Terms are effective 19 August 2026 and form a contract with the Canva Contracting Entity
These Terms of Use state that they are effective as of 19 August 2026. They apply to your use of Canva’s visual communication platform (the “Service”). By using the Service you agree they become a legally binding agreement between you and the “Canva Contracting Entity” identified in the Terms. The page points to a Policy Archives page for earlier versions.
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These Terms of Use are effective as of 19 August 2026.
By using the Service, you agree that these terms will become a legally binding agreement between you and the Canva Contracting Entity identified in these Terms
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The agreement forms by using the Service; no separate signature step is described in this section.
Not stated here
Earlier versions in the Policy Archives were not supplied, so what changed from them is unknown.
Which Canva entity is the Canva Contracting Entity is not stated in this opening section; later text ties it to the billing address.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Plain-language boxes are explanations only; only terms outside the boxes bind
Canva says the Terms include short plain-language explanations in boxes, and that only the Terms outside those boxes are legally binding. Where this analysis cites box text, it is a summary and not an operative term.
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You’ll find simple explanations of our Terms in these boxes, but keep in mind only the Terms outside these boxes are legally binding.
Qualifications & exceptions
A later miscellaneous clause says headings and the explanatory boxes are for convenience only and do not affect meaning or interpretation.
Not stated here
The source text does not mark exactly which paragraphs are inside boxes; box status here is inferred from their short plain-language style.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Use of the Service is also subject to Canva’s Acceptable Use Policy; the Privacy Policy covers personal data
The Service is offered on Canva websites (such as Canva.com and affinity.studio), Canva mobile apps, Canva desktop applications and other forms Canva provides. Your use is subject to these Terms and Canva’s Acceptable Use Policy; if you fail to comply with the Acceptable Use Policy or other Canva terms or guidelines for the Service, Canva may delete or restrict the violating content or suspend or terminate your account with immediate effect. Canva’s Privacy Policy is the document that explains how Canva treats your personal data. If you use Canva Education, the Canva Education Additional Terms also apply.
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The Service is made available on Canva websites (such as Canva.com and affinity.studio), Canva mobile apps, Canva desktop applications, and in other forms provided or made available by Canva.
Your use of the Service is subject to these Terms and Canva’s
Canva may delete or otherwise restrict the violating User Content and/or Designs or suspend or terminate your account with immediate effect
If you're using Canva Education, the
Qualifications & exceptions
The Education terms apply in addition when you use Canva Education.
Not stated here
The Acceptable Use Policy, Privacy Policy and Education Additional Terms are linked but were not supplied, so their content is not analyzed here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You may use the Service only if you can form a binding contract with Canva
You may use the Service only if you are legally able to form a binding contract with Canva. By using it you represent and warrant that you have the full right, power and authority to agree to the Terms and to perform all your obligations.
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You may use the Service only if you're legally able to form a binding contract with Canva.
you represent and warrant that you have the full right, power and authority to agree to and be bound by these Terms and to fully perform all of your obligations
Qualifications & exceptions
A separate age requirement in section 2(a) also limits who may use the Service.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Canva says its free Canva Education plan for students is certified COPPA and FERPA compliant
Canva states that its free Canva Education plan for students has been certified compliant with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) by iKeepSafe. This is a statement by Canva about the plan, not an obligation spelled out in the Terms.
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Our free Canva Education plan for students has been certified compliant with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) by
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated only for the free Canva Education plan for students.
Not stated here
The certification itself, its date and its scope were not supplied.
The text does not say what Canva does with children’s data under the Education plan; that is for the Education terms and the COPPA data-retention policy listed at the end of the page.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license
You get a limited, revocable license to use the Service for business or personal use
Subject to your compliance with the Terms, Canva grants you a non-exclusive, limited, non-transferable, freely revocable license to access and use the Service for business or personal use. Canva reserves all rights not expressly granted.
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Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you're granted a non-exclusive, limited, non-transferable, freely revocable license to access and use the Service for business or personal use.
Canva reserves all rights not expressly granted under these Terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Conditional on your compliance with the Terms.
