WordPress.com Terms of Service changes — 20240701_rev01

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If you are a user in countries located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom ("European User"), some special terms apply to you as mentioned below.

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We've made these Terms available under a [Creative Commons Sharealike license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), which means that you're more than welcome to copy them, adapt them, and repurpose them for your own use. Just make sure to revise them so that your Terms of Service reflect your actual practices. Also, if you do use these Terms, we'd appreciate a credit and link to Automattic somewhere on your website. You can grab a copy of these Terms and other legal documents on [GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/legalmattic).

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## Terms of Service

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These Terms govern your access to and use of the software, applications, extensions, and other products and services we provide through or for [WordPress.com](https://wordpress.com/), [WooCommerce.com](https://woocommerce.com/), [WooPay](https://pay.woo.com/), [Jetpack.com](https://jetpack.com/), [Gravatar.com](https://gravatar.com/), [VaultPress.com](https://vaultpress.com/), [Happy.Tools](https://happy.tools/), [Jetpack CRM](https://jetpackcrm.com/), [MailPoet](http://mailpoet.com/), [WPScan.com](https://wpscan.com/), [Studio](https://developer.wordpress.com/studio/), and [WordPress.com Courses](https://wpcourses.com/) (our "Services"). Please note that Woo-related products and services are intended for commercial use and you acknowledge that your use is that of a representative of a business (as defined by applicable law) and not that of a consumer.

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These Terms govern your access to and use of the software, applications, extensions, and other products and services we provide through or for [WordPress.com](https://wordpress.com/), [WooCommerce.com](https://woocommerce.com/), [WooPay](https://pay.woo.com/), [Jetpack.com](https://jetpack.com/), [Gravatar.com](https://gravatar.com/), [VaultPress.com](https://vaultpress.com/), [Happy.Tools](https://happy.tools/), [Jetpack CRM](https://jetpackcrm.com/), [MailPoet](http://mailpoet.com/), [WPScan.com](https://wpscan.com/), [Studio](https://developer.wordpress.com/studio/), [WordPress.com Courses](https://wpcourses.com/), and [BlazePro.com](https://blazepro.com/) (our "Services"). Please note that Woo-related products and services are intended for commercial use and you acknowledge that your use is that of a representative of a business (as defined by applicable law) and not that of a consumer.

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These Terms also govern visitors' access to and use of any websites that use our Services, like the websites that our users create on WordPress.com. Please note though that the operators of those websites may also have their own separate terms of use.

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For some of Automattic's other products, services, and programs, such as [Akismet](https://akismet.com/), [Crowdsignal](https://crowdsignal.com/), [Newspack](https://newspack.pub/), [WordPress VIP](https://wpvip.com/), our [Affiliate Program](https://refer.wordpress.com/), and our [Refer-A-Friend Program](https://wordpress.com/refer-a-friend-program-terms-of-service/), additional or separate terms and policies may apply.

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Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using our Services. By accessing or using any part of our Services, you agree to be bound by all of the Terms and all other operating rules, policies, and procedures that we may publish via the Services from time to time (collectively, the "Agreement"). You also agree that we may automatically change, update, or add on to our Services as stated in the Terms, and the Agreement will apply to any changes.

