Blender

Summary

The diff only states:

> “Added approximately 26 words to the document”

It does not include the actual wording of the added language, nor identify where the words were inserted.

Legal and Commercial Impact

• No substantive legal change can be analyzed from the information provided.
• It is not possible to determine whether the addition changes:
• Customer or provider rights and obligations
• Data ownership or licensing
• Confidentiality or security duties
• Liability, indemnification, or termination rights
• Use of customer data for analytics, product improvement, or other purposes

AI Training and Customer Data

• The diff provides no language addressing artificial intelligence, machine learning, model training, model improvement, prompts, outputs, or customer data.
• Accordingly, no conclusion can be reached about whether customer data may be used to train or fine-tune AI models.
• The added wording should be reviewed specifically for terms such as:
• “train,” “fine-tune,” “develop,” or “improve” models
• “machine learning,” “artificial intelligence,” or “generative AI”
• “service improvement,” “product development,” or “usage data”
• Rights to retain, aggregate, de-identify, or sublicense data
• Whether customer content is excluded from training by default or only upon opt-out

Required for Further Review

Please provide the actual 26 added words and, if applicable, the surrounding contract language. Without the text of the addition, its legal effect and any new data-use or AI-training risks cannot be assessed.

Executive Summary

The diff appears heavily corrupted or mechanically misaligned: much of the original navigation and privacy text is repeatedly shown as being replaced by other navigation labels. Subject to that limitation, the substantive changes appear to be the following.

Important Changes

1. Distribution through third-party websites is expressly permitted

The revised text adds that Blender may be downloaded:

• “from several third party websites”; and
• without internet access being required to use the Blender software.

It also states that schools, institutions, and companies may distribute Blender binaries internally to staff or other users.

Risks and implications:

• Users may obtain modified, outdated, or malicious versions from third-party sources.
• The privacy assurances concerning blender.org may not apply to those third-party websites or distributors.
• Organizations distributing binaries may need to verify authenticity, security, licensing compliance, and update procedures.
• The wording appears incomplete in the supplied diff, so the precise scope of permitted internal distribution should be confirmed.

2. Privacy language is tied specifically to blender.org

The revised language states that the Blender Foundation is committed to protecting privacy on blender.org and that no third party will track users there or place third-party advertisements on Blender websites.

However, the new permission to use third-party download websites creates an important distinction: the “no tracking” and “no advertisements” statements appear limited to blender.org and do not protect users when visiting other download sites.

3. Embedded third-party content may track users

The diff adds:

> “Social media”

> “Please note: embedded content from other providers may track your interaction with …”

This introduces an express warning that embedded third-party content—apparently including social-media features—may collect information about user interactions.

Risk: The statement is incomplete in the supplied text and does not identify the providers, tracking technologies, purposes, legal bases, retention periods, or available user controls. Organizations should assess whether embedded content creates consent, disclosure, or data-transfer obligations.

4. Updated organizational contact and authority information

The diff adds the email address institute@blender.org and states that Blender Institute B.V. has been authorized by Stichting Blender Foundation to conduct certain activities.

Risk: The excerpt does not specify the activities covered by that authorization. This may affect identification of the responsible legal entity, contracting party, or data controller.

AI Training and Customer Data

No provision in the supplied diff expressly addresses:

• using customer or user data to train AI models;
• permitting third parties to train models on submitted data;
• automated decision-making or profiling;
• ownership or licensing of data used for training; or
• opting out of AI training.

Accordingly, the diff shows no identifiable change regarding AI-model training or use of customer data for AI. The incomplete and malformed text means the full revised policy should nevertheless be reviewed before relying on that conclusion.

Summary of Important Changes

1. Privacy statement is expanded and reorganized

• The introduction now prominently states that the Blender Foundation is committed to protecting privacy on blender.org.
• It says that no third party will track users on blender.org and that the site contains no third-party advertisements.
• The wording appears to distinguish the Blender website from the Blender software and from third-party download sites.

Risk/issue: The broad “no third party will track you here” statement may conflict with the new qualification that embedded content from other providers may track user interactions. The policy should clearly explain which pages, technologies, and providers are covered.

