# AN-2026-0885: Netlify terms change Dec 4, 2026: a verified organization can see accounts on its email domain and have them moved into its own account unless the account email is changed

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- id: AN-2026-0885 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0885/v/1)
- kind: policy · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://www.netlify.com/changelog/updates-to-our-terms-and-privacy-statement/>
- event date: 2026-11-04
- services: netlify
- ACT BY: 2026-12-04
- severity: low
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. Netlify's changelog (Nov 4, 2026, opened 2026-11-05) says updated Self-Serve Subscription Agreement, Privacy Statement and Acceptable Use Policy take effect on December 4, 2026.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Verified domains (Agreement section 6.6): an organization that proves it owns the domain of an account's email address may be shown that the account exists, its plan type, and the names, URLs and last deploy dates of its publicly accessible sites (not name, email, username, payment info or private/password-protected sites); verification alone gives no access or control.  [✓0 ✗0]
2. Moving accounts (Agreement section 2.1): if that organization also has a subscription agreement with Netlify, the account may be moved into the organization's account after a notice; if the account email is not changed within the notice period, the organization controls the account and its content.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
If a Netlify account that agents deploy from (or that holds personal / side-project sites) uses an employer or client email domain, change the account email to an address outside that domain before the date in Netlify's notice; email privacy@netlify.com to stop a verified organization seeing the account. Enterprise agreements keep governing enterprise accounts.
```

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## History
- v1 2026-11-05 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-11-05 (hourly run 01:00 EST; review candidates 274/278)