If you post a review, photo, or any other content on BestBuy.com, you give Best Buy a permanent, free license to use, copy, modify, and share that content anywhere, forever.
This analysis describes what Best Buy's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
The clause grants Best Buy broad rights to exploit submitted content across all formats and channels without ongoing compensation to the user. The perpetual and sublicensable nature of the license means Best Buy retains these rights indefinitely and may authorize third parties to exercise them.
The updated terms establish that using any Best Buy Property constitutes acceptance of the terms. Best Buy reserves the right to modify the terms at any time and without advance notice to users. The terms state that it is the user's responsibility to review the terms for updates or changes. This means continued use of Best Buy Properties after any unilateral amendment will constitute acceptance of the modified terms. You can review the full updated terms at any time by visiting a Best Buy Property, but Best Buy is not obligated to notify you of changes.
View change record →Product reviews, photos, or other content you submit to BestBuy.com become available to Best Buy for commercial use in perpetuity, including in marketing materials, without any requirement for Best Buy to notify you or pay you for that use.
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"By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your content, you grant Best Buy a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such content.— Excerpt from Best Buy's Best Buy Terms of Use
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: User-generated content license clauses engage U.S. copyright law, the EU's General Data Protection Regulation where content includes personal data, and the FTC's guidelines on endorsements and testimonials where user reviews are repurposed for marketing. The FTC's revised endorsement guidelines require clear disclosure when consumer reviews are used in advertising contexts. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The broad, perpetual, royalty-free license is standard across major consumer platforms but creates governance exposure around FTC endorsement disclosure compliance when user reviews are repurposed for advertising, and around GDPR compliance when EU users' content containing personal data is processed. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users have GDPR and UK GDPR rights that may limit the scope of this license with respect to personal data embedded in user-generated content. California users have CCPA rights that may interact with how their content is used commercially. Illinois users may have BIPA exposure if user-submitted photos involve biometric identifiers. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party sellers or brand partners who benefit from user reviews displayed on Best Buy's platform should be aware that Best Buy holds a broad license to that content, which may affect how review content can be used in co-marketing or brand partnership contexts. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should review whether the user-generated content license is disclosed at the point of submission in a manner that constitutes adequate notice under applicable law. The interaction between this license and FTC endorsement disclosure requirements should be assessed, particularly if user reviews are used in paid advertising. EU data protection impact assessments may be needed where user content includes personal data.
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The clause grants Best Buy broad rights to exploit submitted content across all formats and channels without ongoing compensation to the user. The perpetual and sublicensable nature of the license means Best Buy retains these rights indefinitely and may authorize third parties to exercise them.
Product reviews, photos, or other content you submit to BestBuy.com become available to Best Buy for commercial use in perpetuity, including in marketing materials, without any requirement for Best Buy to notify you or pay you for that use.
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