Terms of Service

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33## The Gist
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55We (the [folks at Automattic](https://automattic.com/about/)) are on a mission to make the web a better place. We hope you love our products and services - from website publishing tools to ecommerce solutions to security backup systems to management tools for distributed companies to the next great idea that we haven't even thought of yet - as much as we love creating them.
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77These Terms of Service ("Terms") describe our commitments to you, and your rights and responsibilities when using our services. Please read them carefully and reach out to us if you have any questions. **If you don't agree to these Terms, don't use our services.**
163163For details about what happens during the domain expiration process and how we may notify you about domain expirations, please see the [Domain Expiration page](https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-expiration/).
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165165For information about fees associated with domain registrations, renewals, and redemptions, please refer to the [domain pricing and available TLDs page](https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-pricing-and-available-tlds/).
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167167When you register a domain, you're required to provide complete and accurate registration information, and you must keep this information current. In most cases, the contact information you provide as part of the registration process will be used as your administrative contact, technical contact, and billing contact for the domain. You can [update your domain contact information](https://wordpress.com/support/update-contact-information/) at any time. If the domain contact information differs from your WordPress.com account information, we consider the administrative contact in your [domain contact information](https://wordpress.com/support/update-contact-information/) to be the owner of the domain, with full authority to manage it.
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169**Built By WordPress.com Express.** By purchasing Built By WordPress.com Express - where our experts set up your website for you - you have read and understand [these details about the service](https://wordpress.com/support/website-design-service/), including our [content guidelines](https://wordpress.com/support/website-design-service/) and the fact that the website (including any design, layout, or web development) we produce is provided "as-is." Although we're setting up a website for you, you remain solely responsible for the content on your site and any materials, information, or other data on your site. We do not provide approval or validation of your website or its content by providing our services.
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171If we provide you with a refund for your purchase of Built By WordPress.com Express, you may not use the website or its layout, web design, content, or other development we have provided to you, and we reserve the right to delete or revert the website to its previous state.
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169173### b. WooCommerce
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171175WooCommerce is an open source, customizable ecommerce platform. The Services we offer at WooCommerce.com give you the power to sell your products and services in whatever way your business needs.
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173177Your use of certain Services offered via WooCommerce.com or [WooCommerce Shipping & Tax](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-services/), like those related to tax calculation, payment, and shipping, may require Jetpack to function. If you enable those features, the Jetpack-specific terms also apply.
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293297In some cases, you may need to pay fees to the carrier directly, like if you use UPS shipping labels. In other cases, you authorize us to charge you for the fees associated with each shipping label you create. Each fee will be charged separately to the payment methods you provide in your WordPress.com account, which you can view and manage as described on the [Payments Methods support page](https://en.support.wordpress.com/payment/). If you have multiple payment methods, you can select which should be used for the shipping label service. If we're unable to collect payment from you for these fees, you'll be responsible for payment within 7 days; please contact us to make payment.
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295299Refunds for unused shipping labels must be requested ([like so for USPS](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-shipping-and-tax/woocommerce-shipping/)) in your store's wp-admin within 30 days of creating the label. Depending on your bank and the third party involved, it can take up to 45 days for your refund to be issued. If you don't receive your refund within this time frame, please contact us.
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297301You may not transfer or sell postage and/or shipping labels to a third party.
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303### h. Artificial Intelligence
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305We may offer features that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), like blocks or plugins that enable you to use AI to generate content or images for your website or store.
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307As between you and Automattic, and to the extent permitted by law, you own or have the rights to any content you input into AI features ("Input") and any content generated by the AI features ("Output").
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309You're responsible for your Input, the use of any Output, and for complying with any applicable laws. AI may occasionally generate Output that's inaccurate, irrelevant, offensive, harmful, or similar to others' content. Please see our [AI Guidelines](https://automattic.com/ai-guidelines) for the policies you must comply with when you use AI features, details about the third-party providers we use to provide AI features, and helpful information about AI generally.
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299311## 9\. Copyright Policy
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301313As we ask others to respect our intellectual property rights, we respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe any Content violates your copyright, please see our [Copyright Policy](https://automattic.com/dmca-notice/) and send us a notice.
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303315## 10\. Intellectual Property
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363375## 21\. Miscellaneous
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365377The Agreement (together with any other terms we provide that apply to any specific Service) constitutes the entire agreement between Automattic and you concerning our Services. If any part of the Agreement is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part is severable from the Agreement, and does not affect the validity or enforceability of the rest of the Agreement. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of the Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof.
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367379Automattic may assign its rights under the Agreement without condition. You may only assign your rights under the Agreement with our prior written consent.
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369[Print friendly version](https://wpcom.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/tos-03-03-2023.pdf)
381[Print friendly version](https://wpcom.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/tos-06-04-23.pdf)
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371383[**Change log**](https://wordpress.com/tos-change-log)