2. Third-party downloads are expressly acknowledged

The revised text states that Blender may be downloaded from:

• blender.org; or
• “several third party websites.”

It also states that no internet access is required to use the software.

Risk/issue: This may reduce the Foundation’s control over distribution, security, malware risks, outdated versions, and privacy practices on third-party download sites. Users may incorrectly assume that the Foundation’s privacy promises apply to those sites.

3. Distribution rights are clarified or broadened

The revised wording expressly permits schools, institutions, and companies to distribute Blender binaries, including internally to staff or other users.

Risk/issue: The scope of permitted redistribution should be checked against the applicable software license. The text should clarify whether redistribution is limited to unmodified binaries, whether external distribution is allowed, and whether redistributors must provide license and attribution notices.

4. Embedded social-media content may track users

A new “Social media” section warns that embedded content from other providers may track a user’s interaction with that content.

Risk/issue: This is an important privacy disclosure, but it does not identify the providers, tracking technologies, legal basis, consent mechanism, retention period, or international data transfers. Depending on jurisdiction, loading third-party content before consent may create compliance concerns.

5. Contact and organizational details

• A new contact email—institute@blender.org—is added.
• The text states that Blender Institute B.V. has been authorized by Stichting Blender Foundation to conduct certain activities.

Risk/issue: The policy should clearly identify each entity’s role, responsibility, and data-protection status so users know which entity controls their data and whom to contact.

6. AI-model training

No provision in the supplied diff expressly authorizes, prohibits, or describes using customer or user data to train AI models. The changes shown do not appear to introduce an AI-training right. However, the absence of an AI-specific statement leaves uncertainty about whether data submitted through embedded services, forms, analytics, or other providers could be used for those providers’ AI-training purposes.

Summary

The diff does not provide the actual amended contract language. It only states:

> “Added approximately 26 words to the document”

As a result, the legal effect of the change cannot be assessed.

Key Findings

• No substantive wording is shown.
• No changes to customer-data rights can be identified.
• No provisions regarding AI-model training, machine learning, data usage, retention, sharing, or anonymization are included.
• No new legal risks can be reliably identified from the information provided.

AI Training and Customer Data

The supplied diff does not indicate whether customer data may be:

• Used to train, fine-tune, or improve artificial-intelligence models;
• Used to develop products or services;
• Shared with model providers, affiliates, or other third parties;
• Retained after the customer relationship ends;
• Combined with other customers’ data;
• De-identified or anonymized before use; or
• Excluded from training unless the customer opts in or opts out.

Risk Assessment

The fact that approximately 26 words were added does not, by itself, establish whether the amendment is material. A short addition could significantly expand the provider’s rights—for example, by authorizing AI training—or could merely clarify an existing obligation.

The full text of the added, deleted, and replaced language is required to determine:

1. Whether customer data may be used for AI training;

2. Whether consent or an opt-out is required;

3. Whether use is limited to aggregated or de-identified data;

4. Whether the provider may retain or disclose the data;

5. Whether the change creates confidentiality, privacy, intellectual-property, or regulatory risks; and

6. Whether the amendment conflicts with other provisions of the agreement.

Conclusion

No meaningful contractual analysis is possible from the placeholder description alone. The actual 26 added words, together with any surrounding or replaced language, should be provided for review.

Summary of Important Changes

1. Privacy statement reorganized and expanded

The privacy statement has been substantially restructured, apparently to improve website navigation and presentation. The navigation labels and related text are rearranged, but the core statement remains that Blender Foundation is committed to protecting privacy on blender.org.

The revised language continues to state that:

• No third party will track users on blender.org.
• Blender.org will not contain third-party advertisements.
• Embedded content from other providers may track a user’s interaction.
• Blender does not permit others to place advertisements on its websites.

Risk: The statement is limited to blender.org and does not necessarily cover third-party websites, download mirrors, embedded providers, social-media services, or the Blender software itself. Users may therefore have different privacy protections when interacting with external services or content.

2. Third-party download websites expressly acknowledged

The revised text clarifies that Blender may be downloaded from:

• blender.org; or
• “several third party websites.”

It also states that no internet access is required to use the Blender software.

