Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
iCloud is for ages 13 and up, except school-requested or Family Sharing accounts
The Service is only available to people aged 13 or older, or the equivalent minimum age in their jurisdiction. Children under 13 can use it only if their account was requested by an approved educational institution or set up by a parent or guardian through Family Sharing. Apple says it does not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal information from children under that age without verifiable parental consent. Parents and guardians are expected to explain the agreement to children, give informed consent on their behalf and take precautions such as monitoring their use.
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The Service is only available to individuals aged 13 years or older (or equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction), unless you are under 13 years old and your Account was provided to you as a result of a request by an approved educational institution or established as part of the Family Sharing feature by your parent or guardian.
We do not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal information from children under 13, or equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction, without verifiable parental consent.
Parents and guardians should ensure children under their care properly use the Service by informing them of their rights, requirements, and obligations under this Agreement and by providing informed consent on their behalf.
Qualifications & exceptions
The age threshold is 13 or the equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
People barred under U.S. or other applicable law cannot use iCloud; region changes may be restricted
You cannot use the Service if you are barred from receiving it under United States law or the law of another applicable jurisdiction, including the country where you live or use it. Where the law allows, Apple may restrict changes to your account's Country or Region. Accepting the agreement means you represent that you understand and agree to this.
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To use the Service, you cannot be a person barred from receiving the Service under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions, including the country in which you reside or from where you use the Service.
Where permitted by applicable law, restrictions may apply when you try to change the Country or Region of your Account.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You are responsible for compatible devices, internet access and software, and Apple may cap accounts per device
Using the Service may require compatible devices, internet access and certain software, which may cost money and need periodic updates; these factors can affect performance. Some transactions or features may require the latest software. Meeting these requirements is your responsibility. Apple reserves the right to limit how many Apple Accounts can be created from one device and how many devices can be linked to one account.
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Use of the Service may require compatible devices, Internet access, and certain software (fees may apply); may require periodic updates; and may be affected by the performance of these factors.
Apple reserves the right to limit the number of Accounts that may be created from a device and the number of devices associated with an Account.
You agree that meeting these requirements is your responsibility.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Use must be lawful and permitted; Apple may suspend access if your use threatens its systems
You may use the Service only for purposes this agreement permits and only as far as applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practice in your jurisdiction allows. If your use or behavior, whether intentional or not, threatens Apple's ability to provide the Service or its other systems, Apple may take all reasonable steps to protect them, which may include suspending your access. Repeated violations of the use limitations may lead to termination of your account.
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You agree to use the Service only for purposes permitted by this Agreement, and only to the extent permitted by any applicable law, regulation, or generally accepted practice in the applicable jurisdiction.
If your use of the Service or other behavior intentionally or unintentionally threatens Apple’s ability to provide the Service or other systems, Apple shall be entitled to take all reasonable steps to protect the Service and Apple’s systems, which may include suspension of your access to the Service.
Repeated violations of the limitations may result in termination of your Account.
Account & Service Control · Context
Web-only accounts get limited features, and signing in on an Apple device can upgrade them automatically
If you sign up with a web-only account on a non-Apple device, you get only a limited set of features and 1 GB of free storage that cannot be increased. You still agree to the relevant terms, including use requirements and limits, public beta, warranty disclaimers, Content and conduct rules and termination; terms for features web-only users lack, such as location-based services and paid storage upgrades, do not apply. If you later access the account from an Apple-branded device or computer, even one you do not own, Apple may automatically upgrade it to full functionality, and then all of this agreement applies. To avoid the upgrade, do not sign in from an Apple-branded device.
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If you sign up for the Service with a web-only account on a non-Apple-branded device or computer, you will have access to only a limited set of Service functionality.
Terms and conditions found in this Agreement relating to features not available for web-only users will not apply to you. These include, for example, use of location-based services and payment of fees for iCloud storage upgrades.
You further agree that if you subsequently access your web-only account from an Apple-branded device or Apple-branded computer, whether or not you own such device or computer, Apple may automatically upgrade your web-only account and provide all available functionality of the Service to you, including increased free storage capacity.
