---
title: "Track Changes to Terms of Service and Privacy Policies"
description: "Get told when a terms of service, privacy policy, DPA or subprocessor list changes, with the old and new text compared line by line. In early access."
canonical_url: https://peekivo.com/en/use-cases/terms-and-policy-monitoring
language: en
last_updated: 2026-10-01
---

# Get told when a terms or privacy page changes

Some companies email users about changes to their terms, but you cannot count on an email for every change or every page: subprocessor lists, API terms and developer guidelines can change without one. A watch on the page itself compares the text each time it is read and shows you which lines changed, with both versions kept.

## Which pages to watch

- Terms of service
- Privacy policy
- Data processing agreement (DPA)
- Subprocessor list
- Acceptable use policy
- API and developer terms
- App Store Review Guidelines, if you publish iOS apps
- Cookie policy

## How a Peekivo policy watch is designed to work

- The watch reads the policy text and compares it with the last successful read, line by line.
- When the text changes, the alert shows the removed and the added lines, and both versions are kept as evidence.
- You can watch one section instead of the whole page, for example the body of the policy without the site's navigation.
- If the page could not be read, the watch says so. A failed read never looks like an unchanged policy.

**Sample — Peekivo has not read this page.** "Tell me when Apple changes the App Store Review Guidelines" Page: The App Review Guidelines page on developer.apple.com. Rule: Notify when the text of the guidelines changes. Checked once a day. Example: No earlier read: Peekivo has not read this page, so there is no example to show.

Apple's guidelines page calls itself a living document and says new rules may appear at any time, which is why app makers keep an eye on it.

## Why companies update their terms

### Why is everyone updating terms of service in 2026?

We have no data on how many companies are updating their terms, so we cannot say everyone is. One documented concern is new uses of customer data: the US Federal Trade Commission has warned that quietly changing terms of service or a privacy policy to allow more use of data, such as training AI models, could be unfair or deceptive.

## What a watch does not tell you

Peekivo shows what changed in the text. It does not tell you what a change means for you, and it is not legal advice.

### Do I need to update my privacy policy?

That depends on your business and the laws that apply to it, so it is a question for a lawyer. Peekivo does not give legal advice.

### Is there a way to track changes to a website?

Yes. A website change monitor reads a page on a schedule, compares each read with the previous one and alerts you when the part you watch changes. For a policy, comparing the text line by line shows exactly what was added and removed.

> Peekivo is in early access. It is not watching pages for customers yet; today you can join the waitlist. Plans and limits described on this site are proposals that may change before launch.

## Related pages

- [Competitor website monitoring](https://peekivo.com/en/use-cases/competitor-monitoring)
- [Price drop alerts](https://peekivo.com/en/use-cases/price-drop-alerts)
- [Restock alerts](https://peekivo.com/en/use-cases/restock-alerts)
- [About Peekivo](https://peekivo.com/en/about)
- [Peekivo home](https://peekivo.com/en)

## Sources

- [App Review Guidelines, Apple Developer](https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/), fetched 2026-10-01
- [AI (and other) Companies: Quietly Changing Your Terms of Service Could Be Unfair or Deceptive, Federal Trade Commission](https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2024/02/ai-other-companies-quietly-changing-your-terms-service-could-be-unfair-or-deceptive), fetched 2026-10-01