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Legacy rating — awaiting reassessment with complete source evidence.
Grade B+ — Fair terms (score 84/100)
Akismet's terms provide standard service protections but include broad unilateral rights for the company to modify terms and terminate accounts without notice.
Standard terms with unilateral modification and termination rights.
The Website, Service, and these Terms and Conditions may be changed at the sole discretion of Automattic and without notice.
The company reserves the right to modify terms without providing notice to the user.
In no event will the aggregate liability for any and all of your claims against Automattic... exceed the amounts actually paid by you to Automattic during the 12-month period prior to the date a claim is made.
Liability is capped at the amount paid in the last 12 months, effectively zero for free users.
Automattic may terminate this Agreement... in its sole discretion, for any reason or no reason at all... with or without cause and without notice.
The company can terminate access at any time for any reason without notice.
To cancel a plan, click the “Cancel” link next to the plan you wish to cancel and confirm by clicking “Yes, remove this subscription from my account.”
Subscription cancellation is simple and free through the account dashboard.
Last reviewed 2026-10-11 under rubric v3.5.