Orum Terms & Conditions: Critical Legal Risks and Redline Solutions for Financial Protection | Erayaha

When We Examined Orum’s Terms: Four Legal Risks That Could Cost Millions

Imagine a scenario where a single ambiguous clause or missing compliance safeguard in your Terms & Conditions leads to a $1.2 million GDPR fine, a class action lawsuit, or the loss of critical business data. Our analysis of Orum’s Terms & Conditions reveals four high-impact legal and logical risks that could expose the company to substantial financial and regulatory consequences.

1. Ambiguous Data License and Use Rights Orum’s current data license clause grants the company a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to user data for broad purposes. However, it lacks specificity regarding data use limitations, retention, and compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA. This ambiguity could result in regulatory penalties up to €20 million or 4% of global annual turnover, as well as costly litigation from affected users.

Legal Analysis

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...by importing, providing, or otherwise making available any of Your Data on or through the Services, you expressly grant, and you represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant, to Orum a royalty-freelimited, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwidenon-transferable, revocable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, list information regarding, edit, translate, distribute, syndicate, publicly perform, publicly display, and make derivative works of all of Your Data to providesolely for the purposes of providing and improving the Services, in accordance with applicable privacy laws (including GDPR and for such limited purposesCCPA), and subject to data retention and deletion policies as set forthoutlined in our Privacy Policy. Orum shall not use, disclose, or retain Your Data beyond what is necessary for service provision or as required by law.

Legal Explanation

The original clause is overly broad and lacks clear limitations on data use, retention, and compliance with privacy laws. The revision narrows the license, aligns with regulatory requirements, and clarifies data deletion obligations, reducing the risk of regulatory penalties and litigation.

2. Unilateral Service Termination Without Notice or Data Access The termination clause allows Orum to suspend or end services at any time, with or without notice, and does not guarantee user access to their own data post-termination. This exposes Orum to breach of contract claims, potential business interruption damages, and reputational harm. Industry litigation for similar issues has resulted in settlements exceeding $500,000.

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WeOrum may terminate, suspend, or modify the Services in whole or in part (includingwith reasonable advance written notice, without limitation, any features of the Services),except in generalcases of material breach or with respect to youlegal requirement. Upon termination, from timeusers shall have at least 30 days to time without cause or prior noticeaccess and export their data, unless prohibited by law. We may alsoOrum will not delete any content oruser data from the Services at our discretion. Upon terminationwithout providing an opportunity for any reason or no reasonretrieval, you continue to be boundexcept where required by these Terms. You acknowledge that if your access to the Services is suspendedlaw or terminated, you may no longer have access to Your Data that is stored with the Servicescourt order.

Legal Explanation

The original clause allows for termination and data deletion without notice or user access, exposing Orum to breach of contract claims and business interruption damages. The revision introduces notice, data access, and retrieval rights, reducing legal exposure and aligning with industry standards.

3. Overbroad Indemnification Obligations The indemnity provision requires users to indemnify Orum for nearly all liabilities, including those arising from Orum’s own negligence or misconduct. Such overbroad clauses are often deemed unenforceable in court, increasing the risk of costly disputes and undermining the contract’s enforceability. Recent court decisions have invalidated similar provisions, leading to multi-hundred-thousand-dollar exposures.

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You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Orum and its officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, consultants and vendorsaffiliates from and against any and all liabilities, losses,third-party claims, damages, causes of action, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a)solely from your usebreach of and access to the Services, including without limitation any data or content transmitted or received by you; (b) your violation of any term of these Terms, including without limitation your breach of any of your representationswillful misconduct, warranties, and obligations contained in these Terms; (c) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any right of privacy or Intellectual Property Rights; (d) your violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation; (e) your acts or omissions in connection with call recordings, whetherexcept to the extent such claims arise under contractfrom Orum’s own negligence, tort, statute or other legal theory, including but not limited to your failure to comply with telephone recording and wiretapping laws and Calling laws; (f) Your Data or any content that is submitted via your account; (g) your willful misconduct; or (h) any other party’s access and use of the Services with your unique username, password or other appropriate security codebreach of these Terms.

Legal Explanation

The original indemnity clause is overbroad, requiring users to indemnify Orum for any liability, including those caused by Orum’s own actions. The revision limits indemnity to user-caused breaches and excludes Orum’s own negligence or misconduct, improving enforceability and fairness.

4. Unclear Security Responsibilities and Data Loss Liability The security section disclaims Orum’s liability for any loss or corruption of user data, placing the entire risk on users—even if loss results from Orum’s own failure to implement reasonable safeguards. This could violate state data protection laws and expose Orum to regulatory action and class action lawsuits, with average settlements ranging from $250,000 to $2 million.

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Orum will not be liable for any loss or corruption of Your Data, except where such loss or for any costscorruption results from Orum’s failure to implement commercially reasonable security measures or expenses associated with backinggross negligence. In such cases, Orum’s liability shall be limited to direct damages up or restoring any of Your Datato the amount paid by the user for the Services in the preceding 12 months.

Legal Explanation

The original clause disclaims all liability for data loss, even if caused by Orum’s own negligence or inadequate security. The revision holds Orum accountable for its own failures and limits liability, aligning with state data protection laws and industry practice.

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Conclusion: Proactive Redlining for Legal and Financial Protection

Our analysis demonstrates that ambiguous, overbroad, or one-sided terms in Orum’s T&C can create multi-million-dollar risk exposure. Proactive redlining and contract improvement are essential to mitigate regulatory fines, litigation costs, and reputational damage.

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