Risk: This may be read as acknowledging or permitting distribution through third-party websites without extending Blender’s privacy commitments to those websites. Those sites may use tracking, advertising, malware, or different data practices. The language does not identify approved distributors or explain whether Blender Foundation controls or endorses them.

3. Distribution rights broadened or clarified

The revised text expressly states that schools, institutions, and companies may distribute Blender binaries internally to staff or other personnel.

Risk: Although this may simply clarify existing permissions, the wording could create uncertainty about the scope of permitted internal distribution, including whether modified binaries, updates, support materials, or external contractors are covered. The applicable software licence should be reviewed alongside this statement.

4. Social media and embedded content

“Social media” is added as a heading or category, followed by a warning that embedded content from other providers may track user interactions.

Risk: This is an important qualification to the otherwise broad “no third-party tracking” message. The policy should ideally identify the types of embedded providers, the data they may collect, and whether tracking occurs before or only after user interaction or consent.

5. Contact information added

The email address institute@blender.org is added for Blender Institute B.V., which is identified as authorised by Stichting Blender Foundation to conduct certain activities.

This may clarify the responsible contact or entity, but it does not by itself change data-processing rights or obligations.

6. AI-model training

No express change concerning the use of customer or user data to train AI models appears in the supplied diff. The text does not grant or restrict rights to use user content, analytics, communications, or other data for AI training. If AI-training practices are relevant, they should be addressed expressly in the privacy policy, terms of service, or a data-processing agreement.

Summary

The provided diff states only:

> “Added approximately 26 words to the document”

It does not include the actual 26-word addition, nor any surrounding contract language. As a result, the legal effect of the change cannot be reliably analyzed.

AI Training and Customer Data

• No specific language is provided addressing:
• Whether customer data may be used to train, fine-tune, or improve AI models;
• Whether customer data is used for product development, analytics, or benchmarking;
• Whether data is anonymized, aggregated, or de-identified before use;
• Whether the customer can opt out of AI training;
• Whether human reviewers or service providers may access the data;
• Ownership or licensing rights in inputs, outputs, or derived models; or
• Data retention, deletion, or isolation from other customers’ data.

Accordingly, no conclusion can be reached about whether the change expands or restricts the provider’s rights to use customer data for AI training.

Other Legal Risks

The actual added wording is necessary to assess potential changes involving:

• Confidentiality and permitted data use;
• Intellectual property ownership or licensing;
• Privacy and data-protection compliance;
• Security obligations;
• Liability and indemnification;
• Subcontractor or vendor access;
• Retention and deletion obligations; and
• Customer consent or termination rights.

Required Information

Please provide the exact added text and, ideally, the surrounding section or full redlined provision. The notation should show the words inside {} and [], including any replacement language.

Summary of Important Changes

1. Website navigation and page content

The diff substantially changes or rearranges the website’s navigation labels and introductory text, including links such as:

• Features
• Download
• Support
• Get Involved
• About
• Jobs
• Store
• Donate
• Privacy Policy

These appear primarily editorial or formatting changes rather than substantive legal changes.

2. Blender software distribution

The revised text clarifies or restores that Blender software:

• Is free to download and use without registration.
• May be downloaded from blender.org or from several third-party websites.
• Does not require internet access to use.
• May be distributed by schools, institutions, or companies.
• May be distributed internally to staff or other authorized users.

Risk/impact

Allowing downloads from third-party websites may create user-security, authenticity, and support risks, although the text does not state whether Blender verifies or accepts responsibility for third-party distributions. The internal-distribution language may also be relevant to organizations deploying Blender at scale.

3. Tracking and embedded content

The revised privacy language continues to state that:

• No third party will track users on blender.org.
• blender.org does not display third-party advertisements.

However, the revised text adds or expressly references social media and states that embedded content from other providers may track a user’s interaction with that content.

Risk/impact

This creates an important qualification to the broad “no third party will track you” statement. Users may still be tracked when interacting with embedded third-party content or social-media features. The policy should ideally identify the providers, tracking technologies, purposes, legal bases, and available user controls.

4. Contact information and organizational wording

The diff adds the email address institute@blender.org and clarifies that Blender Institute B.V. has been authorized by Stichting Blender Foundation to conduct specified activities.

Risk/impact

This may clarify the relevant operating entity and contact route, but the diff does not explain which entity acts as controller, processor, or contracting party for particular services.

