When ‘improve our service’ sounds like too much

In July 2025, WeTransfer updated its Terms of Service. The original wording in Clause 6.3 sparked public backlash, because it granted WeTransfer a broad license to use your files to train AI, generate new content, and more.

The internet responded fast. Creatives, councils, and lawyers asked: “Wait… are you saying you can reuse our files without asking?”

To their credit, WeTransfer acted quickly and removed the language about AI and derivative works. But even in its updated form, Clause 6.3 still says this:

“You hereby grant us a royalty-free license to use your Content for the purposes of operating, developing, and improving the Service…”

It’s cleaner. But it still leaves the door open.

So what’s the risk now?

The revised clause doesn’t say WeTransfer can train AI on your files anymore. But here’s what it does still say:

• They can use your files to improve their service
• You grant them a royalty-free license
• The scope remains vague, “developing and improving” could mean many things

In other words, the wording is softer, but the power remains with them, not you.

Why does this matter to anyone sharing files?

Whether you’re sending client intellectual property, documents, internal reports, or confidential data, you should know exactly how your file-sharing tool handles your content.

When terms include vague rights like “developing and improving the Service,” it opens the door to use cases that go far beyond simple file transfers.

That might be acceptable for cat videos. But not for personal data. Not for intellectual property. And definitely not for documents you’re trusted to protect.

If privacy, confidentiality, or compliance matter to your business, then so does this.

safedrop doesn’t ask for your content. Ever.

We believe privacy shouldn’t be negotiable. That’s why we don’t:

• Claim rights to your files
• Use them to improve our tech
• Feed them into AI
• Generate “derivatives” or hand them off to third parties

We just help you send sensitive documents safely, with full compliance and no fine print.

What you get with safedrop:

✅ Simple, secure file sharing

✅ End-to-end encryption

✅ No logins or passwords needed

✅ Full audit trails for every send

✅ Trusted by legal firms and local authorities across the UK

The takeaway?

Yes, WeTransfer stepped back. But the revised clause still hands them broad rights. For professionals in high-trust roles, that’s not good enough.

With safedrop, your files stay yours. We don’t need to borrow them, analyse them, or improve our service at your expense.

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