# Updates to Legal Terms **Published:** June 4, 2026 | **Authors:** Wendra Liang --- The proliferation of agentic workflows means developers now regularly grant AI tools direct access to their infrastructure, use services that act autonomously, and build on platforms that themselves use AI to operate. We’ve updated our Terms of Service and Marketplace terms to clarify shared responsibility when actions on your account may be taken by AI, whether Vercel's own or a third-party tool you've connected, as well as other important updates detailed below. ## What is changing? ### AI Functionality and Third-Party Tools Vercel's platform increasingly includes AI-powered services, including v0, Vercel Agent, WAF natural language rules, and AI Gateway. These services may take actions on your behalf. We've introduced two new concepts to make the responsibilities around this explicit: **AI Functionality** refers to Vercel services that are AI-powered, that help you build AI products (like AI SDK), or that connect to AI providers (like AI Gateway). **Third-Party Tools** refers to any non-Vercel tool, script, service, or automation (AI-powered or not) that you grant access to your Vercel account. This includes CI/CD pipelines, third-party agents, and integration scripts. The key responsibilities: - You control how AI Functionality behaves through your settings. Those settings define the scope of what AI Functionality can do on your behalf. - You are responsible for reviewing and authorizing the actions AI Functionality takes, and for evaluating its outputs against your own requirements. - If you grant a Third-Party Tool access to your Vercel account (e.g., giving it your API key), you are responsible for what it does, including any costs it incurs. - You are responsible for actions taken by AI Functionality or Third-Party Tools on your behalf. ### Billing flexibility We are updating our billing terms to reflect the expansion of our product surface area beyond subscription plans. - Fees are no longer exclusively tied to a subscription plan. Services like AI Gateway credits can be purchased and charged independently. - For non-subscription services, charges may occur at the time of purchase or top-up. - If your account shows unusually high or suspicious usage, Vercel may charge accrued fees ahead of your regular billing cycle. [Learn more about Partial Invoices](https://vercel.com/docs/pricing/understanding-my-invoice). We have also added a direct link to [vercel.com/pricing](https://vercel.com/pricing) in the terms. ### Enterprise Managed Accounts Enterprise customers who have verified ownership of an email domain can now claim email addresses on that domain that are associated with existing Vercel accounts. If your account email falls within a claimed domain, Vercel will notify you and you'll have the option to update your email address. If the account was used for work with that organization, it may instead be added to their Team. In either case, the Enterprise customer does not gain access to your account or your content without your consent. ### Representations Two new customer representations have been added: - You confirm you have the rights to provide any third-party credentials or API keys to Vercel (for example, through Vercel Connect or other integrations). - You confirm you are not subject to applicable OFAC sanctions. ### Marketplace The Marketplace terms now introduce the concept of **Authorized Users**, which includes Third-Party Tools. Actions taken by Authorized Users are bound to you as the customer, and you are responsible for reporting any unauthorized Authorized User activity. ### Privacy Policy We have updated the Data Privacy Framework section. Previously, unresolved EU/UK/Swiss privacy complaints were directed to data protection authorities. We've now designated VeraSafe as our private complaint handler. Complaints can be submitted directly to VeraSafe before escalation to a regulator. ## Frequently asked questions **What counts as a Third-Party Tool under the new terms?** Any third-party tool, script, service, or similar (whether AI-powered or not) that you enable to access your Vercel account. **What does Vercel provide to help me monitor what AI Functionality and Third-Party Tools do?** Vercel provides Activity Logs so you can review what's happened on your account. **What does Vercel provide to help me control what AI Functionality and Third-Party Tools can do?** For AI Functionality, your settings control the scope of what actions it can take. For Third-Party Tools, you control the level of access you grant at the point of connection. **If Vercel's AI Functionality makes a mistake that costs me money, why am I responsible?** The permitted scope is determined by the settings, configurations, and any permissions you grant AI Functionality. It's important to review and only authorize actions appropriate for your use case. AI can make mistakes, which is why the Terms ask you to evaluate outputs before relying on them. Vercel contractual protections continue to apply inline with your instructions. **If a Third-Party Tool runs up a large bill without my knowledge, am I responsible?** You are responsible for the access you grant to Third-Party Tools. We recommend reviewing and scoping that access carefully. We're unable to determine which actions were or weren't within your knowledge after the fact. **How will I know what I owe for services not tied to a subscription plan?** All non-plan purchases on Vercel require your explicit authorization. **Will I get notice before an early charge is triggered?** We'll notify you where it's feasible to do so. If an early charge fails, please contact Support. **Is there any advance warning before a partial invoice is issued?** The partial invoice itself is the notification. It's delivered by email the same way end of cycle invoices are. **What happens if a partial invoice goes unpaid?** A single unpaid partial invoice triggers our standard retry schedule as any other Vercel invoice. Your account is **not **immediately suspended. However, repeated unpaid partial invoices can accelerate pausing new usage *and *stopping existing deployments. You'll continue to have account access to update payment, contact support, or pay the outstanding balance to resume. **What is "suspicious usage" and can I dispute it?** Our systems use a range of signals to detect unusual or potentially abusive usage patterns. If you believe a charge or action was in error, contact [Support](https://vercel.com/help). **Who decides if an action was within scope?** It is your responsibility to review your settings and use of AI Functionality and Third-Party Tools to ensure they reflect your intended configuration. The full updated Terms of Service are at [vercel.com/legal/terms](https://vercel.com/legal/terms). The Marketplace terms and Privacy Policy are linked from the same page. --- 📚 **More updates:** [View all changelog entries](/changelog/sitemap.md) | [Blog](/blog/sitemap.md)