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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dropbox)
Tue Sep 29 23:03:48 2026
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:03:43 +0000
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Hi apo,
We=E2=80=99re constantly looking for ways to improve the Dropbox experience=
with new feature offerings and to ensure that our policies explain how our=
services work. So we=E2=80=99re letting you know about a few updates to ou=
r Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Here=E2=80=99s a summary of the key =
changes:
Terms of Service
-
We will begin allowing users to access multiple individual and team workspa=
ces with a single account. We=E2=80=99ve revised our Terms to explain what =
it means if you use this feature.
- We=E2=80=99ve clarified that Dropbox may now only be used by those over 1=
8.
- We=E2=80=99ve updated our policies on refunds, the notice period for chan=
ges to our fees, and users=E2=80=99 obligations if they don=E2=80=99t agree=
to updates to our Terms of Service.
-
We=E2=80=99ve changed the time period of inactivity required before we may =
terminate non-paying accounts to 6 consecutive months. We=E2=80=99ll contin=
ue to provide notice before doing so.
- We=E2=80=99ve clarified what happens if you use your corporate email addr=
ess to join a non-Team plan.
Privacy Policy
- We=E2=80=99ve added details on how your data is handled when you access m=
ultiple individual and team workspaces with a single account, including cla=
rifying what team admins can see.
-
We=E2=80=99ve further explained our collection and use of your data to bett=
er identify what data is being used for which purposes.
- We=E2=80=99ve included additional details on how to appeal decisions we m=
ake about how we handle your data.
Please take a look at the full Terms of Service (https://www.dropbox.com/te=
rms2026) and Privacy Policy (https://www.dropbox.com/privacy2026). These wi=
ll go into effect on January 1, 2027. By maintaining a Dropbox account afte=
r this date, you are agreeing to the new Terms. You can also find our previ=
ous Terms here (http://www.dropbox.com/terms). For more details, visit our =
Help Center (https://help.dropbox.com/security/terms-service-privacy-policy=
).
Thanks!
-The Dropbox Team
This email was sent to apo-news@mit.edu
Dropbox, Inc., PO Box 77767, San Francisco, CA 94107
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24px;letter-spacing:normal">
<span style=3D"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;">We=E2=80=99re cons=
tantly looking for ways to improve the Dropbox experience with new feature =
offerings and to ensure that our policies explain how our services work. So=
we=E2=80=99re letting you know about a few updates to our Terms of Service=
and Privacy Policy. Here=E2=80=99s a summary of the key changes:</spa=
n></p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:21px;letter-s=
pacing:normal"> </p><p=20
style=3D"margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px;letter-spacing:no=
rmal"><span style=3D"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Term=
s of Service</strong></span></p><ul style=3D"line-height:1.5;mso-line-heigh=
t-alt:24px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:16px"><li>
<span style=3D"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;">We will begin allo=
wing users to access multiple individual and team workspaces with a single =
account. We=E2=80=99ve revised our Terms to explain what it means if you us=
e this feature. </span></li><li>We=E2=80=99ve clarified that Dropbox may no=
w only be used by those over 18.</li><li>We=E2=80=99ve updated our policies=
on refunds, the notice period for changes to our fees, and users=E2=80=99 =
obligations if they don=E2=80=99t agree to updates to our Terms of Service.=
</li><li>
We=E2=80=99ve changed the time period of inactivity required before we may =
terminate non-paying accounts to 6 consecutive months. We=E2=80=99ll contin=
ue to provide notice before doing so.</li><li>We=E2=80=99ve clarified what =
happens if you use your corporate email address to join a non-Team plan.&nb=
sp;</li></ul><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:21px;l=
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licy</strong></span></p><ul style=3D"line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:24=
px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:16px"><li><span style=3D"word-break: bre=
ak-word; font-size: 16px;">We=E2=80=99ve added details on how your data is =
handled when you access multiple individual and team workspaces with a sing=
le account, including clarifying what team admins can see. </span></li><li>
We=E2=80=99ve further explained our collection and use of your data to bett=
er identify what data is being used for which purposes.</li><li>We=E2=80=99=
ve included additional details on how to appeal decisions we make about how=
we handle your data.</li></ul><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line=
-height-alt:21px;letter-spacing:normal"> </p><p style=3D"margin:0;font=
-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px;letter-spacing:normal">
<span style=3D"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;">Please take a look=
at the full <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/terms2026=
" style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel=3D"noopener">Te=
rms of Service</a> and <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com=
/privacy2026" rel=3D"noreferrer nofollow noopener" style=3D"text-decoration=
: underline; color: #0068A5;">Privacy Policy</a>. These will go into effect=
on January 1, 2027. By maintaining a Dropbox account after this date, you =
are agreeing to the new Terms. You can also find our previous Terms <a targ=
et=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.dropbox.com/terms" rel=3D"noreferrer nofol=
low noopener" style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">here</a=
>. For more details, visit our <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://help.dr=
opbox.com/security/terms-service-privacy-policy" rel=3D"noreferrer nofollow=
noopener" style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">Help Cente=
r</a>. </span>
</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:21px;letter-spa=
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alt:24px;letter-spacing:normal"><span style=3D"word-break: break-word; font=
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