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xAI's Terms of Service include several user risks. The company explicitly disclaims responsibility and liability for "Agentic Actions" generated by its AI (risk_flags-1), and users are required to indemnify xAI for any claims arising from their use of the service (risk_flags-2). xAI also limits its liability for various damages, including indirect, punitive, or consequential losses (risk_flags-3), and for issues resulting from hacking or unauthorized access (risk_flags-4), or other service-related errors (risk_flags-5). Additionally, the service and its beta features are provided "AS IS" and at the user's own risk (risk_flags-6), and the terms themselves can be modified by xAI at any time (risk_flags-7). User-generated content grants xAI a broad, perpetual, and irrevocable license for any purpose (data_use-1). The AI-generated outputs might be inaccurate, offensive, or unsuitable (risk_flags-8) and may not be unique or exclusive to the user (risk_flags-9). Furthermore, xAI can terminate or suspend user access without notice at its sole discretion (cancellation_renewal-2), and generally, no refunds are provided upon termination (cancellation_renewal-1). For users logging in with a work email, their employer might gain access and control over their account (gotchas-1).
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Provider not responsible and disclaims liability for Agentic Actions
xAI explicitly states it is not responsible for Agentic Actions and disclaims all liability for them to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Why it matters: As the user, you bear full responsibility and liability for any Agentic Actions generated by Grok, and xAI disclaims all liability for these actions.
We are not responsible for User Content or Agentic Actions. You are responsible for User Content and Agentic Actions, including ensuring that it does not violate any applicable law or these Terms and any consequences, costs, or liabilities arising therefrom. xAI makes no representations regarding the accuracy, safety, or legality of any Agentic Action and disclaims all liability for Agentic Actions to the fullest extent permitted by law.
User indemnifies provider for service use and output
Users are required to defend, indemnify, and hold xAI harmless from any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, debts, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from their use of the Service, Output, Input, or any violation of the Terms to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Why it matters: You are obligated to cover legal costs and damages for xAI and its affiliates resulting from your use of the service, its outputs, your inputs, or any breach of the terms.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you will defend, indemnify, and hold xAI and our parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and our and their respective agents, suppliers, licensors, employees, contractors, officers, and directors (collectively the “xAI Indemnitees”) harmless from and against any and all claims, damages (whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or otherwise), obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, debts, and expenses (including, but not limited to, legal fees) arising from or related to your use of the Service and Output, your Input, or any violation of these Terms.
No liability for indirect, punitive, or consequential damages
xAI or any xAI Indemnitee will not be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including damages for loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, business opportunity, use, or data, or other intangible losses, or emotional or reputational harm, arising from the use or inability to use the service or outputs to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Why it matters: You waive your right to claim various indirect damages, including loss of profits, data, or reputational harm, meaning xAI is not financially responsible for these issues even if they result from using their service.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL XAI OR ANY XAI INDEMNITEE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, USE, OR DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, INCLUDING EMOTIONAL OR REPUTATIONAL HARM, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE OR ANY OUTPUTS GENERATED BY THE SERVICE, OR YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE ANY OF THE FOREGOING.
[**Limitation of Liability**](https://x.ai/legal/terms-of-service#limitation-of-liability), paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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No liability for hacking, tampering, or unauthorized access unless due to willful misconduct or gross negligence
xAI or any xAI Indemnitee will not be responsible for any damage, loss, or injury resulting from hacking, tampering, or unauthorized access to or use of the service or user account or information, except if the loss resulted from xAI’s or such xAI Indemnitee’s willful misconduct or gross negligence, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Why it matters: You bear the risk of data breaches, hacking, or unauthorized account access, as xAI disclaims responsibility unless it's due to their willful misconduct or gross negligence.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL XAI OR ANY XAI INDEMNITEE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING, OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICE OR YOUR USER ACCOUNT OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN, EXCEPT IF YOUR LOSS RESULTED FROM XAI’S OR SUCH XAI INDEMNITEE’S WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE.
[**Limitation of Liability**](https://x.ai/legal/terms-of-service#limitation-of-liability), paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
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No liability for various service issues including inaccuracies, errors, personal injury, and third-party conduct
xAI or any xAI Indemnitee assumes no liability or responsibility for errors, inaccuracies of content, personal injury, property damage, unauthorized access to servers, interruption of transmission, bugs, viruses, errors or omissions in content, or loss or damage incurred as a result of using content, your data, input, or defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any third-party, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
Why it matters: You cannot hold xAI responsible for many issues, including service errors, personal injury, data loss from third-parties, or offensive content, limiting your recourse for many potential problems.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, XAI OR ANY XAI INDEMNITEE ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (A) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT; (B) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICE; (C) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVERS RUNNING THE SERVICE AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN; (D) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICE; (E) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SERVICE BY ANY THIRD-PARTY; (F) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT, OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED AS A
[**Limitation of Liability**](https://x.ai/legal/terms-of-service#limitation-of-liability), paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
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Service and beta features provided "AS IS" and at user's own risk
The Service, including beta technologies, is provided "AS IS" and may contain errors, defects, bugs, or inaccuracies that could lead to corruption or loss of data. Use of any technologies is at your own risk.
Why it matters: You accept that the service, especially beta features, comes with no guarantees and may have defects, which could result in data loss, and you use it at your own risk.
You accept that all of our Services, including but not limited to such beta technologies, are provided “AS IS” and may contain errors, defects, bugs or inaccuracies that could fail or cause corruption or loss of data and information. You agree that use of any of our technologies is at your own risk.
