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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

	*User freedom: Miku has a history of taking previously free cloud features and putting them behind a paywall, [[Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features]]		*User freedom: Miku has a history of taking previously free cloud features and putting them behind a [[Pay-walling\|paywall]], [[Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features]]
	*User privacy: Miku can share data of you and your child with third parties and retain it after closing your Miku account.		*User privacy: Miku can share data of you and your child with third parties and retain it after closing your Miku account.
	*Business model: Private, for-profit. Sells smart baby monitor products and services related to them.		*Business model: Private, for-profit. Sells smart baby monitor products and services related to them.

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	'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>		'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017015658/https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214234820/https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251002015153/https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|archive-date=2 Oct 2025}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
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	\|Related articles:		\|Related articles:
	\|'''[https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/16zkzj9/my_400_baby_monitor_has_locked_previously_free/ My $400 baby monitor has locked previously free features behind a monthly subscription]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2023 \|title=My $400 baby monitor has locked previously free features behind a monthly subscription. \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/16zkzj9/my_400_baby_monitor_has_locked_previously_free/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Old Reddit}}</ref>'''		\|'''[https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/16zkzj9/my_400_baby_monitor_has_locked_previously_free/ My $400 baby monitor has locked previously free features behind a monthly subscription]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2023 \|title=My $400 baby monitor has locked previously free features behind a monthly subscription. \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/16zkzj9/my_400_baby_monitor_has_locked_previously_free/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Old Reddit \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250405042338/https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/16zkzj9/my_400_baby_monitor_has_locked_previously_free/ \|archive-date=5 Apr 2025}}</ref>'''
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	\|Related videos:		\|Related videos:
	\|[https://youtube.com/watch?v=nigJMu0lUbM '''they made a $400 baby monitor a subscription...''']'''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=5 Oct 2023 \|title=they made a $400 baby monitor a subscription... \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nigJMu0lUbM \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>'''		\|[https://youtube.com/watch?v=nigJMu0lUbM '''they made a $400 baby monitor a subscription...''']'''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=5 Oct 2023 \|title=they made a $400 baby monitor a subscription... \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nigJMu0lUbM \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=nigJMu0lUbM \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>'''
	\|}		\|}

	=====Summarized description:=====		=====Summarized description:=====
	All Miku users received an email on September 15'th 2023 detailing changes to the access Miku customers would have to features on their Miku devices starting October 1'st 2023. According to Miku, "For customers who did not previously subscribe to Care+, many of the features you have been receiving for free will now require a monthly subscription fee. " <ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=And_You_Like_It_Too \|date=Dec 16, 2023 \|title=How much licensed content does Netflix display in premium formats (4K, HDR/Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos) in the 4K tier? \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/18k554z/how_much_licensed_content_does_netflix_display_in/ \|access-date=May 18, 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> Despite many users purchasing their Miku device before these changes were instituted and had no prior knowledge that these changes would be put in place upon purchasing their Miku device, if they did not pay the new ''"care+"'' subscription fee, access to services on their Miku device would be revoked.		All Miku users received an email on September 15'th 2023 detailing changes to the access Miku customers would have to features on their Miku devices starting October 1'st 2023. According to Miku, "For customers who did not previously subscribe to Care+, many of the features you have been receiving for free will now require a monthly subscription fee. " <ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=And_You_Like_It_Too \|date=Dec 16, 2023 \|title=How much licensed content does Netflix display in premium formats (4K, HDR/Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos) in the 4K tier? \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/18k554z/how_much_licensed_content_does_netflix_display_in/ \|access-date=May 18, 2025 \|website=Reddit \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250711211159/https://old.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/18k554z/how_much_licensed_content_does_netflix_display_in/ \|archive-date=11 Jul 2025}}</ref> Despite many users purchasing their Miku device before these changes were instituted and had no prior knowledge that these changes would be put in place upon purchasing their Miku device, if they did not pay the new ''"care+"'' subscription fee, access to services on their Miku device would be revoked.

