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User grants perpetual royalty-free content license

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 256 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What license does Best Buy require users to grant it?
Best Buy requires users to grant it a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable license to use, copy, modify, adapt, translate, reproduce, transmit, publish, display, delete, create derivative works from, and distribute any information the user provides.
Is the license perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, and transferable?
Best Buy requires users to grant it a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable license to use, copy, modify, adapt, translate, reproduce, transmit, publish, display, delete, create derivative works from, and distribute any information the user provides.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning users cannot later withdraw permission for Best Buy to use content they have submitted, and Best Buy pays nothing for that use.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated; the full range of information types covered by the license may be broader than what is stated.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium May 6, 2026

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.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2585 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers grant Best Buy a permanent, irrevocable, free, and transferable license to exploit any information they provide in a wide range of ways.

How other platforms handle this

ActiveCampaign Medium

Except for the license you grant below, you retain all rights in and to your Marketing Content, as between you and ActiveCampaign.

Tinder Medium

You do not have any rights in relation to Member Content, and, unless expressly authorized by Tinder, you may only use Member Content to the extent that your use is consistent with our Services' purpose...

Glassdoor Medium

We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...

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You hereby grant Best Buy a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, adapt, translate, reproduce, transmit, publish, display, delete, create derivative works from, and distribute any information...

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Best Buy Terms of Use
Entity
Best Buy
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-050159
Document ID
CA-D-00622
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
0ab56f011662d164008b49a39b5227d7bad9d656690b47cd1e6f89cfd1452f62
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 07:59 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Best Buy
Document: Best Buy Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-050159
Captured: 2026-05-12 07:59:46 UTC
SHA-256: 0ab56f011662d164…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/best-buy/best-buy-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-050159/user-grants-perpetual-royalty-free-content-license/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Best Buy's User grants perpetual royalty-free content license clause do?

The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning users cannot later withdraw permission for Best Buy to use content they have submitted, and Best Buy pays nothing for that use.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers grant Best Buy a permanent, irrevocable, free, and transferable license to exploit any information they provide in a wide range of ways.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 256 platforms. See the full comparison.

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