If you do not want to upgrade your web-only account, do not sign in to your web-only account from an Apple-branded device or computer.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Hide My Email creates forwarding addresses; Apple can cap them or end an alias used in violation
Hide My Email, an iCloud+ feature, lets you generate unique random email addresses that forward to an address you choose. Apple may limit how many addresses are available and may terminate an alias whose use violates this agreement.
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Hide My Email allows you to generate unique, random email addresses that will forward onto an email address of your choosing.
Apple reserves the right to limit the number of email addresses available under this feature, or to terminate the use of an alias if the use violates the terms and conditions as set forth herein.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Custom email domains count against storage, stop receiving when full, and Apple can refuse objectionable names
Where available, you can use your own domain name for your iCloud Mail address and invite family members to use it too; each person may have at least three addresses per domain. Mail stored in iCloud counts toward your storage, and if you run out of space you cannot receive new messages at those addresses until you free up or add storage. Apple may refuse a custom domain name that is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, obscene, hateful or otherwise objectionable.
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You can personalize your iCloud Mail address with a custom domain name (when available) and invite members of your family to use the same domain with their iCloud Mail accounts. Each person may have at least three email addresses per domain.
If you run out of iCloud storage space, you will not be able to receive new messages at your custom email addresses until you make more storage space available.
Apple reserves the right to refuse to personalize your iCloud Mail address with a custom domain name that is unlawful, harassing, threatening, harmful, tortious, defamatory, libelous, abusive, violent, obscene, vulgar, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or otherwise objectionable.
Qualifications & exceptions
Available only where offered ("when available").
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Some Apple Intelligence features, including Siri AI, may be subject to usage limits
The iCloud+ feature list describes Apple Intelligence as bringing personal context understanding, app actions and on-screen awareness across supported devices. Certain Apple Intelligence features and services, including Siri AI, intelligent features across apps and capabilities powered by Apple Foundation Models, may be subject to usage limits.
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Apple Intelligence brings personal context understanding, app actions, and on-screen awareness across supported devices.
Certain Apple Intelligence features and services, including Siri AI, intelligent features across apps, and capabilities powered by Apple Foundation Models may be subject to usage limits.
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The agreement does not state what the usage limits are or how they are set.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Recovery contacts can generate a code to help you back into your account but cannot access it directly
You can add one or more recovery contacts who can use their device to generate a code that helps you regain access to your account and data. A recovery contact must be over 13 (or the local equivalent), have an Apple Account with two-factor authentication and an Apple device with a passcode. They do not get direct access to your account. Keeping your recovery contacts up to date is your responsibility.
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You can add one or more people as a recovery contact who can use their device to generate a code that can help you regain access to your Account and data.
The recovery contact must be over 13 years old (or equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction), have an Account, two factor authentication, and an Apple device with device passcode enabled. They will not be able to get direct access to your Account. It is your responsibility to keep your recovery contacts up to date.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You are responsible for everything done through your account and must not share it
You must create an account to use the Service and must not reveal your account information to anyone. You alone are responsible for keeping your account confidential and secure and for all activity on or through it, and you must notify Apple immediately of any security breach. The Service is meant for individual personal use, so you should not share your account or password. If Apple has used reasonable skill and care, it is not responsible for losses from unauthorized use of your account that result from your not following these rules.
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As a registered user of the Service, you must establish an Account. Don’t reveal your Account information to anyone else.
You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your Account and for all activities that occur on or through your Account, and you agree to immediately notify Apple of any security breach of your Account.
You further acknowledge and agree that the Service is designed and intended for personal use on an individual basis and you should not share your Account and/or password details with another individual.
Provided we have exercised reasonable skill and due care, Apple shall not be responsible for any losses arising out of the unauthorized use of your Account resulting from you not following these rules.
Qualifications & exceptions
Apple's exclusion of responsibility applies only where Apple has exercised reasonable skill and due care and the loss results from you not following these rules.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You get no ownership of your account, email address or domain name used with iCloud
Nothing in the agreement gives you any interest, title or license in an account, email address, domain name, iChat ID or similar resource you use with the Service.