	==Miku Terms of Service and arbitration clause==		==Miku Terms of Service and arbitration clause==

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	{{~~InfoboxCompany~~		{{CompanyCargo
	\| ~~Name~~ = ~~Miku~~		\|Description=
	\| ~~Type~~ = ~~Private~~, ~~For Profit~~		\|Founded=2018
	\| ~~Founded~~ = ~~2018~~		\|Industry=Baby, Electronics
	\| ~~Industry~~ = ~~Smart Baby Monitors~~		\|Logo=Miku.jpg
	\| ~~Official~~ Website = https://mikucare.com		\|ParentCompany=
	~~\| Logo = Miku.jpg~~		\|Type=Private
			\|Website=https://mikucare.com
	}}		}}
	'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>		'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>

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	'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>		'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>




	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

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2025-08-17T08:43:22Z

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	{{InfoboxCompany		{{InfoboxCompany
	\| Name = Miku		\| Name = Miku
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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

	*User ~~Freedom~~: Miku has a history of taking previously free cloud features and putting them behind a paywall, [[Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features]]		*User freedom: Miku has a history of taking previously free cloud features and putting them behind a paywall, [[Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features]]
	*User ~~Privacy~~: Miku can share data of you and your child with third parties and retain it after closing your Miku account.		*User privacy: Miku can share data of you and your child with third parties and retain it after closing your Miku account.
	*Business ~~Model~~: Private, for-profit. Sells smart baby monitor products and services related to them.		*Business model: Private, for-profit. Sells smart baby monitor products and services related to them.
	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

	===Miku ~~Charges Subscription~~ for ~~Previously Free Features~~ (''2023'')===		===Miku charges subscription for previously free features (''2023'')===
	[[File:Miku website 99.png\|alt=Miku's Website Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service\|thumb\|[https://mikucare.com/ Miku's Website] Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service]]		[[File:Miku website 99.png\|alt=Miku's Website Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service\|thumb\|[https://mikucare.com/ Miku's Website] Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service]]

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	\|Related ~~Articles~~:		\|Related articles:
	\|'''[https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/16zkzj9/my_400_baby_monitor_has_locked_previously_free/ My $400 baby monitor has locked previously free features behind a monthly subscription]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2023 \|title=My $400 baby monitor has locked previously free features behind a monthly subscription. \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/16zkzj9/my_400_baby_monitor_has_locked_previously_free/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Old Reddit}}</ref>'''		\|'''[https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/16zkzj9/my_400_baby_monitor_has_locked_previously_free/ My $400 baby monitor has locked previously free features behind a monthly subscription]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2023 \|title=My $400 baby monitor has locked previously free features behind a monthly subscription. \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/16zkzj9/my_400_baby_monitor_has_locked_previously_free/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Old Reddit}}</ref>'''
	\|-		\|-
	\|Related ~~Videos~~:		\|Related videos:
	\|[https://youtube.com/watch?v=nigJMu0lUbM '''they made a $400 baby monitor a subscription...''']'''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=5 Oct 2023 \|title=they made a $400 baby monitor a subscription... \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nigJMu0lUbM \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>'''		\|[https://youtube.com/watch?v=nigJMu0lUbM '''they made a $400 baby monitor a subscription...''']'''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=5 Oct 2023 \|title=they made a $400 baby monitor a subscription... \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nigJMu0lUbM \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>'''
	\|}		\|}

	=====Summarized ~~Description~~:=====		=====Summarized description:=====
	All Miku users received an email on September 15'th 2023 detailing changes to the access Miku customers would have to features on their Miku devices starting October 1'st 2023. According to Miku, "For customers who did not previously subscribe to Care+, many of the features you have been receiving for free will now require a monthly subscription fee. " <ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=And_You_Like_It_Too \|date=Dec 16, 2023 \|title=How much licensed content does Netflix display in premium formats (4K, HDR/Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos) in the 4K tier? \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/18k554z/how_much_licensed_content_does_netflix_display_in/ \|access-date=May 18, 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> Despite many users purchasing their Miku device before these changes were instituted and had no prior knowledge that these changes would be put in place upon purchasing their Miku device, if they did not pay the new ''"care+"'' subscription fee, access to services on their Miku device would be revoked.		All Miku users received an email on September 15'th 2023 detailing changes to the access Miku customers would have to features on their Miku devices starting October 1'st 2023. According to Miku, "For customers who did not previously subscribe to Care+, many of the features you have been receiving for free will now require a monthly subscription fee. " <ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=And_You_Like_It_Too \|date=Dec 16, 2023 \|title=How much licensed content does Netflix display in premium formats (4K, HDR/Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos) in the 4K tier? \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/18k554z/how_much_licensed_content_does_netflix_display_in/ \|access-date=May 18, 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> Despite many users purchasing their Miku device before these changes were instituted and had no prior knowledge that these changes would be put in place upon purchasing their Miku device, if they did not pay the new ''"care+"'' subscription fee, access to services on their Miku device would be revoked.