+_Last Updated: April 22, 2024_
+_Last Updated: June 18, 2024_
 ## The Gist
 We (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.
 These 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.**
 If you are a user in countries located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom ("European User"), some special terms apply to you as mentioned below.
 We've made these Terms available under a [Creative Commons Sharealike license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), which means that you're more than welcome to copy them, adapt them, and repurpose them for your own use. Just make sure to revise them so that your Terms of Service reflect your actual practices. Also, if you do use these Terms, we'd appreciate a credit and link to Automattic somewhere on your website. You can grab a copy of these Terms and other legal documents on [GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/legalmattic).
 ## Terms of Service
+These Terms govern your access to and use of the software, applications, extensions, and other products and services we provide through or for [WordPress.com](https://wordpress.com/), [WooCommerce.com](https://woocommerce.com/), [WooPay](https://pay.woo.com/), [Jetpack.com](https://jetpack.com/), [Gravatar.com](https://gravatar.com/), [VaultPress.com](https://vaultpress.com/), [Happy.Tools](https://happy.tools/), [Jetpack CRM](https://jetpackcrm.com/), [MailPoet](http://mailpoet.com/), [WPScan.com](https://wpscan.com/), [Studio](https://developer.wordpress.com/studio/), and [WordPress.com Courses](https://wpcourses.com/) (our "Services"). Please note that Woo-related products and services are intended for commercial use and you acknowledge that your use is that of a representative of a business (as defined by applicable law) and not that of a consumer.
+These Terms govern your access to and use of the software, applications, extensions, and other products and services we provide through or for [WordPress.com](https://wordpress.com/), [WooCommerce.com](https://woocommerce.com/), [WooPay](https://pay.woo.com/), [Jetpack.com](https://jetpack.com/), [Gravatar.com](https://gravatar.com/), [VaultPress.com](https://vaultpress.com/), [Happy.Tools](https://happy.tools/), [Jetpack CRM](https://jetpackcrm.com/), [MailPoet](http://mailpoet.com/), [WPScan.com](https://wpscan.com/), [Studio](https://developer.wordpress.com/studio/), [WordPress.com Courses](https://wpcourses.com/), and [BlazePro.com](https://blazepro.com/) (our "Services"). Please note that Woo-related products and services are intended for commercial use and you acknowledge that your use is that of a representative of a business (as defined by applicable law) and not that of a consumer.
 These Terms also govern visitors' access to and use of any websites that use our Services, like the websites that our users create on WordPress.com. Please note though that the operators of those websites may also have their own separate terms of use.
 For some of Automattic's other products, services, and programs, such as [Akismet](https://akismet.com/), [Crowdsignal](https://crowdsignal.com/), [Newspack](https://newspack.pub/), [WordPress VIP](https://wpvip.com/), our [Affiliate Program](https://refer.wordpress.com/), and our [Refer-A-Friend Program](https://wordpress.com/refer-a-friend-program-terms-of-service/), additional or separate terms and policies may apply.
 Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using our Services. By accessing or using any part of our Services, you agree to be bound by all of the Terms and all other operating rules, policies, and procedures that we may publish via the Services from time to time (collectively, the "Agreement"). You also agree that we may automatically change, update, or add on to our Services as stated in the Terms, and the Agreement will apply to any changes.
 **Access.** If you lose access to your WordPress.com account, you may not be able to access your VaultPress Content.
 **License.** By using VaultPress, you grant us access to your website's servers for the purpose of backing up and securing your VaultPress Content, and restoring files and database information (which may include access details for multiple servers or accounts for each website that we backup). To address security vulnerabilities, we may automatically update your version of VaultPress, or access your website to remove malicious code. We may also manually access your site to troubleshoot your support requests, or if there's an emergency. You agree that we may scan your website and compile aggregated/anonymized statistics for our internal use to optimize the VaultPress service.
 You also grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, adapt, and store your VaultPress Content for the purpose of operating and improving our products and Services.
+### g. Blaze
+### g. Blaze and Blaze Pro
+Blaze enables you to advertise on some of the millions of pages across WordPress.com, Tumblr, and sites enrolled in [WordAds](https://wordads.co/). If you use Blaze (which may be available through our other Services), you must comply with our [advertising policy](https://automattic.com/advertising-policy/).
+Blaze and Blaze Pro enable you to advertise on some of the millions of pages across our Services. For example, Blaze campaigns may be shown on WordPress.com, Tumblr, and sites enrolled in [WordAds](https://wordads.co/). If you use Blaze (which may be available through our other Services) or Blaze Pro, you must comply with our [advertising policy](https://automattic.com/advertising-policy/).
 ### h. Ecommerce Services
 We offer Services via [Woo](https://woocommerce.com/), [WordPress.com](https://wordpress.com/), and [Jetpack](https://jetpack.com/) that enable you to sell items (goods, content, services, etc.), receive payments on your website, or otherwise earn money, like [WooPayments](https://woocommerce.com/payments/), [WooPay](https://pay.woo.com/), and the [Payments feature](https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/payments/) (collectively, "Ecommerce Services").
 If you use Ecommerce Services, the terms in this subsection apply, along with the terms for any underlying Service that you use.
 ## 21\. Miscellaneous
 The 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.
 Automattic 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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