“Freely revocable” means Canva may withdraw the license.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You may not use the Service to discriminate against others or incite hostility or violence
Canva says it will not tolerate its Service being used to discriminate against others, especially based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, ancestry or national origin. You may not use the Service in a manner that would or would likely incite, promote or support such discrimination, and you must not use the Service to incite or promote hostility or violence.
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Canva doesn't support and won't tolerate its Service being used to discriminate against others, especially when based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, ancestry or national origin.
You're not permitted to use the Service in a manner which would or would likely incite, promote or support such discrimination and you must not use the Service to incite or promote hostility or violence.
Qualifications & exceptions
The listed characteristics follow “especially” and are not stated as the only protected grounds.
The prohibition reaches use that would “likely” incite, promote or support discrimination, not only actual discrimination.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You may not resell or sublicense the Service, copy or reverse-engineer it, benchmark it or build a competing product
Whether you act yourself or through a third party, you may not (i) rent, lease, sell, distribute, offer in a service bureau, sublicense or otherwise make the Service or Licensed Content available to any third party (except as permitted under the Terms); (ii) copy, replicate, decompile, reverse-engineer, try to derive the source code of, modify or create derivative works of the Service or any part of it; (iii) access the Service for performance benchmarking; or (iv) access the Service to build or market a competitive product.
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You will not yourself or through any third party (i) rent, lease, sell, distribute, offer in a service bureau, sublicense, or otherwise make available the Service or the Licensed Content to any third party (except as permitted under these Terms);
(ii) copy, replicate, decompile, reverse-engineer, attempt to derive the source code of, modify, or create derivative works of the Service, or any part thereof;
(iii) access the Service for purposes of performance benchmarking; (iv) access the Service for purposes of building or marketing a competitive product;
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies whether you act yourself or through any third party.
Item (i) has an exception for what the Terms otherwise permit.
Section 14 says its liability limits do not apply to liabilities arising out of your breach of this restrictions section, and section 15(b) lists it among the Violations Canva may act on.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Affinity Software follows these Terms plus the Affinity Terms; the printing and website sections do not apply
Where Canva makes it available, you may download and use the Affinity Software by logging in with your Canva account. Your use is subject to these Terms and to the additional obligations and restrictions in the Affinity Terms. The Affinity Software forms part of the Services under these Terms, and the Terms’ sections titled “Printing your designs” and “Using Canva to Publish a Website” do not apply to your use of the Affinity Software.
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Where made available to you by Canva, you may download and use the Affinity Software
Your use of the Affinity Software is subject to these Terms and the additional obligations and restrictions set out in the
Affinity Software forms part of the Services under these Terms, and the Sections of these Terms titled “Printing your designs” and “Using Canva to Publish a Website” do not apply to your use of the Affinity Software.
e. Printing your Designs. You can use the Service to print your Designs (only available in certain locations).
5. Using Canva to Publish a Website
Qualifications & exceptions
Available only “where made available to you by Canva”.
The excluded sections are the printing section (4(e)) and the website-publishing section (5); the other sections of the Terms still apply to the Affinity Software.
Not stated here
The Affinity Terms were not supplied, so the extra obligations and restrictions are unknown.
The source has a typo in the second paragraph (“he Affinity Software”); the meaning is not affected.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Cavalry Software follows these Terms plus the Cavalry Terms; its printing and website exclusion is bracketed
Where Canva makes it available, you may download and use the Cavalry Software by logging in with your Canva account. Your use is subject to these Terms and the additional obligations and restrictions in the Cavalry Terms. The Cavalry Software forms part of the Services under these Terms. As the source shows it, the sentence saying that the “Printing your designs” and “Using Canva to Publish a Website” sections do not apply to the Cavalry Software appears inside square brackets.
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Where made available to you by Canva, you may download and use the Cavalry Software
Your use of the Cavalry Software is subject to these Terms and the additional obligations and restrictions set out in the Cavalry Terms.
the Cavalry Software forms part of the Services under these Terms, [and the Sections of these Terms titled "Printing your designs" and "Using Canva to Publish a Website" do not apply to your use of the Cavalry Software].