	==Miku Terms of Service and ~~Arbitration Clause~~==		==Miku Terms of Service and arbitration clause==
	[[File:Miku TOS snippet.png\|alt=A Snippet of Miku's Terms of Service page Captured Aug 16, 2025.\|thumb\|A Snippet of [https://mikucare.com/pages/terms-of-service Miku's Terms of Service page] Captured Aug 16, 2025.]]		[[File:Miku TOS snippet.png\|alt=A Snippet of Miku's Terms of Service page Captured Aug 16, 2025.\|thumb\|A Snippet of [https://mikucare.com/pages/terms-of-service Miku's Terms of Service page] Captured Aug 16, 2025.]]

	=====Additional ~~Details~~ & ~~Main Article~~:=====		=====Additional details & main article:=====
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	=====Summarized ~~Description~~:=====		=====Summarized description:=====
	This article presents a summarized version of the Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration clause within it. Within the article, important Terms of Service information is provided to help others gain a better understanding of their agreement between themselves and Miku, and the rights and freedoms the have upon agreement to Miku's Terms of Service.		This article presents a summarized version of the Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration clause within it. Within the article, important Terms of Service information is provided to help others gain a better understanding of their agreement between themselves and Miku, and the rights and freedoms the have upon agreement to Miku's Terms of Service.

Left4Code: small word change in impact summary to better reflect what Miku sells.

2025-08-17T01:16:42Z

small word change in impact summary to better reflect what Miku sells.

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	'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>		'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>



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	*User Freedom: Miku has a history of taking previously free cloud features and putting them behind a paywall, [[Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features]]		*User Freedom: Miku has a history of taking previously free cloud features and putting them behind a paywall, [[Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features]]
	*User Privacy: Miku can share data of you and your child with third parties and retain it after closing your Miku account.		*User Privacy: Miku can share data of you and your child with third parties and retain it after closing your Miku account.
	*Business Model: Private, for-profit. Sells baby monitor products and services.		*Business Model: Private, for-profit. Sells smart baby monitor products and services related to them.
	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

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Added to the Consumer impact summary, thanks for adding the template Pollo 💙

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	'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>		'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>

	~~==Consumer impact summary==~~
	~~{{Ph-C-CIS}}~~




			==Consumer-impact summary==

			*User Freedom: Miku has a history of taking previously free cloud features and putting them behind a paywall, [[Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features]]
			*User Privacy: Miku can share data of you and your child with third parties and retain it after closing your Miku account.
			*Business Model: Private, for-profit. Sells baby monitor products and services.
	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

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	=====Summarized Description:=====		=====Summarized Description:=====
	All Miku users received an email on September 15'th 2023 detailing changes to the access Miku customers would have to features on their Miku devices starting October 1'st 2023. According to Miku, "For customers who did not previously subscribe to Care+, many of the features you have been receiving for free will now require a monthly subscription fee. " <ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|~~title~~=~~Letter to Customers~~ \|~~url~~=~~https://assets.mikucloud.com/Innovative_Health_Monitoring-Letter_to_Customers.pdf~~ \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~ \|~~archive-~~url=https://~~web~~.~~archive~~.~~org~~/~~web~~/~~20231010081331~~/~~https:~~//~~assets.mikucloud.com~~/~~Innovative_Health_Monitoring-Letter_to_Customers.pdf~~ \|~~archive~~-date=~~10 Oct 2023~~ \|~~access-date~~=~~4 Apr 2025~~}}</ref> Despite many users purchasing their Miku device before these changes were instituted and had no prior knowledge that these changes would be put in place upon purchasing their Miku device, if they did not pay the new ''"care+"'' subscription fee, access to services on their Miku device would be revoked.		All Miku users received an email on September 15'th 2023 detailing changes to the access Miku customers would have to features on their Miku devices starting October 1'st 2023. According to Miku, "For customers who did not previously subscribe to Care+, many of the features you have been receiving for free will now require a monthly subscription fee. " <ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=And_You_Like_It_Too \|date=Dec 16, 2023 \|title=How much licensed content does Netflix display in premium formats (4K, HDR/Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos) in the 4K tier? \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/18k554z/how_much_licensed_content_does_netflix_display_in/ \|access-date=May 18, 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> Despite many users purchasing their Miku device before these changes were instituted and had no prior knowledge that these changes would be put in place upon purchasing their Miku device, if they did not pay the new ''"care+"'' subscription fee, access to services on their Miku device would be revoked.