[**The Service Is Available “As Is”**](https://x.ai/legal/terms-of-service#the-service-is-available-as-is), paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Provider reserves the right to modify terms
xAI reserves the right to modify its Terms of Service.
Why it matters: The terms of service can change without your direct input, and it's your responsibility to review them for continued compliance.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms.
[**Welcome to xAI!**](https://x.ai/legal/terms-of-service#welcome-to-xai), paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
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Outputs may be inaccurate, offensive, or otherwise unsuitable
Due to the probabilistic nature of AI, outputs and Agentic Actions may contain "hallucinations," be offensive, not accurately reflect facts, or be objectionable or inappropriate for the user's intended purpose.
Why it matters: The AI may generate inaccurate, offensive, or unsuitable content, requiring you to carefully review and verify all outputs before use.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving and is probabilistic in nature; therefore, it may sometimes: a) result in Outputs or Agentic Actions that contain “hallucinations,” b) be offensive, c) not accurately reflect real people, places or facts, or d) be objectionable, inappropriate, or otherwise not suitable for your intended purpose.
Outputs from the service may not be unique, and different users may receive similar outputs. User rights to the Output do not extend to others' rights, and xAI is not liable for such similarity.
Why it matters: You cannot claim exclusive rights to the AI-generated outputs, as similar or identical content may be provided to other users, and xAI will not be responsible for this.
Due to the nature of artificial intelligence, Outputs may not be unique, and different users may receive similar Output from our Service. Your rights to the Output do not extend to others’ rights, and you agree that we are not liable for such similarity of Outputs.
How the company collects, uses, and shares your data.
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Broad license to user content for any purpose
By submitting User Content, you grant xAI an irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free, worldwide right to use, copy, store, modify, process, adapt, transmit, distribute, reproduce, publish, upload, download, display, list, make derivative works of, and distribute content in any media, for any purpose, and to aggregate user content and derivative works for any purpose, including improving products, research, and ensuring service safety.
Why it matters: You surrender extensive rights to your content, granting xAI a perpetual, worldwide, and sublicensable right to use it for virtually any purpose, including product improvement and distribution, without any compensation to you.
In choosing to submit, create, generate, record, post, or display Inputs on or through the Service, you grant an irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free, and worldwide right to xAI to use, copy, store, modify, process, adapt, transmit, distribute, reproduce, publish, upload, download, display in public forums, list information regarding, make derivative works of, and distribute such Content, including anything referenced therein, in any and all media or distribution methods now known or later developed, for any purpose, and to aggregate your User Content and derivative works thereof for any purpose, including but not limited to: (i) maintain and provide the
Why it matters: If your service is terminated, you will generally not receive a refund for any payments already made, leading to potential financial loss.
No refund. Upon Service termination, you will not be entitled to any refund, except where required by law.
Provider can terminate or suspend access without notice at its sole discretion
xAI may terminate or suspend your access to the Service or delete your account at any time without notice to you if it determines, at its sole discretion, that you breached the terms, it must comply with the law, your use could cause risk or harm, or your account has been inactive for over a year (if not a paid account).
Why it matters: Your access to the service or your account can be terminated or suspended by xAI at any time, without prior notice, at their sole discretion, potentially leading to abrupt loss of service and data.
We may terminate or suspend your access to our Service or delete your account at any time without notice to you if we determine, at our sole discretion, that:
Less obvious clauses that could be unfavorable to the user.
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Employer can access, monitor, and control your account if using work email
If you use an email address associated with your employer or organization, your account may be linked to that organization’s enterprise subscription, and the administrator may access, monitor, and control your account.
Why it matters: Your employer or organization's administrator may be able to access, monitor, and control your account if you use a work email address.
If you use an email address associated with your employer or other organization, your account may be linked to that organization’s Grok Enterprise subscription. In such cases, the organization’s administrator may access, monitor and control your account in accordance with xAI’s [Enterprise Terms of Service](https://x.ai/legal/terms-of-service-enterprise).
[**Registration and Access**](https://x.ai/legal/terms-of-service#registration-and-access), paragraph 6 · Citation strength: strong
Protections
Commitments and features that benefit the user.
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Optional use of user content for product development or model training
When logged into the Service, you can choose whether or not your User Content is used to improve products and services and train models.
Why it helps: You have control over whether your data contributes to product development and model training, allowing you to opt-out if preferred.
Electing whether your User Content is used for product development or model training. When logged into our Service, you can select whether or not you want us to use your User Content to improve our products and services and train our models.
Refund for prepaid, unused services if service is discontinued
If xAI decides to discontinue the service, they will provide notice and any applicable refund for prepaid, unused services.
Why it helps: You are guaranteed a refund for any prepaid, unused services if the service is discontinued, preventing financial loss due to unexpected shutdowns.
Discontinuation. We may decide to discontinue our Service. If we do, we will provide you notice and any applicable refund for prepaid, unused services.
30 days' notice for price increases with option to cancel
If subscription prices increase, xAI will provide 30 days' notice, and the new price will apply at your next renewal, allowing you to cancel if you disagree with the change.
Why it helps: You receive advance notice of price increases, giving you the opportunity to cancel your subscription before the new prices take effect if you don't agree with them.
Price changes. We may adjust subscription prices periodically. If prices increase, we will provide 30 days' notice, and the new price will apply at your next renewal, allowing you to cancel if you disagree with the change.