Qualifications & exceptions
Available only “where made available to you by Canva”.
The exclusion mirrors the one for Affinity Software, but is bracketed in the source text.
Not stated here
The source does not explain the square brackets, so whether the exclusion is final or a drafting leftover cannot be told from the text.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The Service is provided as-is; Canva disclaims all warranties to the extent the law allows
The Service is provided “as-is” and “as-available”. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to any non-excludable rights and remedies you have, Canva, its licensors and its suppliers expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Canva does not warrant that your use of the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free.
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The Service is provided on an “as-is” and “as-available” basis.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and subject to any non-excludable rights and remedies you may have under applicable law, Canva, its licensors, and its suppliers, expressly disclaim any and all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
Canva does not warrant that your use of the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free.
Qualifications & exceptions
Limited to the maximum extent permitted by law and subject to non-excludable rights and remedies.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You must indemnify Canva and its affiliates for claims from your violation of the Terms or your User Content
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Canva and its affiliates, officers, directors, agents, licensors and employees from all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) resulting from or related to (i) your violation of the Terms or (ii) your User Content. The Terms contain no matching indemnity by Canva in this section.
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You agree, to the extent permitted by law, to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Canva and its affiliates, officers, directors, agents, licensors and employees from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) resulting from or related to (i) your violation of these Terms or (ii) your User Content.
Qualifications & exceptions
Limited to the extent permitted by law.
Triggered by claims and losses resulting from or related to your violation of the Terms or your User Content.
Your indemnification obligations are carved out of the liability limits in section 14.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The limits spare non-waivable consumer rights and liability for gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct
The Terms do not affect consumer rights that cannot by law be waived or limited, and they do not exclude or limit liability arising from either party’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct. This qualifies the liability cap and the exclusion of consequential damages.
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These terms do not affect consumer rights that cannot by law be waived or limited.
These terms do not exclude or limit liability arising out of either party’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct.
Qualifications & exceptions
The text says “these terms”, which on its face covers more than the liability section; the paragraph sits in the Limitation of Liability section.
Not stated here
Which consumer rights cannot be waived depends on local law, which the Terms do not list.
The Terms take effect when you first access the Service and last until your account is deleted or terminated
The Terms take effect the first time you access the Service and continue in full force and effect until your account is deleted or terminated.
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These Terms will take effect the first time you access the Service and will continue in full force and effect until your account is deleted or terminated.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Six named sections, including Billing and Limitation of Liability, survive termination
The sections titled “Term and Termination,” “Billing,” “Canva’s Intellectual Property,” “Limitation of Liability,” “Indemnification,” and “Miscellaneous” survive any expiration or termination of the Terms.
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Sections titled “Term and Termination,” “Billing,” “Canva’s Intellectual Property,” “Limitation of Liability,” “Indemnification,”and “Miscellaneous” inclusive, will survive any expiration or termination of these Terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only the named sections are listed as surviving.
Not stated here
The list names “Indemnification” while the section heading is “Your Indemnity Obligations”; the text does not say whether they are the same section.
Other provisions, such as the license for User Content in shared Designs, are not on the list; a separate sentence in section 15(c) covers shared-Design availability.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You and Canva each agree to follow applicable laws in connection with the Service
You agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations in connection with your use of the Service. Canva agrees to do the same in connection with its provision of the Service.
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You agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations, in connection with your use of the Service.
Canva agrees to abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations, in connection with its provision of the Service.
Qualifications & exceptions
The promise is mutual.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The Terms are governed by California law
The Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to any conflict of laws provisions.
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These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to any conflict of laws provisions.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Trade laws may stop Canva providing the Service without notice; you warrant your use complies with them
The Service is subject to trade compliance laws on import, export and use. These laws may prohibit Canva from providing you the Service or require it to discontinue the Service for you without notice. By using the Service you agree to comply with all trade sanctions, export and import laws and regulations, and warrant that your use is compliant and that you will not make the Service available to anyone who cannot comply with those laws.
