Vercel
Vercel Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy & Acceptable Use Policy
Vercel is a cloud platform for building, deploying, and scaling frontend web applications, offering hosting infrastructure, AI tooling, and developer collaboration features.
Analyzed May 21, 2026
Key findings
Summary
Vercel's terms are largely standard for a developer cloud platform, with broad but common content licenses and service provider data sharing. Notable risk factors include AI/model training use of Hobby-plan content by default (opt-out only on paid plans), broad discretion to remove or terminate Hobby-plan projects without notice, and a mandatory arbitration clause with class-action waiver (though an opt-out and small claims carveout are provided).
Category Breakdown
Vercel collects account information, telemetry, IP addresses, usage data, and content data, with third-party SDKs and analytics/advertising cookies, and no opt-out for most collection beyond cookie settings.
From: PRIVACY POLICYIn other cases, we receive information through your use of our Services, such as IP address and telemetry data.View source document
Vercel shares information with advertising networks, event sponsors, analytics companies, and AI business partners, and uses cookies/tracking technologies for targeted advertising with limited opt-out mechanisms.
From: PRIVACY POLICYWe advertise our Services through third parties, and may use cookies and other tracking technologies to support targeted advertising and serve relevant ads.View source document
Vercel takes a broad, sublicensable, transferable license to user content for service operation and improvement, and by default uses Hobby-plan and trial Pro-plan content, including sharing with third parties, for AI/machine learning model training.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEif you are on a Hobby plan or trial Pro plan, you agree that we may use Your Content to train our artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning models, and we may share Your Content with third parties for the purpose of developing and improving their products, including training and improving their AI and machine learning modelsView source document
Vercel may shut down or remove Hobby-plan projects or deployments at any time without notice for any reason, and may delete all content on termination, though paid self-service subscriptions receive prorated refunds if terminated without cause.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEWe may shut down and terminate projects or deployments using the Hobby plan without notice for any reason or no reason.View source document
The agreement mandates binding individual arbitration through JAMS with a class-action waiver and jury waiver, but includes an informal dispute resolution step, a small claims court carveout, an injunctive-relief exception, and a 30-day opt-out right.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEany remaining Claims will be resolved by arbitration, including threshold questions of arbitrability of the Claim... administered by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and ProceduresView source document
Self-service subscriptions automatically renew and fees are generally non-refundable, but cancellation is available before the renewal date and pricing changes require advance written notice.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEThe self-service subscription and any additional Services added to your self-service subscription will automatically-renew for the same term as the initial term.View source document