5. AI-model training and customer data

No express change regarding AI or training models is visible in the supplied diff. It does not add or remove language authorizing Blender or third parties to:

• Use customer or user data to train AI models;
• Use uploaded content, communications, telemetry, or website interactions for model development;
• Retain data for AI training;
• Share data with AI providers; or
• Opt users in or out of such uses.

The only potentially related change is the statement that embedded providers may track interactions. That could involve third-party analytics or profiling, but it does not expressly authorize AI training. A separate privacy policy, terms of service, or embedded-provider policy should be reviewed for any AI-data-use provisions.

Summary

The supplied diff does not include the actual contractual language that was added. It only states:

> “Added approximately 26 words to the document”

Because the text of those 26 words is missing, the legal effect of the amendment cannot be determined.

Important Changes and Risks

• Unclear scope: It is impossible to identify which provision was changed or whether the amendment affects liability, confidentiality, intellectual property, data use, termination, payment, or other obligations.
• AI training provisions: No specific language is provided showing whether customer data may be:
• used to train, fine-tune, or improve AI models;
• retained for model development;
• combined with other customers’ data;
• reviewed by human personnel;
• de-identified or anonymized before use; or
• excluded from training entirely.
• Customer-data risk: Without the added wording, it is not possible to assess whether the customer has granted a broader license to its data or whether the provider has imposed new data-use rights.
• Potential hidden impact: Even a short addition could materially change consent requirements, ownership, confidentiality, security obligations, or the provider’s ability to use outputs or metadata.

Conclusion

No reliable legal comparison can be performed from the information provided. The exact 26 added words, together with the surrounding original language, are needed to identify new obligations, rights, or AI-training risks.

Summary of Important Changes

1. Expanded description of Blender software access and distribution

The revised text clarifies that Blender software:

• Is free to download and use without registration.
• May be downloaded from blender.org or from third-party websites.
• Does not require internet access to use.
• May be distributed by schools, institutions, and companies.
• May be distributed internally to staff or other authorized users.

Risk/impact:

This language is more permissive and may be read as an express authorization for organizational redistribution. It would be advisable to confirm that this statement is consistent with Blender’s applicable open-source license and does not unintentionally grant rights beyond that license. The reference to “authorized users” or equivalent distribution limits should be defined if restrictions are intended.

2. Privacy commitments remain focused on blender.org

The revised language states that Blender Foundation is committed to protecting privacy on blender.org and that:

• No third party will track users on the site.
• blender.org will not contain third-party advertisements.

However, the revised wording distinguishes the website from Blender software and third-party download sites.

Risk/impact:

The privacy promise appears limited to blender.org. It does not clearly extend to:

• Blender software telemetry or diagnostic data;
• third-party websites from which Blender may be downloaded;
• embedded content or social-media features; or
• external service providers.

Users could otherwise interpret the broad privacy language as applying to the software or all distribution channels.

3. Social-media and embedded-content disclosure

A new “Social media” section appears to state that embedded content from other providers may track a user’s interaction with that content.

Risk/impact:

This is an important qualification to the “no third party will track you” statement. The policy should explain what providers are used, what information may be collected, the legal basis for processing where applicable, and whether tracking occurs only after consent or interaction.

4. Contact information added

The revised text adds the email address institute@blender.org in connection with Blender Institute B.V.’s authorization by Stichting Blender Foundation.

Risk/impact:

This improves transparency but may create uncertainty about which entity is responsible for privacy matters, particularly where Blender Institute B.V. and Stichting Blender Foundation have different roles. Their respective responsibilities should be clearly identified.

5. AI-model training

No provision in the supplied diff expressly addresses:

• using customer or user data to train AI models;
• sharing data with AI providers;
• using website interactions, software usage, or embedded-content data for model training; or
• opting out of AI training.

Conclusion: The diff does not appear to add, remove, or modify any AI-training permission. However, the absence of an AI-specific statement leaves the issue unresolved and should not be treated as consent or a prohibition without reviewing the complete privacy policy and related terms.

Summary

The provided diff states only: “Added approximately 26 words to the document.” It does not include the actual added language or identify where the words were inserted.