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These laws or regulations may prohibit Canva from providing you the Service or require that we discontinue making it available to you without notice.
By using the Service you agree to comply with all trade sanctions, export and import laws, and regulations and warrant that (i) your use of the Service is compliant with all applicable trade compliance laws and regulations, and (ii) you will not make the Service available to anyone who is unable to comply with all applicable trade compliance laws and regulations in their use of the Service.
Qualifications & exceptions
Discontinuation without notice is stated for cases where trade laws require it.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Disputes start with contacting Canva, then go to binding AAA arbitration under consumer rules
If you have a dispute arising out of the Terms, you must contact Canva first, through the page the Terms link, and Canva will try to resolve it with you. If that fails, you and Canva each agree to resolve any claim, dispute or controversy arising out of or in connection with the Terms or the Service by binding arbitration with the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules then in effect, except as the Terms provide. The arbitration is conducted by videoconference or at an agreed location reasonably convenient to both parties. Each party pays AAA filing, administrative and arbitrator fees in accordance with AAA rules. The award may include costs of arbitration, reasonable attorneys’ fees and reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses, and a court of competent jurisdiction may enter judgment on it.
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If you have a dispute arising out of these Terms, contact us
In the event that we’re unable to resolve a dispute directly, you and Canva each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy (excluding any Canva claims for injunctive or other equitable relief) arising out of or in connection with these Terms and/or the Service (collectively, “Claims”), by binding arbitration by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under the Consumer Arbitration Rules then in effect for the AAA, except as provided in these terms.
The arbitration will be conducted through videoconferencing or at an agreed location reasonably convenient to both parties. Each party will be responsible for paying any AAA filing, administrative and arbitrator fees in accordance with AAA rules.
The award rendered by the arbitrator may include costs of arbitration, reasonable attorneys’ fees and reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses, and any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Qualifications & exceptions
Canva’s own claims for injunctive or other equitable relief are excluded from the arbitration commitment.
Covers any claim arising out of or in connection with the Terms or the Service.
Fees are allocated “in accordance with AAA rules”.
Not stated here
The AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules were not supplied, so the fee amounts and procedures are unknown.
This section does not describe a way to opt out of arbitration; whether another document does is not shown by the supplied text.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Either party may go to court for injunctions to protect data security, intellectual property or other proprietary rights
Nothing in the dispute section prevents either party from asking the courts for injunctive or other equitable relief as necessary to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of that party’s data security, Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights.
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Nothing in this Section prevents either party from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from the courts as necessary to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of that party’s data security, Intellectual Property Rights, or other proprietary rights.
Qualifications & exceptions
Available to either party, but only as necessary to prevent infringement, misappropriation or violation of the listed kinds of rights.
Separately, the arbitration commitment excludes Canva’s own claims for injunctive or other equitable relief.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You waive jury trial and class or representative actions, and claims cannot be consolidated unless agreed
All Claims must be brought in the parties’ individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. Unless Canva agrees otherwise, the arbitrator or a court may not consolidate more than one person’s claims. By entering the agreement, you and Canva each waive the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action.
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All Claims must be brought in the parties’ individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding.
Unless we agree otherwise, the arbitrator or a court may not consolidate more than one person’s claims.
You agree that, by entering into this agreement, you and Canva are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action.
Qualifications & exceptions
The consolidation limit can be waived by agreement.
Not stated here
The text does not say what happens to the class waiver if it is held unenforceable; the severability clause in section 16(j) is general.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Any court filing in the United States goes to the Northern District of California or Santa Clara County state courts
Any Claim filed with a court in the United States for any reason must be filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or the state courts of California in the County of Santa Clara.
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You and Canva each agree that any Claim filed with a court in the United States for any reason will be filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or the state courts of California in the County of Santa Clara.
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated for Claims filed with a court in the United States.
