Figma vs Canva

Most disputes must go to binding arbitration instead of court unless you opt out within 30 days. This also waives jury trial and usually makes claims harder to pursue publicly.

Users must pursue claims only on an individual basis, not as part of a class or representative action. That can reduce leverage for smaller-value disputes.

Paid subscriptions and AI credit subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled before the term ends, and fees are generally nonrefundable. Users need to monitor renewals and seat counts closely.

If something goes wrong, Figma sharply limits what users can recover, generally to indirect damages excluded and total damages capped at $100 or 12 months of fees. This can leave users undercompensated after outages or losses.

Figma says customers retain all rights in their uploaded and created content. Its rights to use that content are framed as being for operating, securing, and improving the service rather than taking ownership.

The terms limit Figma’s use of customer content to providing and maintaining the service, including security and debugging. That is more user-protective than a broad commercial reuse license.

Figma offers rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object, and obtain portability of personal data, subject to applicable law. It also recognizes GPC signals for CCPA-style sale/sharing opt-outs when identifiable.

Figma may modify the terms and incorporated policies at any time, with only an effort to give advance notice for material changes. Continued use after the effective date means acceptance.

Figma can terminate access at its sole discretion and may change or discontinue features without notice. It does promise a prorated refund in some paid-service discontinuation cases.

The privacy policy allows third-party advertising partners to use cookies and tracking tools for interest-based advertising. This goes beyond strictly necessary service analytics.

After termination, Figma says customer content will be available for electronic retrieval for 30 days, after which it may be deleted. This gives users a limited off-ramp to export work.

Figma says customer content may be used to improve AI only if content training is toggled on in admin settings, with de-identification and aggregation steps. This is better than default blanket training, but users in org accounts may not control the setting themselves.

Most disputes must go to binding AAA arbitration on an individual basis, and users waive jury trials and class actions. This makes it harder to bring claims in court or join with other users.

Canva uses cookies, device IDs, location data, and partner data to personalize ads and measure effectiveness, including on other sites. This means substantial tracking beyond basic service operation.

Canva may combine your data with information from data brokers, social platforms, and public sources to profile you and tailor offers. This can expand what Canva knows about you beyond what you directly provide.

If you use a team or managed work account, admins may access, transfer, delete, or reassign your content and account. This significantly reduces privacy and control for workplace use.

If Canva causes harm, its total liability is generally capped at the greater of $100 or the fees you paid in the prior year. For many users, that sharply limits practical remedies.

Canva says you retain ownership of content you upload. The license you grant is framed around operating, securing, and continuing shared designs rather than taking ownership outright.

If your content is included in a design you share, Canva gets a perpetual license as needed to keep that design available. That means some rights continue even after your subscription ends or your account is closed.

After account termination, Canva may keep profile information and user content for a commercially reasonable time and for legal, backup, or archival reasons. The policy does not give a clear deletion deadline for ordinary accounts.

Paid subscriptions renew automatically, cancellations usually only stop the next cycle, and fees already paid are generally nonrefundable unless law requires otherwise. Free trials can also convert into paid plans unless cancelled in time.

Canva defaults designs to the most restrictive sharing setting, which is a meaningful privacy protection. Users still need to be careful with link-sharing and public posting options.

Users can manage preferences for whether Canva analyzes their data for training AI and machine-learning features. Canva also says Canva Education user content is not used for AI training.