Canva Affinity Studio adds arbitration clause: Difference between revisions

Canva, the company that acquired Serif (parent company of Affinity and its respective graphic editing software) has 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=http://web.archive.org/web/20260111021039/https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/10/why-has-serif-stopped-selling-its-affinity-software/ |archive-date=11 Jan 2026|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=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222212658/https://www.canva.com/policies/terms-of-use/ |archive-date=22 Feb 2026|access-date=2025-11-02 |website=Canva}}</ref>