Not stated here
The text does not say where a court filing outside the United States must be made.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Which Canva entity you contract with depends on your billing address; US billing means Canva US, Inc
The Canva entity contracting with you, and the address for legal notices, depends on your billing address. If your billing address is in the United States, the entity is Canva US, Inc, with legal notices to Austin, Texas, Attn: Legal. If it is in the UK, the entity is Canva UK Operations Ltd (London). If it is in any other country, the entity is Canva Pty Ltd (Sydney, Australia).
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The Canva entity contracting with you under these Terms and the address to which you should send legal notices is based on your billing address.
If your billing address is in the United States:
The Canva entity entering into these Terms is Canva US, Inc
Legal notices should be sent to 3212 E. Cesar Chavez Street, Building 1, Suite 1300, Austin, TX 78702, United States of America. Attn: Legal
If your billing address is in the UK:
The Canva entity entering into these Terms is Canva UK Operations Ltd
Legal notices should be sent to 33-35 Hoxton Square, London N1 6NN, UK. Attn: Legal
If your billing address is in any country except for the United States or the UK:
The Canva entity entering into these Terms is Canva Pty Ltd.
Legal notices should be sent to 110 Kippax St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia. Attn: Legal
Qualifications & exceptions
The mapping is by billing address, not by where you live.
Domain registration through Canva names Canva Pty Ltd as the reseller (section 5(b)), whatever the contracting entity is.
Not stated here
The text does not say which entity applies to a user who has no billing address, such as someone using only free features.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
If you buy through a reseller, Canva’s Indirect Master Services Agreement applies and the reseller cannot bind Canva
If you purchase the Service through an authorized distributor or reseller, Canva’s Indirect Master Services Agreement applies to your use of the Service unless you have entered into a separate agreement with Canva for that use. Resellers are not authorized to make representations or commitments on Canva’s behalf, and unless you and Canva have a mutually executed agreement, Canva is not bound to obligations other than those in the Indirect Master Services Agreement.
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You purchase the Service through an authorized distributor or reseller (“Reseller”)
applies to your use of the Service unless you have entered into a separate agreement with Canva for such use.
Resellers are not authorized to make any representations or commitments on Canva’s behalf and, unless otherwise agreed via a mutually executed agreement between You and Canva, Canva is not bound to any obligations other than those set out in Canva’s Indirect Master Services Agreement.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to purchases through an authorized distributor or reseller.
Not stated here
The Indirect Master Services Agreement was not supplied; it is linked in the policies list at the end of the page.
The source has a typo at the start of the sentence (“IIf You purchase”); the meaning is not affected.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You need Canva’s consent to assign the Terms, but Canva may transfer its rights and obligations at any time
You may not assign the Terms or any of your rights under them without Canva’s written consent, except to a successor by way of a merger, acquisition or change of control. Canva may transfer or assign any of its rights and obligations under the Terms, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice.
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You may not assign these Terms or any of your rights under these Terms without Canva’s written consent except to any successor by way of a merger, acquisition, or change of control.
Canva may transfer or assign any of its rights and obligations under these Terms, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications & exceptions
The two directions are treated differently: your assignment needs written consent, Canva’s does not need consent or notice.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Headings and the explanatory boxes are for convenience only and do not affect the meaning of the Terms
Headings used in the Terms and the explanatory boxes are provided for convenience only and will not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of the Terms or any part of them. This matches the opening statement that only the Terms outside the boxes are legally binding.
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Headings used in these Terms and the explanatory boxes are provided for convenience only and will not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of the Terms or any part of them.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to headings and explanatory boxes.
Cross-references
related (model-proposed): Plain-language boxes are explanations only; only terms outside the boxes bind — references: The closing interpretation clause repeats the opening statement about the boxes: both say the plain-language boxes do not carry operative weight, the opening one by saying only terms outside boxes bind, the closing one by saying boxes do not affect meaning.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
If a provision is invalid or unenforceable, the rest of the Terms still applies
If a provision of the Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, it does not affect the validity or enforceability of other provisions, and the Terms are construed as if that provision had been limited or omitted to the minimum extent necessary.
