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- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- The documents do not say whether your data is used for ads.
- The documents do not say whether your data is sold or shared.
- The policy describes staff access for safety and legal checks.
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Collected
These pages do not spell out what CodePen collects; the privacy file is a demo generator, not their policy.
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Privacy policy
“When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address or phone number. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.”
Training
Public code you post can be copied and reused by CodePen and other users under a broad license.
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Terms of service
“By submitting, posting or displaying Content on the CodePen Site, you grant CodePen and other users of the Services a worldwide, non-exclusive, license (with the right to )”
Sharing
They may read and share account info for law, security, fraud, or support; public Pens are visible to anyone.
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Terms of service
“We also reserve the , read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law”
Kept
If you delete your account, they say your content is gone, but backups may keep leftovers for a while.
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Terms of service
“Please be aware that CodePen may for a time retain residual information in our backup and/or archival copies of our database.”
Controls
You can delete your account in Settings; canceling a paid plan is also done in Settings.
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Terms of service
“You can cancel your account at any time by logging in to your account and going to the Settings page, the Profile tab, and clicking the Delete Account link”
Fine print
Paid plans auto-renew and are non-refundable; they can close you and you must them.
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Terms of service
“The CodePen Site is billed in advance on a monthly basis in accordance with our pricing schedule and all payments are non-refundable.”
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What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Keep Pens private if you do not want MIT reuse
Save the Pen as private and never make it public
Delete your account in Settings
Settings → Profile tab → Delete Account, then confirm
Cancel a paid plan in Settings
Settings → PRO account tab → Cancel Plan
Email support with questions
support@codepen.io
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
If a Pen is public, anyone can reuse that code under MIT rules unless you kept it private from the start.
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Terms of service
“Public Pens you build on CodePen are MIT licensed, meaning other people are free to use it for whatever they like under the terms of the MIT license.”
For example, a public CSS demo you share could be copied into someone else’s commercial site without paying you.
If you pay, they charge ahead of time and will not give the money back.
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Terms of service
“The CodePen Site is billed in advance on a monthly basis in accordance with our pricing schedule and all payments are non-refundable.”
For example, if you upgrade then cancel two days later, you still pay for the whole period.
If they shut your account, you lose the Pens and files stored there.
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Terms of service
“Any termination of your Account will result in the deactivation or deletion of your Account or your access to your Account, and the forfeiture and relinquishment of all Content in your Account.”
For example, if they ban you for a rules break, your saved projects may disappear and you cannot get them back from CodePen.
If someone sues because of what you posted or did on CodePen, you may have to pay CodePen’s legal costs.
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Terms of service
“you agree to and CodePen and its employees, officers, agents, or other partners from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of the Services”
For example, if you upload code that copies another company’s work and they sue, you could owe CodePen’s lawyer bills.
They do not promise the site will work, stay up, or be safe.
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Terms of service
“THE SERVICES, AND ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE CODEPEN SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITH NO WHATSOEVER.”
For example, if a bug wipes a Pen, the terms say they are not guaranteeing a fix.
They can change the rules and say you accept by keeping using the site.
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Terms of service
“CodePen reserves the right to update and change the Terms of Service from time to time without notice.”
For example, license or billing rules could change and using CodePen afterward counts as agreeing.
You are supposed to be 18 or older to use CodePen under these terms.
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Terms of service
“Furthermore, our services are not available to minors (under 18 years of age).”
For example, a 16-year-old is told not to sign up even if the form does not check ID.
Truly private Pens that were never public are not given away under MIT.
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“If you specifically save a Pen as private in CodePen, and that Pen has never been public on CodePen or anywhere else, the code in that particular Pen is unlicensed.”
For example, a Pen you always kept private can stay under your own license.
You can wipe the account yourself in Settings without emailing them.
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Terms of service
“You can cancel your account at any time by logging in to your account and going to the Settings page, the Profile tab, and clicking the Delete Account link and confirming the dialog box.”
For example, you log in, open Settings, Profile, then Delete Account.
Disputes follow California law.
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Terms of service
“These Terms of Service will be in accordance with the California, without giving effect to its provisions”
For example.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- royalty-free
- The company can use your content without ever paying you for it. For example, your photo can appear in the app's ads and you get nothing.
- sublicensable
- The company can pass its rights over your content on to other companies without asking you. For example, an app can let an advertiser or a partner reuse your video under the licence you gave.
- data subject rights
- The legal rights you have over your data, such as seeing it, fixing it, deleting it or moving it. For example, you can email the company and ask for a copy of everything it holds about you.
- indemnify
- You promise to pay the company's legal costs and losses if your use of the service gets it sued. For example, if you post a song you do not own and the label sues the app, you owe the app's lawyer bills.
- third parties
- Any company or person other than you and the app, such as advertisers, partners or analytics firms. For example, an analytics company that receives a record of every screen you tap is a third party.
- as is
- You get the service in whatever state it is in, with no promise that it works or will keep working. For example, if the app deletes your photos by mistake, it is not promising to fix that or pay you back.
- warranty
- A promise that a product will work as described; most apps say they make no such promise at all. For example, if a paid feature never works on your phone, a no-warranty clause says that is your problem.
- governing law
- Which country's or state's laws are used to settle any dispute, no matter where you live. For example, a user in Ohio may find the terms are judged under California law.
How we got here · grade F · score 23/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 7 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
Not stated in the documents.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
Not stated in the documents.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
Not stated in the documents.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
They say they may access, read, and disclose information for law, enforcing the terms, fraud or security, support, or safety—not as a general sampling program.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
Not stated in the documents.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
Not stated in the documents.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You grant a worldwide sublicensable license to posted content, and public Pens are MIT licensed so others may reuse them.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
You can delete the account in Settings, but they do not promise a deletion deadline and may keep backup copies.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
Not stated in the documents.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
Not stated in the documents.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
They say the service is not for people under 18 and they do not seek data from children under 13, with no age-proof described.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
They say they can change the terms without notice and continued use counts as consent. The page is dated December 11, 2017.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They may suspend or terminate an account and say you forfeit all content, which cannot be recovered from them.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is “as is,” and you agree to indemnify CodePen for claims related to your use.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Paid accounts bill in advance on a repeating cycle and all payments are non-refundable.
The privacy policy is 3,662 words at a college level (Flesch reading ease 40.8); the terms are 5,409 words at a college level.
