Trello vs Figma
Side-by-side comparison of the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of Trello and Figma.
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
Figma offers meaningful privacy rights and keeps customer content ownership, but its terms include automatic renewal, nonrefundable fees, unilateral changes, broad dispute restrictions, and broad data sharing/advertising disclosures that reduce user control.
Figma’s terms are fairly standard for a collaborative design/productivity service, but they are contract-heavy and favor the company in disputes, billing, and account control. Users keep ownership of their content, and Figma says it uses content mainly to provide and secure the service. On the privacy side, Figma collects substantial account, usage, device, and collaboration data, shares data with service providers, organizations, and some advertising partners, and offers mainstream privacy rights including access, deletion, portability, and opt-outs.
Points of interest
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negative ●●●●● termsMandatory individual arbitration
Most disputes must be resolved in binding arbitration rather than court, and class actions are waived. This can make it harder and more expensive for users to bring claims, especially small ones.
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negative ●●●●○ termsShort opt-out window
You can opt out of arbitration, but only within 30 days of first agreeing to the terms. Missing that deadline likely locks you into the arbitration process for future disputes.
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negative ●●●●○ termsAutomatic subscription renewal
Paid subscriptions and AI credit subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled before the current term ends. Users need to actively cancel to avoid being charged again.
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negative ●●●●○ termsFees mostly nonrefundable
Figma says most fees are non-refundable and purchased quantities cannot be reduced during the term. That limits your ability to recover money if the service no longer fits your needs.
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negative ●●●●○ termsUnilateral term changes
Figma can modify these terms at any time, and continued use counts as acceptance. This creates ongoing risk that important rights or obligations may change without your active agreement.
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negative ●●●●○ termsService can be changed anytime
Figma may add, remove, or discontinue features at its sole discretion without notice. Even paid users may see core functionality altered, though a refund or migration may apply if the service is discontinued.
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negative ●●●●○ privacyAdvertising and tracking partners
Figma allows third-party advertising partners to use tracking tools for targeted ads, and it also uses cookies and analytics technologies. Users who care about ad tracking should expect to manage opt-outs across devices and browsers.
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positive ●●●●○ termsDeletion export window
After termination, Figma says it will make customer content available for electronic retrieval for 30 days. That gives users a limited but concrete window to download their files before deletion.
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positive ●●●●○ privacyPrivacy rights and portability
Users can request access, correction, deletion, portability, restriction/object, and opt-out of certain uses. Those rights are a meaningful control set, though deletion may require account deletion and identity verification.
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neutral ●●●○○ termsContent ownership retained
You keep ownership of your content, while Figma owns the service itself. This is a useful baseline for users who want to keep intellectual property in their own files and designs.
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neutral ●●●○○ privacyData shared with organizations
If you use Figma through an employer or other organization, Figma may disclose your information to that organization and give it certain rights over your account. That is typical for enterprise collaboration, but it reduces personal privacy in managed accounts.
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negative ●●○○○ termsBroad content use rights
Figma and its service providers may use customer content to provide, secure, maintain, debug, and quality-check the service. That is narrower than a content ownership transfer, but still gives Figma operational access to your materials.
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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.