Figma vs Google Drive

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.

Google collects not just account and file data, but also device, browser, activity, partner, and location information. This creates a broad profile beyond what is strictly needed for basic cloud storage.

EEA users can bring disputes under their own country’s law in local courts. That is significantly more user-friendly than mandatory arbitration or distant-forum clauses.

You keep ownership, but Google receives a worldwide, royalty-free license to host, use, modify, and sublicense your content to run and improve services. In practice, that gives Google broad rights over uploaded files for service operation.

Google may scan content with automated systems for spam, malware, illegal content, personalization, recommendations, and ads depending on settings. Users should expect machine analysis of stored or shared content, not just passive storage.

Google may use data across its services and devices, and may associate partner-site activity with your account depending on settings. This can substantially expand tracking and profiling beyond Drive itself.

Google says it does not use content from Drive for personalized advertising. That is a meaningful privacy protection for files you store in Drive.

Google provides self-service tools to export files and account data, delete specific items, auto-delete some activity, or delete the entire account. That gives users practical portability and deletion options.

If changes materially harm access or use, Google says it will usually give advance notice by email and a chance to export content or end the contract. This is better than silent unilateral changes.

Some data is kept until you delete it or even until you delete your whole Google Account, and some may be retained longer for legal or business reasons. Deletion may also be delayed in active and backup systems.

Google can modify, limit, or discontinue services for valid reasons. It usually promises advance notice and an export opportunity, but users still bear the risk of feature loss or shutdown.

If your account is managed by a school or employer, administrators may access stored data, reset passwords, suspend access, and restrict privacy controls. Managed-account users should not expect the same privacy as personal-account users.