Do a platform's terms let it change them without advance notice?
Of the 15 platforms I read: no advance notice promised, 12; advance notice promised, 2; not stated in the pages I read, 1. Each quote is the platform's exact wording, with a link to the page it came from.
No advance notice promised (12)
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We may change any part of the Terms of Service without Notice, including:
Source The platform may change any part of the terms without Notice (for example for legal changes or to address a risk), and says it will use reasonable efforts to Notify of other material changes. -
While the Company will try to notify you when the Company changes these Terms, the Company does not assume an obligation to do so
Source The platform may change the Terms on one or more occasions, effective on the stated last-update date, and says it does not assume an obligation to notify users; continued use counts as agreement. -
We may provide you with advance Notice of certain changes, but we are not required to do so unless applicable law requires it.
Source Changes to the terms are effective immediately when posted, and the platform is not required to give advance notice unless law requires it; continued use counts as acceptance. -
to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these TOU, and to notify You of such changes by modifying the "Last Revised" date
Source The platform may change the terms at its sole discretion and gives notice by changing the 'Last Revised' date; continued use counts as agreement. -
UPLOADER agrees that all changes to the TOS are effective and enforceable upon posting.
Source The platform may revise the terms at its sole discretion; changes take effect when posted and the uploader is responsible for checking. -
All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Platform afterwards.
Source Clips4Sale may revise the terms at any time; changes are effective when posted, and continued use counts as acceptance. -
Changes will become effective when posted on this page.
Source Changes take effect when posted. The terms say the platform will notify users through the service or by email, but they set no advance period. Another clause says only that it will try to let users know.Payout terms sit in a separate Artist Agreement, which I have not read.
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We may change part of these Terms on one or more occasions, at any time and without notice.
Source The Terms of Service may change at any time without notice. A separate Site Agreement promises at least 30 days' notice of material changes to that agreement. The Terms of Service also carry license, termination and payout clauses. -
may modify the terms and conditions set forth herein, in whole or in part, at any time. Changes will be posted on the Platform
Source The platform may modify the Legal Notice at any time and will post the changes on the Platform.Creators sign a separate Content Creator Agreement, which I have not read.
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We reserve the right to amend the Terms at any time by posting such amended Terms to the Website. No other notification may be made
Source The creator terms say the platform may amend them at any time by posting, and that no other notification may be made. The general terms say changes take effect immediately on posting.Creators also sign a Content Provider Supplement Agreement, which I have not read. The terms say it covers the rights creators grant and their warranties; the public creator terms I read cover referral rewards, not earnings.
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all modifications or changes to this Agreement are in force and enforceable immediately upon posting.
Source The company may revise the Agreement unilaterally and changes take effect immediately on posting; it promises only to update the 'Last Modified' date. The Ad Revenue Agreement says an amended version takes effect on continued use or ten days after it is updated, whichever is earlier, and applies retrospectively.I read the general terms and the Ad Revenue Agreement. I have not read the separate Creators' Program terms.
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Once we make new Terms of Service available, any changes become effective immediately
Source Changes take effect immediately when posted. The terms say users will be notified of major changes, but they set no advance period.
Advance notice promised (2)
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we will give you reasonable, advance notice, in a transparent manner, in text form
Source The platform says it will give reasonable advance notice of changes in text form, for example by pop-up or email; users are treated as agreeing unless they object before the effective date.Creator terms sit in a separate "Terms of Service for Creators and Agencies", which I have not read.
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we will give you reasonable, advance notice in a transparent manner, in text form
Source Amendments come with reasonable advance notice in text form, such as a pop-up or email; users are deemed to agree unless they object in writing before the effective date.
Not stated (1)
The pages I read for these platforms don't give a clear answer. Where they say something close, my note says what. Silence is not a promise either way, and it does not mean no rule applies: a platform can act under a general clause, or under an agreement that isn't on its public pages.
- Chaturbate. Nothing on this in the pages I read.
Not read
Stripchat. I could not read its terms page with the tools I used, so I left it out rather than guess.
NiteFlirt. I read only its rules page, not its user agreement, so I left it out rather than report silence.
The other questions
I'm not a lawyer. These pages record what the documents said the day I read them, so read the source before you act on any of it.