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Broad content license

In plain English: you grant the company rights to use, modify, sublicense, or commercialize content you upload—sometimes forever, worldwide, and royalty-free.

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Found in 169 of 1194 published policies (185 matching findings).

Why it matters

Your posts, photos, or files may be reused in ways you did not expect, including after you delete your account if the license survives deletion.

What to look for

“Perpetual,” “irrevocable,” “sublicense,” “royalty-free,” “worldwide license,” or licenses that survive account closure. Note whether the license is limited to operating the service.

Signals

Phrases to watch for

Language that often marks this clause in privacy policies and terms.

perpetual
irrevocable
sublicense
royalty-free
worldwide license

Library

Examples from published reviews

Dynalist Inc. · Obsidian · Terms of service

Company can use your company name and logo for promotional purposes if you purchase a Commercial Use license

By purchasing a Commercial Use license, you grant the company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use your company name and logo for promotional and marketing purposes, including displaying them on their website and marketing materials.

Alo Moves, Inc. / Alo Yoga · Alo Moves · Terms of service

Broad license to user-generated content without compensation

By submitting User Content, you grant ALO and its affiliates a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, sub-licensable, and transferable license to use all or any portion of the User Content, as well as your name, persona, and likeness, in any commercial or noncommercial manner without attribution or further notice to you and without any royalty or consideration.

Niantic, Inc. · Pokémon GO · Terms of service

Broad license to user content, including commercial use and derivative works

By making user content available, users grant Scopely Explore a nonexclusive, transferable, sublicenseable, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, copy, modify, create derivative works, publicly display, perform, market, promote, and distribute user content for operating and providing services.

500px Inc. · 500px · Terms of service

Broad license for visual content submitted for licensing

By submitting Visual Content to 500px Licensing, users grant 500px a non-exclusive or exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license to use, sublicense, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform, publicly display and submit for aggregated data licensing such Visual Content in connection with the Services and to develop technology, products and services, enhance user experiences related to search, content recommendations and social interactions on 500px.

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