION, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong

Protection90% confidence

Advance notice for materially detrimental feature changes

Front shall provide Customer with reasonable notice of any deprecation of features or capabilities which Front determines, in its reasonable discretion, to be materially detrimental to Customer.

Why it helps: You will receive reasonable advance notice if the service plans to remove or reduce features that are considered materially detrimental to you, allowing you to prepare for changes.

Front shall provide Customer with reasonable notice of any deprecation of features or capabilities which Front determines, in its reasonable discretion, to be materially detrimental to Customer.

USE AND ACCESS TO THE SERVICES, paragraph 7 · Citation strength: strong

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