	==Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration Clause==		==Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration Clause==

Mr Pollo at 17:47, 16 August 2025

2025-08-16T17:47:18Z

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	Miku is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>		'''Miku''' is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>

			==Consumer impact summary==
			{{Ph-C-CIS}}

			==Incidents==

			===Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features (''2023'')===
	~~==Controversies==~~

	===Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features:===
	[[File:Miku website 99.png\|alt=Miku's Website Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service\|thumb\|[https://mikucare.com/ Miku's Website] Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service]]		[[File:Miku website 99.png\|alt=Miku's Website Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service\|thumb\|[https://mikucare.com/ Miku's Website] Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service]]

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Left4Code: Added ToS snippet and external links to make the pictures more appealing, probably going to work on making the ToS arbitration article a little more pretty now.

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	[[File:Miku website 99.png\|alt=Miku's Website Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service\|thumb\|Miku's Website Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service]]		[[File:Miku website 99.png\|alt=Miku's Website Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service\|thumb\|[https://mikucare.com/ Miku's Website] Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service]]

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	==Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration Clause==		==Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration Clause==
			[[File:Miku TOS snippet.png\|alt=A Snippet of Miku's Terms of Service page Captured Aug 16, 2025.\|thumb\|A Snippet of [https://mikucare.com/pages/terms-of-service Miku's Terms of Service page] Captured Aug 16, 2025.]]

	=====Additional Details & Main Article:=====		=====Additional Details & Main Article:=====

Left4Code: added Miku website picture showing $9.99 care+ subscription

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	Miku is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>		Miku is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Oct 2019 \|title=Our Founder Shares Why He Built the Miku Smart Baby Monitor \|url=https://mikucare.com/blogs/blog/founder-eric-white-miku-baby-monitor \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a 1080p camera, 7-day video storage, and audio/video recording capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Specs \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/specs \|url-status=live \|access-date=3 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref> Both the Miku Smart Baby Monitor (standard model) and Miku Pro come with a 12-month manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miku Inc. Limited Warranty \|url=https://mikucare.com/pages/warranty \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Miku]]}}</ref>



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	===Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features:===		===Miku Charges Subscription for Previously Free Features:===
			[[File:Miku website 99.png\|alt=Miku's Website Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service\|thumb\|Miku's Website Showcasing their Baby Monitor and $9.99 "Care+" Subscription Service]]

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	===== Summarized Description: =====		=====Summarized Description:=====
	All Miku users received an email on September 15'th 2023 detailing changes to the access Miku customers would have to features on their Miku devices starting October 1'st 2023. According to Miku, "For customers who did not previously subscribe to Care+, many of the features you have been receiving for free will now require a monthly subscription fee. " <ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=Letter to Customers \|url=https://assets.mikucloud.com/Innovative_Health_Monitoring-Letter_to_Customers.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010081331/https://assets.mikucloud.com/Innovative_Health_Monitoring-Letter_to_Customers.pdf \|archive-date=10 Oct 2023 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025}}</ref> Despite many users purchasing their Miku device before these changes were instituted and had no prior knowledge that these changes would be put in place upon purchasing their Miku device, if they did not pay the new ''"care+"'' subscription fee, access to services on their Miku device would be revoked.		All Miku users received an email on September 15'th 2023 detailing changes to the access Miku customers would have to features on their Miku devices starting October 1'st 2023. According to Miku, "For customers who did not previously subscribe to Care+, many of the features you have been receiving for free will now require a monthly subscription fee. " <ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=Letter to Customers \|url=https://assets.mikucloud.com/Innovative_Health_Monitoring-Letter_to_Customers.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010081331/https://assets.mikucloud.com/Innovative_Health_Monitoring-Letter_to_Customers.pdf \|archive-date=10 Oct 2023 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025}}</ref> Despite many users purchasing their Miku device before these changes were instituted and had no prior knowledge that these changes would be put in place upon purchasing their Miku device, if they did not pay the new ''"care+"'' subscription fee, access to services on their Miku device would be revoked.

	==Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration Clause==		==Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration Clause==

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	===== Summarized Description: =====		=====Summarized Description:=====
	This article presents a summarized version of the Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration clause within it. Within the article, important Terms of Service information is provided to help others gain a better understanding of their agreement between themselves and Miku, and the rights and freedoms the have upon agreement to Miku's Terms of Service.		This article presents a summarized version of the Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration clause within it. Within the article, important Terms of Service information is provided to help others gain a better understanding of their agreement between themselves and Miku, and the rights and freedoms the have upon agreement to Miku's Terms of Service.

	== References: ==		==References:==
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