Trello vs Canva
Side-by-side comparison of the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of Trello and Canva.
The documents contain several user-protective features, but they are balanced by auto-renewal, broad liability limits, unilateral changes, and a strong business-contract framing that gives the customer/employer substantial control over data.
Trello is covered by Atlassian’s broader cloud agreement and privacy policy. The terms are fairly standard for a business productivity service: Atlassian can process customer data under a DPA, suspend access for policy or security issues, auto-renew subscriptions, and limit liability substantially. On the plus side, the agreement includes a 30-day return policy for initial orders, a stated security program, data retrieval guidance, and some privacy rights/choices—though much of the privacy posture is customer-controlled in employer-managed accounts.
Points of interest
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negative ●●●●○ termsAuto-renews by default
Subscriptions renew automatically unless you give notice before the term ends. That can lead to unwanted charges if you miss the cancellation window.
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negative ●●●●○ termsBroad liability cap
If something goes wrong, Atlassian’s liability is generally capped at the fees paid in the prior 12 months. That can leave limited recovery for outages, losses, or service failures.
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positive ●●●●○ terms30-day return policy
For an initial order, you can cancel within 30 days for any reason and get a refund. That gives new customers a meaningful trial-like exit option.
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positive ●●●●○ termsData deletion after termination
After the agreement ends, Atlassian says it will delete customer data according to the documentation, unless law prevents it. That is a useful sign for cleanup and offboarding.
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negative ●●●○○ termsOne-sided terms changes
Atlassian can modify the agreement by posting updates, sometimes during your current term. If you object, your main remedy is to terminate the affected subscription and get a refund for unused prepaid fees.
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negative ●●●○○ termsNo refund on cancellation
You can terminate for convenience, but you generally will not get a refund except under the initial 30-day return policy. That makes mid-term cancellation financially costly.
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negative ●●●○○ termsCustomer responsible for users
The customer is responsible for user compliance, user activity, and how users access customer data. In practice, account admins and employers carry much of the risk for misuse.
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positive ●●●○○ termsData retrieval documented
The terms say the documentation explains how customers can retrieve their data from the cloud products. That supports portability and offboarding planning.
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positive ●●●○○ termsSecurity program promised
Atlassian says it maintains security measures and independent third-party audits/certifications. This does not eliminate risk, but it is a concrete security commitment.
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positive ●●○○○ privacyPrivacy choices available
The privacy policy says you may object to certain uses and can access or update certain information. That suggests some user control over Atlassian-held personal data.
Documents
Canva combines useful transparency and some user controls with notable limits on liability, dispute rights, data collection, and billing defaults. The presence of opt-outs, private-by-default designs, and export/deletion options helps, but the arbitration clause, auto-renewal, and broad privacy/usage permissions keep it from feeling strongly user-friendly.
Canva’s legal terms are fairly standard for a productivity platform but include several user-unfriendly defaults: broad content licenses, auto-renewing subscriptions, arbitration/class-action waiver, substantial data collection, targeted advertising, and workplace/team admin control over content. On the positive side, Canva says user content ownership stays with users, offers privacy controls and export options, uses private-by-default designs, and provides deletion/rights request channels. Education accounts get stronger protections, including no student advertising and no student data sales.
Points of interest
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negative ●●●●● termsMandatory AAA arbitration
Most disputes must go to individual binding arbitration instead of court, and users waive class actions and jury trials. This significantly limits collective legal remedies and makes it harder to bring a public lawsuit.
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negative ●●●●○ termsSubscriptions auto-renew
Paid plans renew automatically each billing cycle unless canceled, and cancellations only stop future charges at the end of the current cycle. Users should watch renewal dates closely because refunds for paid time are generally unavailable.
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negative ●●●●○ termsBroad content license
Canva keeps your ownership, but it gets a royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, copy, store, display, and use your content to provide the service. Shared designs can carry an even more durable license so the design stays available.
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negative ●●●●○ termsWork admins can control content
If you use a managed or team account, an employer or team administrator may access, transfer, delete, or reassign your account content and designs. That means work-created content may not remain private from the organization controlling the account.
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negative ●●●●○ privacyExtensive tracking and advertising
Canva collects device, cookie, location, and activity data and uses it for personalization, analytics, AI features, and marketing/personalized ads. It also shares certain data with ad partners to measure and target advertising.
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negative ●●●●○ privacyLong post-termination retention
After an account ends, Canva may keep profile information and user content for a commercially reasonable period for legal, audit, backup, and archival purposes. Users should not expect immediate full deletion of all data.
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positive ●●●○○ privacyPrivate by default designs
Canva says designs are private by default, which is a helpful baseline for personal or sensitive work. Users still need to be careful with link-sharing and team collaboration, which can expose content to others.
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positive ●●●○○ termsExport before deletion
Unless an account is terminated for a violation, users can download or export their User Content and designs before the account ends. That gives a practical portability path if you want to leave the service.
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positive ●●●○○ privacyControls for privacy and AI
Canva lets users manage marketing preferences, some cookie settings, third-party enrichment, and AI training-related preferences. This gives meaningful though not complete control over how data is used.
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positive ●●○○○ privacyNo student ad targeting
Canva Education states that students are not served advertising and that student data is not sold. That is a notable protection for education users compared with the main service.
Documents
Comparison is based on each service's published Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Read the source documents linked above before relying on any specific clause.