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|Description=Life360's Terms of Service includes an arbitration clause requiring users of the service to waive their right to a jury trial. | |Description=Life360's Terms of Service includes an arbitration clause requiring users of the service to waive their right to a jury trial. | ||
}} | }}[[Life360]]'s Terms of Service includes an arbitration agreement which users must accept to use the app.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life360 Terms of Service – Life360 Legal |url=https://life360-legal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16124856472471-Life360-Terms-of-Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250928201814/https://life360-legal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16124856472471-Life360-Terms-of-Service |archive-date=2025-09-28 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=Life360 Legal}}</ref> This clause was expanded in July 2025. Opt-out options were not clear and Life360 had not notified users of the Terms of Service update. | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
{{ | Life360 is a company that offers a location sharing app "Life360" to provide safety features to families.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Life360? {{!}} About Our Company & Our Mission |url=https://www.life360.com/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/uYEXT |archive-date=2025-09-28 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=Life360}}</ref> The app is highly rated because of the included features.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life360: Stay Connected & Safe - Apps on Google Play |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.life360.android.safetymapd&hl=en_US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250919224358/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.life360.android.safetymapd&hl=en_US |archive-date=2025-09-19 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=Google Play}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Life360: Stay Connected & Safe - Ratings and Reviews |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/life360-stay-connected-safe/id384830320?see-all=reviews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250912234725/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/life360-stay-connected-safe/id384830320?see-all=reviews |archive-date=2025-09-12 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=App Store}}</ref> Life360 has previously been involved in a lawsuit for [[Arity's alleged unauthorized driver data collection through mobile apps|selling user data to third parties.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life360 - Lantern |url=https://lantern.labaton.com/case/life360 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719222931/https://lantern.labaton.com/case/life360 |archive-date=2025-07-19 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=Labaton}}</ref> | ||
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{{Ph-I-I}} | [[File:Life360 ToS Before & After.png|thumb|Visual of the "Dispute Resolution" section expanded after July 25, 2025]] | ||
[[File:Life360 ToS First Time Open.jpg|thumb|In-app arbitration agreement banner with an "Agree" and "Emergency" button to bypass the new agreement in the case of a real emergency.]] | |||
[[File:Life360 ToS Subsequent Opens.png|thumb|In-app banner after the first open of the Life360 app that required users to click the "Accept" button to continue using the app.]] | |||
After the lawsuit, the Terms of Service was updated to expand the arbitration clause. Users were not notified of the Terms of Service update outside of the app and had to accept the new terms to continue using the app.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-04 |title=Life 360 : r/classactions |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/classactions/comments/1m8imjp/life_360/n6y57n4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/RTttS |archive-date=2025-09-28 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=Reddit}}</ref>{{Ph-I-I}} | |||
===[Company]'s response=== | ===[Company]'s response=== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:16, 28 September 2025
Life360's Terms of Service includes an arbitration agreement which users must accept to use the app.[1] This clause was expanded in July 2025. Opt-out options were not clear and Life360 had not notified users of the Terms of Service update.
Background
[edit | edit source]Life360 is a company that offers a location sharing app "Life360" to provide safety features to families.[2] The app is highly rated because of the included features.[3][4] Life360 has previously been involved in a lawsuit for selling user data to third parties.[5]
Terms of Service Arbitration Clause
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After the lawsuit, the Terms of Service was updated to expand the arbitration clause. Users were not notified of the Terms of Service update outside of the app and had to accept the new terms to continue using the app.[6]
[Company]'s response
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Lawsuit
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Consumer response
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References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Life360 Terms of Service – Life360 Legal". Life360 Legal. Archived from the original on 2025-09-28. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "What is Life360? | About Our Company & Our Mission". Life360. Archived from the original on 2025-09-28. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Life360: Stay Connected & Safe - Apps on Google Play". Google Play. Archived from the original on 2025-09-19. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Life360: Stay Connected & Safe - Ratings and Reviews". App Store. Archived from the original on 2025-09-12. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Life360 - Lantern". Labaton. Archived from the original on 2025-07-19. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Life 360 : r/classactions". Reddit. 2025-08-04. Archived from the original on 2025-09-28. Retrieved 2025-09-28.