Terms of Service Change Log

  • July 7, 2009: Added “not pornographic” to paragraph 2 “Responsibility of Contributors”.
  • December 18, 2010: Added automatic renewal section to paragraph 3 “Payment and Renewal”.
  • February 1, 2011: Clarified procedure regarding termination of repeat infringers in paragraph 7.
  • April 27, 2011: Added “Advertisements” paragraph to clarify our ad policy.
  • May 17, 2011: Added “Friends of WordPress.com Themes” paragraph.
  • September 9, 2011: Added “Domain Names” paragraph.
  • October 17, 2011: Added “Firehose” paragraph.
  • March 6, 2012: Clarified definition of Website with addition of “Jetpack by WordPress.com”.
  • April 6, 2012: Added “Attribution” paragraph to clarify our attribution policy.
  • November 12, 2012: Replaced VIP Services terms and conditions with cross references to VIP Hosting/Support and VIP Support services terms and conditions, located at vip.wordpress.com; removed “towards individuals or entities” from prohibition against threats of violence in Section 2.
  • June 12, 2013: Edited “Attribution” paragraph to specify that footer credits and the WordPress.com toolbar may not be altered.
  • July 3, 2014: Elaborated on licensing with regards to Firehose, clarified our impersonation policy, added reblogging language, and removed our right to unilaterally change the Terms of Service.
  • July 15, 2014: Added “Translation” section.
  • September 2, 2014: Removed old non-retina Creative Commons graphic, added a link instead. Made this list bullets. Linked ad policy in April 27 changelog bullet.
  • October 8, 2014: Added “Google Apps” Section.
  • January 30, 2015: Cleaned up section 2 and added reference to User Guidelines, added additional language regarding our age requirement, updated link to the agreement in Section 13, and created a separate page for the change log.
  • February 5, 2015: Specified Automattic/Aut O’Mattic as contracting entities for US and non US based users, respectively.
  • February 18, 2015: Consolidated the use of ‘web site’ and ‘website’ for consistency. Updated Creative Commons license from 3.0 to 4.0.
  • June 19, 2015: Added a link to our refund policy.
  • June 30, 2015: Inserted ‘U.S. Economic Sanctions clause’.
  • September 23, 2015: Cleaned up language, reorganized sections, and added terms for VaultPress. See full details here.
  • December 18, 2015: Updated Section 1 to clarify that the section and User Guidelines apply not only to user Content, but also to conduct. See full details here.
  • January 19, 2016: Updated Section 8 to include additional links to ICANN resources and registrar terms. See full details here.
  • April 12, 2016: Added “Web Traffic” clause to Section 1. See full details here.
  • July 1, 2016: Updated Section 8. See full details here.
  • July 12, 2016: Updated ‘Attribution’ section. See full details here.
  • October 6, 2016: Updated Sections 1 and 9. See full details here.
  • December 19, 2016: Specified Automattic Inc. as the contracting entity for users based in Brazil. See full details here.
  • January 17, 2017: Added a Jetpack-specific section. See full details here.
  • March 10, 2017: Updated Section 4. See full details here.
  • April 6, 2017: Updated Section 4. See full details here.
  • May 3, 2017: Moved information from the Miscellaneous section to newly created sections 14 and 15. See full details here.
  • August 7, 2017: Added terms specific to the store feature and a separate section for third party services. See full details here.
  • August 22, 2017: Updated the Store section to cover all ecommerce activities. See full details here.
  • September 28, 2017: Updated section 10 (“Domains”) to include links to support pages outlining the domain expiration process and fees associated with domain registrations, renewals, and redemptions. See full details here.
  • October 5, 2017: Added section 3 (“WooCommerce Services”). See full details here.
  • October 11, 2017: Removed the year associated with ICANN’s Registrar Accreditation Agreement in Section 11. See full details here.
  • October 26, 2017: Updated all link text to be more descriptive of the link contents.
  • December 13, 2017: Copy edits to Section 11 (“Domain Names”). See full details here.
  • December 22, 2017: Added mention of PCI Compliance in section about ecommerce, for the sake of clarity. See full details here.