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If a particular provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity or enforceability of other provisions
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Canva’s failure to enforce a provision does not waive it
Canva’s express waiver or failure to enforce any provision of the Terms is not a present or future waiver of that provision and does not affect Canva’s ability to enforce any provision afterward.
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Canva’s express waiver or failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall in no way be construed to be a present or future waiver of such provision
Qualifications & exceptions
The clause protects Canva’s right to enforce later; it does not say the same about your failure to enforce.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Canva can change the Terms and referenced policies at any time; notice is promised only for materially adverse changes
Canva may modify the Terms, and any policies or agreements referenced in them, at any time, and posts the most current version of the Terms on Canva.com. It will give reasonable advance notice of any change that, in its reasonable determination, materially and adversely affects your rights or your use of the Service, which it may give through the Service and/or by email to the address on your account. By continuing to use the Service after revised Terms become effective, you agree to be bound by them.
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We may modify these Terms (and any policies or agreements referenced in these Terms) at any time. We will post the most current version of these Terms on Canva.com.
We will provide you with reasonable advance notice of any change to the Terms that, in our reasonable determination, materially adversely affect your rights or your use of the Service.
We may provide you this notice via the Service and/or by email to the email address associated with your account.
By continuing to use the Service after any revised Terms become effective, you agree to be bound by the new Terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Advance notice depends on Canva’s own reasonable determination that a change materially adversely affects you.
Continued use after the change takes effect counts as agreement.
Not stated here
The length of “reasonable advance notice” is not stated.
No later version of the Terms is announced in the supplied text, which states its effective date as 19 August 2026.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Canva can add, change or remove features, add storage or feature limits, or discontinue the Service at any time
Canva may add, change or remove features or functionality of the Service, modify or introduce limits on storage or other features (which may vary by plan type), or discontinue the Service altogether at any time.
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Canva may add, change or remove features or functionality to the Service; modify or introduce limitations to storage or other features (which may vary by plan type); or discontinue the Service altogether at any time.
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated for any time, with no notice period in this paragraph.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The Terms and the policies they reference are the entire agreement; the English version controls
The Terms and the terms and policies referenced in them make up the entire agreement between you and Canva about the Service. They supersede prior representations, agreements or understandings about the Service, including previous versions of the Terms. Terms on a purchase order have no force even if the order is accepted. The English version of the Terms controls.
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These Terms and the terms and policies referenced in these terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Canva with respect to the Service.
These Terms supersede any prior representations, agreements, or understandings between you and Canva, whether written or oral, with respect to the Service including previous versions of the Terms.
All terms, conditions or provisions on a purchase order will be of no force and effect notwithstanding any acceptance of such purchase order.
The English version of these Terms will control.
Qualifications & exceptions
The entire agreement includes the policies the Terms reference, not only the Terms text.
Not stated here
The referenced policies were not supplied, so what the entire agreement contains beyond this page is unknown.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The page lists policies that the Terms text itself refers to, including the Acceptable Use Policy and Privacy Policy
Under “Other policies” the page lists links to documents that the Terms text also names: the Print Marketplace Seller Terms, Indirect Master Services Agreement, Cavalry Terms, Affinity Terms, AI Product Terms, Canva Education Additional Terms, Content License Agreement, Data Processing Addendum, Acceptable Use Policy and Privacy Policy. The entire-agreement clause counts the terms and policies the Terms reference as part of the agreement. The linked documents were not supplied.
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Other policies
Print Marketplace Seller Terms
Indirect Master Services Agreement
Cavalry Terms
Affinity Terms
AI Product Terms
Canva Education Additional Terms
Content License Agreement
Data Processing Addendum
Acceptable Use Policy
Privacy Policy
Your use of the Service, your User Content, and your Designs, must comply with Canva’s
Qualifications & exceptions
Each is referenced for a specific service, product or situation, for example Affinity Terms for Affinity Software and the Data Processing Addendum for the data-processor role.
Not stated here
None of the linked policies was supplied, so none is analyzed here.
