Headspace
Headspace Terms of Service, Privacy Policy & Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy
Headspace is a mental health and wellness platform offering meditation, mindfulness, sleep, and movement content, along with coaching, therapy, and psychiatry services delivered through affiliated medical providers.
Analyzed May 21, 2026
Key findings
Summary
Headspace collects extensive sensitive health data, including consumer health data explicitly covered under state health-privacy laws, and shares it broadly with service providers, advertising platforms, and business partners. The Terms impose mandatory arbitration with a class-action waiver (with opt-out and small claims carveout), broad content licenses over user-submitted material for commercial/promotional use, and standard no-refund subscription billing terms.
Category Breakdown
Headspace collects sensitive health information, biometric-adjacent demographic data, and consumer health data covered under specific state health-privacy statutes, without an opt-out for core collection.
From: PRIVACY POLICYThis health information can fall under the "special category" of personal data under the GDPR...In certain US states, this health information may be "consumer health data" as defined under applicable laws including Washington's My Health My Data Act, Connecticut's Data Privacy Act, and Nevada's SB 370.View source document
Headspace shares personal information, including consumer health data, with advertising platforms and third-party business partners, and discloses use of behavioral/targeted advertising cookies.
From: PRIVACY POLICYThird party advertising platforms. We work with third party platforms who provide us with analytics and advertising services. This includes helping us understand how users interact with our Platform serving advertisements on our behalf to those who may be interested, and measuring the performance of those advertisements.View source document
Headspace requires an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to use, exploit, and commercially benefit from User Material and Submissions, including for advertising and promotional purposes.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEyou hereby grant Headspace an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free, worldwide license to use, telecast, copy, perform, display, edit, distribute and otherwise exploit the User Material you post on the Products...including, without limitation, for commercial, publicity, trade, promotional, or advertising purposesView source document
Headspace may suspend or terminate accounts immediately without notice for fraud or breach, though pro rata refunds and some notice periods apply in certain termination scenarios.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEWe may suspend or terminate your use of the Products and/or Services as a result of your fraud or breach of any obligation under these Terms, including without limitation those listed in Section 4. Such termination or suspension may be immediate and without notice.View source document
Mandatory arbitration with a class-action waiver and jury trial waiver applies, but includes a small claims carveout, a 30-day opt-out window, and an informal dispute resolution process.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEYOU MAY OPT-OUT OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT. If you do so, neither you nor Headspace can force the other to arbitrate. To opt-out, you must notify Headspace in writing no later than 30 days after first becoming subject to this arbitration agreement.View source document
Subscriptions auto-renew and convert from free trials automatically, with no refunds provided except as required by law, consistent with standard industry practice.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEYou will not have the right to receive a refund for any Subscription unless otherwise required by applicable law.View source document