Key Legal Changes

• Cannot be determined: The substance, effect, and location of the amendment are not provided.
• No specific rights or obligations can be analyzed from the information available.
• No changes to liability, confidentiality, data ownership, termination, payment, security, or compliance provisions can be confirmed.

AI Training and Customer Data

• The diff does not contain any language addressing AI, machine learning, model training, model improvement, data usage, data retention, or customer-data ownership.
• It is therefore impossible to determine whether the amendment:
• Permits or restricts using customer data to train AI models;
• Requires customer consent for AI training;
• Allows use of aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized data;
• Grants the provider ownership or usage rights in customer data or outputs;
• Applies opt-out, deletion, confidentiality, or security protections; or
• Allows human review or disclosure of data for model development.

Risk Assessment

The actual legal risks cannot be assessed without the 26 added words and the surrounding contract language. A reliable review requires the precise redline, including any deleted and replacement text, because a short addition can materially change data-use permissions or override existing restrictions.

Information Needed

Please provide the actual diff text, preferably with:

• The added words shown in {braces};
• Deleted words shown in [brackets];
• Replacement language shown as [{old}{new}]; and
• The relevant surrounding provision or section heading.

Diff Analysis

Summary

The diff only states that approximately 26 words were added, but it does not provide the actual wording of those additions. Without the text, it is not possible to determine the legal effect of the change.

AI Training and Data Use

• No conclusion can be drawn about whether the added language:
• Permits or restricts using customer data to train AI models;
• Expands the definition of data that may be used for training;
• Allows use of customer content, prompts, outputs, metadata, or personal information;
• Changes whether data is used for model improvement, testing, or product development;
• Creates an opt-in or opt-out mechanism;
• Permits sharing data with affiliates, vendors, or third-party AI providers; or
• Changes deletion, retention, anonymization, confidentiality, or security obligations.

Potential Legal Risks

The risk level cannot be assessed from the information provided. The missing 26 words could materially affect:

• Customer consent: whether consent is express, implied, or absent;
• Scope of permitted use: whether data may be used only to provide the service or also for broader commercial purposes;
• Ownership and licensing: whether the provider receives rights to copy, modify, analyze, or create derivative works from customer data;
• Confidentiality: whether customer information may be exposed during model training;
• Privacy compliance: whether the language affects obligations concerning personal data or sensitive information;
• Regulatory exposure: including requirements relating to transparency, profiling, automated decision-making, and data minimization; and
• Termination and deletion: whether training-derived artifacts or model weights must be deleted when the customer leaves.

Information Needed

Please provide the actual 26-word addition, including any surrounding sentence or paragraph. The exact wording and context are necessary to identify changes to AI-training permissions and other legal risks.

Summary of Important Changes

1. Expanded privacy and website-tracking statements

The revised text adds or consolidates statements that:

• Blender Foundation is “committed to protect your privacy on blender.org.”
• No third party will track users on blender.org.
• blender.org will not display third-party advertisements.
• Embedded content from other providers may track a user’s interaction with that content.
• Social media is expressly mentioned, apparently as a category of third-party or embedded content.

Risk/impact: The absolute statement that “no third party will track you here” may conflict with the later qualification that embedded providers may track interactions. The wording should clearly distinguish Blender-controlled pages from embedded content, social-media plugins, analytics, hosting providers, payment services, or other third parties. Otherwise, the policy could be viewed as misleading or internally inconsistent.

2. Software download and registration language revised

The text now states that Blender software is:

• Free to be downloaded and used without registration;
• Available from blender.org or several third-party websites;
• Usable without internet access;
• Distributable by schools, institutions, and companies;
• Permitted to be distributed internally to staff or other users; and
• Available for distribution as Blender binaries.

Risk/impact: Allowing downloads from “several third-party websites” creates authenticity, security, malware, and version-control risks. The text should clarify that Blender does not control or endorse those sites and that users should verify the integrity and source of downloads. The internal-distribution language may also need to be reconciled with the applicable software license and trademark rules.

3. Third-party content and tracking

The addition concerning embedded content and social media acknowledges that outside providers may track user interactions.

