Canva Affinity Studio adds arbitration clause: Difference between revisions
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Canva, the company that acquired Serif (parent company of Affinity and its respective graphic editing software) recently removed the ability for users to purchase older versions of the Affinity applications; the new software, Affinity Studio, requires users to create or sign into a Canva account, thereby requiring the user's agreement to an arbitration clause among other agreements not present in the retired Serif versions of Affinity applications, Photo, Designer, and Publisher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thacker |first=Tim |date=2025-10-12 |title=Why has Serif stopped selling its Affinity software? |url=https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/10/why-has-serif-stopped-selling-its-affinity-software/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/iuZhr |archive-date=2025-11-02 |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=cgchannel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 Oct 2025 |title=Terms of Use |url=https://www.canva.com/policies/terms-of-use/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/RNeoi |archive-date=2025-11-02 |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=Canva}}</ref> | Canva, the company that acquired Serif (parent company of Affinity and its respective graphic editing software) recently removed the ability for users to purchase older versions of the Affinity applications; the new software, Affinity Studio, requires users to create or sign into a Canva account, thereby requiring the user's agreement to an arbitration clause among other agreements not present in the retired Serif versions of Affinity applications, Photo, Designer, and Publisher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thacker |first=Tim |date=2025-10-12 |title=Why has Serif stopped selling its Affinity software? |url=https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/10/why-has-serif-stopped-selling-its-affinity-software/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/iuZhr |archive-date=2025-11-02 |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=cgchannel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 Oct 2025 |title=Terms of Use |url=https://www.canva.com/policies/terms-of-use/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/RNeoi |archive-date=2025-11-02 |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=Canva}}</ref> | ||
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===Existing Serif/Affinity V2 users can still download install files and view their license info.=== | ===Existing Serif/Affinity V2 users can still download install files and view their license info.=== | ||
As of November 2nd, 2025, users of the previous versions of Affinity software including V2 can still sign in via the [https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/v2/ Serif website] to view license info and downloads, including install files on both Windows and MacOS systems. On iPad, the V2 Affinity applications can be downloaded from the App Store free of charge. | As of November 2nd, 2025, users of the previous versions of Affinity software including V2 can still sign in via the [https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/v2/ Serif website] to view license info and downloads, including install files on both Windows and MacOS systems. On iPad, the V2 Affinity applications can be downloaded from the App Store free of charge. | ||
==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||