  • January 31, 2018: Combined two sections (one about ecommerce on WordPress.com and the other about WooCommerce Services) into a more general ecommerce section. See full details here.
  • May 25, 2018: Added details about “designated countries,” adjusted age requirements, removed Firehose terms, consolidated payment terms, and other cleanup. See full details here.
  • December 17, 2018:  Clarified billing practices, added more information about taxes, explained Automattic-owned subdomains and rules surrounding them, added a reference to Jetpack’s service guidelines, and made some minor updates to sections 5 and 21. See full details here.
  • April 1, 2019: Revised and reorganized language throughout to help simplify the terms, and incorporated information on Happy Tools. See full details here.
  • April 5, 2019: Revised the Domain Names section to reflect the new process for determining which domain name registration agreement applies to a domain. See full details here.
  • May 8, 2019: Added a sentence to make it clear that we do not claim ownership to content posted by users on WordPress.com. See full details here.
  • May 31, 2019: Updated the “Fees, Payment, and Renewal” and “Ecommerce Services” sections for Recurring Payments. See full details here.
  • July 11, 2019: Miscellaneous changes throughout, including updates to sections 5 (Fees, Payment, and Renewal), 7 (Specific Service Terms), 13 (Termination), and 17 (Limitation of Liability). See full details here.
  • November 4, 2019: A few miscellaneous changes, including the addition of a Data Processing Agreement section and a No-Show Policy. See full details here.
  • January 30, 2020: Added some clarification relating to Jetpack and domain names, and incorporated an additional domain name registration agreement. See full details here.
  • February 13, 2020: Added a reference to our new WooCommerce Guidelines for CBD and Other Hemp-Derived Products. See full details here.
  • February 21, 2020: Updated for WooCommerce Payments. See full details here.
  • May 21, 2020: Updated the section about WooCommerce Payments and added references to other products and programs. See full details here.
  • July 9, 2020: Renamed some ecommerce features. See full details here.
  • August 11, 2020: Updated the Ecommerce Services and Automattic Fees sections with additional details, and to cover new features. See full details here.
  • October 12, 2020: Added a new carrier to the Shipping Services section and renamed WooCommerce Services (now called WooCommerce Shipping & Tax). See full details here.
  • October 29, 2020: Updated the Automattic Fees section now that we’ve introduced a monthly billing option. See full details here.
  • January 1, 2021: Added new WooCommerce specific entities. Updated to include Jetpack CRM, Prospress and AutomateWoo, and MailPoet. See full details here.
  • January 25, 2021: Updated the Automattic Fees and Specific Service Terms sections to cover new email service option. See full details here.
  • March 30, 2021: Updated the G Suite information to also include references to Google Workspace. See full details here.
  • May 5, 2021: Updated the link to the fees for the Payment feature doc. See full details here.
  • June 25, 2021: Updated the WooCommerce Payments section to include details about our In-Person Payments feature. See full details here.
  • July 7, 2021: Removed a requirement relating to WooCommerce Payments. See full details here.
  • October 17, 2021: Updated language to cover WooCommerce In-Person Payments and WordPress.com Courses. See full details here.
  • November 22, 2021: Updated for WPScan. See full details here.
  • April 26, 2022: Updated for WooPay. See full details here.
  • July 5, 2022: Miscellaneous updates and clarifications, including removal of section 16 (Arbitration Agreement) and updates to include certain European user rights. See full details here.
  • March 3, 2023: Miscellaneous updates, like adding USPS’s Privacy Act Statement, incorporating our advertising policy, and making clear that Jetpack services are available through various plugins. See full details here.
  • June 4, 2023: Added sections for AI features and Built By WordPress.com Express. See full details here.
  • October 31, 2023: Miscellaneous updates and clarifications, including changing instances of “WooCommerce” to “Woo.” See full details here.
  • December 28, 2023: Miscellaneous updates, including clarifications to European users’ right to withdrawal as well as our relationship with third-party services sold via Woo.com and WordPress.com. See full details here.
  • April 22, 2024: Miscellaneous updates and clarifications, including the addition of Studio and changing instands of “Woo.com” to “WooCommerce.com”. See full details here.