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Sembly AI
Risk Overview
Moderate Risk
4.4
/10
Speech to Text
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Top Risks
ToS grants Sembly a broad irrevocable license to use recordings for AI training (most aggressive IP clause in this batch); non-enterprise users default to training opt-in; discrepancy between 2021 ToS and 2025 privacy policy creates legal ambiguity; calendar integration auto-records meetings; non-consenting participants recorded; broad de-identified data commercialization rights.
Mitigations
SOC 2 Type II + HIPAA certified; enterprise plan explicitly no training; opt-out available for all plans; EU data residency option; 14-day maximum backup retention after deletion; EU-US DPF certified; disputes in NY courts (not arbitration).
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Legal Terms
ToS (Sep 2021) requires disputes in New York state/federal courts under New York law -- no arbitration clause found, less onerous than arbitration. However, ToS grants Sembly a very broad royalty-free, irrevocable, transferable license to use recordings for AI development and training -- most aggressive IP grant clause in this batch. Liability cap: fees paid in prior 12 months.
6
/10
Training Use
Enterprise Plan: explicitly no AI training with audio/video/text. Non-enterprise plans: opt-out available but training is default opt-in. Privacy policy (May 2025) states anonymized content used for improvement. ToS (Sep 2021) grants Sembly a broad license for AI development and training from recordings -- older ToS language is more aggressive. Discrepancy between 2021 ToS and 2025 privacy policy creates ambiguity.
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/10
Output/IP Ownership
ToS Section 7 grants Sembly a royalty-free, irrevocable, transferable right and license to use recordings, transcripts, and reports for AI development and training -- most aggressive IP clause in this batch. Users own the content but grant a very broad license. Privacy policy (May 2025) more restrictive but ToS language controls. De-identified data analytics may be commercialized by Sembly.
5
/10
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Updated July 2026 • AI-assisted research • Reviewed by Verax • Report an issue
Reference Documentation
Official documentation and policies referenced as part of this assessment.
Terms of Service
https://www.sembly.ai/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/tos.pdf
Privacy Policy
https://www.sembly.ai/policy/privacy-policy.pdf