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Broad License Granted to User Content

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Key Facts

What right do users grant Cash App and its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and sublicensees?
Cash App's users grant Cash App and its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and sublicensees a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, transferable, irrevocable, and perpetual right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, and publish user content.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The license is irrevocable and perpetual, meaning users cannot later withdraw permission for Cash App to use content they have already submitted, and the license can be transferred and sublicensed to other parties.

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Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Aug 7, 2026

The updated terms introduce a new Bitcoin Auto-Withdrawal feature that lets users authorize recurring, automated transfers of bitcoin from their Cash App balance to an external wallet on a schedule they choose. The terms state that these transfers operate subject to the same daily and rolling transfer limits, identity verification, and compliance screening as manual withdrawals, and are irreversible once broadcast to the blockchain. The revised language also establishes that funds from external sources will be subject to withdrawal restrictions for a minimum of 7 days and as long as 60 days, replacing the prior language stating restrictions would apply 'until fully settled'. Users can cancel or modify Auto-Withdrawal schedules through the app at any time, but Cash App states it cannot stop transfers already initiated at the time it receives a cancellation request.

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Medium Jul 18, 2026

The updated terms establish a new pathway for self-employed individuals to accept commercial payments without opening a business account, but impose significant compliance obligations. Users must provide a nine-digit Social Security Number, accurately tag payments as 'Earnings' or 'Personal', and comply with federal tax reporting requirements, including potential 24% backup withholding if SSN is not on file. Misdesignating payments to avoid tax thresholds can result in account suspension or termination. You can enroll in the optional Earn in P2P service by completing identity verification and providing your SSN, but you should consult a tax advisor regarding your specific tax obligations.

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Medium Jun 30, 2026

The updated terms eliminate the automatic fee waiver for Paper Money Deposits that applied when customers spent $500 or more in qualifying purchases or received $300 or more in qualifying deposits each month. Under the revised policy, all customers are now charged $1 per Paper Money Deposit transaction regardless of account activity level, effective June 29, 2026. This change removes a financial incentive that previously rewarded higher account engagement with fee relief. You can review your deposit patterns to determine whether the $1 per-deposit cost affects your use of this service.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
5
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)

Users who submit content to Cash App permanently and irrevocably license that content to Cash App and its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and sublicensees on a worldwide, royalty-free basis.

How other platforms handle this

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...

ActiveCampaign Medium

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

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 grant us and our subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, transferable, irrevocable, perpetual, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish...

Excerpt from Cash App's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cash App Terms of Service
Entity
Cash App
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-022695
Document ID
CA-D-00077
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7bf927051813dbeff43010febdf2538f90eaa9870644d427ba46597713c61af9
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 04:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cash App
Document: Cash App Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-022695
Captured: 2026-05-21 04:06:46 UTC
SHA-256: 7bf927051813dbef…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cash-app/cash-app-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-022695/broad-license-granted-to-user-content/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cash App's Broad License Granted to User Content clause do?

The license is irrevocable and perpetual, meaning users cannot later withdraw permission for Cash App to use content they have already submitted, and the license can be transferred and sublicensed to other parties.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who submit content to Cash App permanently and irrevocably license that content to Cash App and its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and sublicensees on a worldwide, royalty-free basis.

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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