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Trello vs Canva

Side-by-side comparison of the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of Trello and Canva.

Trello logo
Trello
Productivity
★★★☆☆
Mixed / moderately user-friendly

Atlassian offers some meaningful protections and transparency, including refund rights, security commitments, court-based dispute resolution, and a stated path to retrieve/delete customer data. However, the legal posture is still vendor-protective: subscriptions auto-renew, fees are mostly non-refundable, services are largely provided "as is," Atlassian can suspend/remove content in some cases, and liability is capped.

Trello is covered by Atlassian’s enterprise-style customer terms and privacy policy. The documents provide some user-friendly protections like a 30-day refund window, stated security commitments, data retrieval guidance, and ordinary court jurisdiction rather than arbitration. But they also include auto-renewal, broad warranty disclaimers, liability caps, suspension/removal rights, and privacy language that often places control with your employer or organization rather than with you personally.

Points of interest

  • negative ●●●●○ terms
    Broad suspension/removal rights

    Atlassian may remove data or suspend access if it believes content violates law, policy, others’ rights, or threatens service security. It says it will give a chance to fix issues when practicable, but the power is broad.

  • negative ●●●●○ terms
    Liability cap applies

    If something goes wrong, Atlassian’s general liability is capped at fees paid in the previous 12 months. That can significantly limit recovery for outages or losses.

  • positive ●●●●○ terms
    No forced arbitration

    Disputes are assigned to courts in Ireland or San Francisco rather than mandatory arbitration. That preserves a more traditional path to sue in court, though forum location may still be inconvenient.

  • positive ●●●●○ terms
    30-day refund window

    Initial purchases can be canceled within 30 days for any reason and refunded. This is a meaningful trial-like protection compared with services that make all sales final immediately.

  • negative ●●●○○ terms
    Auto-renewal by default

    Paid subscriptions renew automatically at then-current rates unless either side gives notice before the term ends. Users need to actively cancel to avoid continued billing.

  • negative ●●●○○ terms
    Fees mostly non-refundable

    Outside the initial return policy or certain termination cases, payments are generally not refunded. If you cancel mid-term, unpaid amounts can become immediately due.

  • negative ●●●○○ terms
    Service largely as-is

    Aside from specific warranties, the products and services are provided "as is," and Atlassian disclaims many implied warranties. This weakens user remedies for performance issues not covered by express promises.

  • positive ●●●○○ terms
    Security commitments stated

    Atlassian promises to maintain an information security program and says it uses independent third-party audits and certifications. That is stronger than a purely discretionary security clause.

  • positive ●●●○○ terms
    Data retrieval documented

    The terms expressly say documentation explains how customers can retrieve their data from cloud products. That is a useful portability/exit signal, even if the details are in separate documentation.

  • negative ●●○○○ terms
    Third-party apps at your risk

    Using Marketplace apps or other integrations can allow those providers to access your data, and Atlassian disclaims responsibility for those products. This makes due diligence on integrations important.

  • neutral ●●○○○ privacy
    Employer may control data

    If you use Trello through your employer or another organization, that customer controls the account and how your personal information is handled. In practice, your privacy rights may need to be exercised through your organization, not directly with Atlassian.

  • positive ●●○○○ terms
    Changes get advance notice

    Atlassian says it will use commercially reasonable efforts to post agreement changes at least 30 days before they take effect. For many paid-plan changes, they apply at renewal, and some mid-term changes trigger a termination/refund option.

Documents

Canva logo
Canva
Productivity
★★★☆☆
Mixed

Canva provides some meaningful user-friendly features such as private-by-default designs, ownership of user content, policy archives, and privacy/AI controls. However, those benefits are offset by broad data collection, ad targeting, admin access to work accounts, long/undefined retention, auto-renewal, liability limits, and mandatory arbitration.

Canva offers clear summaries, private-by-default design sharing, user ownership of uploaded content, and some privacy controls including AI-training preferences and data-rights request channels. But it also collects extensive usage and third-party data, uses personalized advertising and cross-site tracking, auto-renews paid plans with limited refunds, lets employers/team admins control work content, limits liability sharply, and requires individual arbitration with class-action and jury-trial waivers.

Points of interest

  • negative ●●●●● terms
    Arbitration and class waiver

    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.

  • negative ●●●●○ privacy
    Broad tracking and ad targeting

    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.

  • negative ●●●●○ privacy
    Third-party data enrichment

    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.

  • negative ●●●●○ terms
    Team admins control work content

    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.

  • negative ●●●●○ terms
    Low liability cap

    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.

  • positive ●●●●○ terms
    You keep content ownership

    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.

  • negative ●●●○○ terms
    Shared content license persists

    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.

  • negative ●●●○○ privacy
    Retention period undefined

    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.

  • negative ●●●○○ terms
    Auto-renewal and limited refunds

    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.

  • positive ●●●○○ privacy
    Designs private by default

    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.

  • positive ●●●○○ privacy
    AI training controls offered

    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.

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.