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Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to convey to you any interest, title, or license in an Account, email address, domain name, iChat ID, or similar resource used by you in connection with the Service.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You may not copy, sell, resell, rent or trade the Service
You agree not to reproduce, copy, duplicate, sell, resell, rent or trade the Service or any part of it for any purpose.
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You agree that you will not reproduce, copy, duplicate, sell, resell, rent or trade the Service (or any part thereof) for any purpose.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
No stalking or harassment, and no impersonation; Apple may block accounts or addresses that impersonate
You may not use the Service to stalk, harass, threaten or harm anyone. You may not impersonate or misrepresent yourself as another person (including celebrities), an entity, another iCloud user, an Apple employee or a civic or government leader, or misrepresent your affiliation. Apple may reject or block any account or email address that could be considered an impersonation or a misappropriation of someone else's name or identity.
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stalk, harass, threaten or harm another;
you may not impersonate or misrepresent yourself as another person (including celebrities), entity, another iCloud user, an Apple employee, or a civic or government leader, or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity
Apple reserves the right to reject or block any Account or email address which could be deemed to be an impersonation or misrepresentation of your identity, or a misappropriation of another person’s name or identity
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Apple may automatically download and install software updates to keep the Service working
Apple may update the software the Service uses from time to time. To keep using the Service, those updates, which can include bug fixes, feature changes or entirely new versions, may be automatically downloaded and installed on your device or computer.
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In order to continue your use of the Service, such updates may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your device or computer. These updates may include bug fixes, feature enhancements or improvements, or entirely new versions of the Software.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You can close your account at any time, but deletion may be irreversible and cuts off linked services
You may terminate your account or stop using the Service at any time. To stop using iCloud on a device, sign out of iCloud in Settings; to terminate your account and delete your iCloud Content, follow the directions on Apple's support page. If you terminate your account and delete your Content, you lose access to other Apple and third-party products and services you set up with that account, and this may not be reversible.
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You may terminate your Account and/or stop using the Service at any time.
If you terminate your Account and delete your Content stored in iCloud, you will not have access to other Apple or third-party products and services that you set up with that Account. This action may be non-reversible.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
Apple may suspend or terminate your account without notice for listed reasons, with a 30-day cure for minor breaches
Apple may at any time, in certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate or suspend all or part of your account or access. Causes include violating this agreement or referenced policies, your own request, a law enforcement, court or government request or order, the Service becoming unlawful for you, unexpected technical or security problems, fraudulent or illegal activity, and failure to pay fees. For a non-material breach, Apple may terminate only after 30 days' notice and only if you have not fixed the breach in that time. Apple decides in its sole discretion and is not responsible for resulting damages.
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Apple may at any time, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate or suspend all or a portion of your Account and/or access to the Service.
Cause for such termination shall include: (a) violations of this Agreement or any other policies or guidelines that are referenced herein and/or posted on the Service; (b) a request by you to cancel or terminate your Account; (c) a request and/or order from law enforcement, a judicial body, or other government agency; (d) where provision of the Service to you is or may become unlawful; (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems; (f) your participation in fraudulent or illegal activities; or (g) failure to pay any fees owed by you in relation to the Service
provided that in the case of non-material breach, Apple will be permitted to terminate only after giving you 30 days’ notice and only if you have not cured the breach within such 30-day period.
Any such termination or suspension shall be made by Apple in its sole discretion and Apple will not be responsible to you or any third party for any damages that may result or arise out of such termination or suspension of your Account and/or access to the Service.
Qualifications & exceptions
For non-material breaches, termination requires 30 days' notice and an uncured breach.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Apple can send notices, including changes to the agreement, by email, iMessage, SMS, mail or website posting
Apple may give you notices about the Service, including changes to this agreement, by email to your iCloud address or another address on your account, by iMessage or SMS, by regular mail, or by posting on its website or in the Service.
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Apple may provide you with notices regarding the Service, including changes to this Agreement, by email to your iCloud email address (and/or other alternate email address associated with your Account if provided), iMessage or SMS, by regular mail, or by postings on our website and/or the Service.