Version dates of the linked policies are not shown on this page.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The page also lists policies the Terms text does not mention, so when each applies is not stated
The “Other policies” list also includes the Manual Domain Attestation, SMS Terms, the data-retention schedule for children under 13 using Canva Education (U.S. COPPA), the Fontsmith Collection End User License Agreement, Feature-Specific Terms, Canva Master Services Agreement, Canva AI Beta Program Terms, Contributor Agreement and Cookies Policy. The supplied Terms text does not mention these by name, so the page does not state which users or features each applies to.
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Canva Manual Domain Attestation
SMS Terms
Children under 13 using Canva Education (U.S. COPPA) – data retention
Fontsmith Collection End User License Agreement
Feature-Specific Terms
Canva Master Services Agreement
Canva AI Beta Program Terms
Contributor Agreement
Cookies Policy
Children may not access or use the Service, other than through Canva Education.
Qualifications & exceptions
The Terms’ age requirement allows children to use the Service only through Canva Education, which makes the COPPA data-retention schedule relevant to that group.
Not stated here
None of these documents was supplied, so their content and whether they bind a given user are unknown.
The Print Review Policy and the Intellectual Property Policy are named in the Terms text but do not appear in this list.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Domains bought, renewed or transferred through Canva go through Tucows; breaching its terms breaches the Terms
When you purchase, renew or transfer a domain name through Canva, Canva Pty Ltd acts as a reseller for domain registration services through its third-party registrar, Tucows, Inc. If you buy a domain through Canva you agree to and are subject to the Tucows Master Registration Agreement, and a breach of the Tucows Terms is a breach of the Terms.
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When you purchase, renew or transfer a domain name through Canva, Canva Pty Ltd acts as a reseller for domain name registration services through our third-party registrar, Tucows, Inc. (“Tucows”).
A breach of the Tucows Terms is a breach of these Terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies when you purchase, renew or transfer a domain name through Canva.
Section 16(e) names a different Canva entity as your contracting party depending on billing address; this paragraph names Canva Pty Ltd as the reseller.
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The Tucows Master Registration Agreement was not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Domain services are subject to ICANN policies, which you agree to comply with
Your use of Canva’s domain services is subject to the policies of ICANN, and you agree to comply with ICANN’s requirements, standards, policies, procedures and practices. The page links a summary of a registrant’s rights and responsibilities under ICANN’s 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement.
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Your use of our domain services is subject to the policies of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
You agree to comply with ICANN’s requirements, standards, policies, procedures and practices.
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ICANN’s requirements and the linked registrant summary were not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
By applying for or renewing a domain you warrant your information is true and you were not previously rejected for it
By submitting an application or registering or renewing a domain name, you represent and warrant that (i) all information you give Canva or Tucows is true, complete, correct and not misleading and the application is made in good faith, and (ii) you have not previously applied for that domain name and been rejected.
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You agree that by submitting an application or registering or renewing your domain name, you represent and warrant that: (i) all information provided to Canva or Tucows is true, complete and correct and is not misleading in any way and the application is made in good faith; and (ii) you have not previously submitted an application for the domain name and been rejected.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Registering a domain gives no proprietary right, and it can be challenged or canceled if your warranties are untrue
Registration of a domain name does not create a proprietary right and is not evidence of ownership. The registration can later be challenged by third parties or canceled if the above warranties turn out to be untrue, incomplete, incorrect or misleading.
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Registration of a domain name does not create a proprietary right and will not be construed as evidence of ownership.
The registration can be subsequently challenged by third parties or canceled if any of the above warranties are found to be untrue, incomplete, incorrect or misleading.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You are responsible for renewing your domain; Canva is not liable if it becomes unavailable or is canceled
You are responsible for renewing your domain name. Canva will not be liable for a domain name being unavailable or canceled for any reason.
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You're responsible for renewing your domain name. Canva will not be liable for a domain name being unavailable or canceled for any reason.
Qualifications & exceptions
The disclaimer is stated for any reason; section 14 separately sets limits and exceptions on liability.