Risk/impact: This may trigger additional disclosure, consent, transparency, and contractual requirements under applicable privacy laws, particularly where cookies, pixels, embedded videos, social widgets, or similar technologies are used. The policy should identify the relevant providers, purposes, legal bases, retention periods, and user choices where required.

4. Contact and organizational information

An email address—institute@blender.org—is added, along with wording that Blender Institute B.V. has been authorized by Stichting Blender Foundation to conduct certain activities.

Risk/impact: This may clarify responsibility, but the document should specify which entity is the controller or contracting party for each activity. Otherwise, users may be uncertain whom to contact for privacy rights or legal claims.

5. AI-model training

No express change concerning AI training was identified. The diff does not add or remove language authorizing Blender or third parties to use customer/user data, uploaded content, telemetry, or communications to train AI or machine-learning models. It would be prudent to address this expressly if relevant, because the current wording does not establish whether such use is prohibited, permitted, or subject to consent.

Summary

The diff states only that approximately 26 words were added, but it does not provide the actual wording of those additions.

Legal and Risk Analysis

• No substantive legal changes can be identified from the information provided.
• It is not possible to determine whether the additions change:
• Customer rights or obligations;
• The provider’s liability, warranties, or indemnities;
• Data ownership, confidentiality, or security obligations;
• Termination or dispute-resolution provisions; or
• Any other contractual terms.

AI Training and Customer Data

• The diff does not disclose whether customer data may be used to train, fine-tune, evaluate, or improve AI models.
• It is therefore impossible to assess whether the new language:
• Authorizes use of customer content for model training;
• Applies such use by default or only with consent;
• Uses data in identifiable, aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified form;
• Allows sharing with affiliates, vendors, or third-party model providers;
• Provides an opt-out or deletion mechanism; or
• Limits retention of data used for training.

Required Information

To perform a meaningful legal review, the actual 26 added words—and, preferably, the surrounding clause or complete redline—are needed.

Summary of Important Changes

1. Privacy statement and website navigation

• The page now includes a “Privacy Policy” navigation link.
• The privacy commitment is presented more prominently: Blender Foundation states that it is committed to protecting privacy on blender.org, that no third party will track users there, and that the site contains no third-party advertising.
• The wording appears substantially rearranged, with navigation labels and marketing text interspersed in the diff. This may reflect a formatting or page-template change rather than a substantive legal change.

Risk: The broad statement that “no third party will track you” could conflict with other provisions if the website uses analytics, cookies, embedded content, hosting providers, or other service providers. The statement should be qualified or clearly limited to tracking controlled by Blender.

2. Software download and registration terms

The revised language states that Blender software:

• Is free to be downloaded and used without registration;
• May be downloaded from blender.org or several third-party websites; and
• Requires no internet access to use.

The prior wording apparently stated that users could download the software from blender.org or third-party websites, but the revised text makes these points more explicit and reorganizes them.

Risks:

• Blender may have limited control over downloads from third-party websites, including modified, outdated, or malicious versions.
• The statement that no internet access is required could be inaccurate for optional features, updates, authentication, cloud services, or integrated third-party services.
• “Free” should not be read as a warranty that all associated services, hosting, or third-party distributions are free.

3. Institutional and internal distribution

The revised language expressly states that schools, institutions, and companies may distribute Blender binaries internally to staff or other authorized users.

Risk: “Internally” and “authorized users” are not defined. The policy should clarify whether internal distribution permits copying across locations, contractors, students, subsidiaries, or external clients, and should state that distribution remains subject to the applicable Blender open-source license.

4. Embedded content and social media

A new “Social media” reference appears, followed by a notice that embedded content from other providers may track users’ interaction.

Risk: This is an important qualification to the “no third-party tracking” statement. The policy should identify the types of embedded content involved, explain when tracking occurs, and address consent or cookie requirements where applicable.

5. Contact information

An email address, institute@blender.org, is added to the Blender Institute contact details.

6. AI-model training

No provision in the supplied diff expressly addresses:

• Using customer or user data to train AI models;
• Using Blender files, prompts, telemetry, or uploaded content for training;
• Opt-out rights, human review, or model-improvement purposes; or
• Ownership or licensing of data used for AI training.

Accordingly, the diff shows no identifiable change concerning AI training or use of customer data for AI models.