When you post anything on Chegg, such as questions, answers, notes, or feedback, you give Chegg a permanent, free license to use that content in almost any way, including for advertising, without paying you.
This analysis describes what Chegg'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
This license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Chegg can continue to use your submitted content even if you close your account or delete the content, and can sublicense it to third parties.
Educational content, questions, and answers submitted by users may be retained, modified, and used commercially by Chegg indefinitely, even after the user closes their account. Users should be aware before submitting any personally identifying or proprietary material.
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"By submitting User Content to or through the Services, you grant Chegg a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid-up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, store, modify, and otherwise use your User Content in connection with the operation of the Services or the promotion, advertising or marketing thereof.— Excerpt from Chegg's Chegg Terms of Use
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages copyright law, as users are granting a broad license over potentially original user-generated content. In the EU, the Digital Services Act and prior Platform-to-Business Regulation may impose transparency requirements around the use of user-generated content for commercial purposes. GDPR Article 6 lawful basis considerations apply where user content contains personal data, as the license grant may conflict with users' right to erasure under GDPR Article 17 where content is linked to their identity. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The combination of perpetual, irrevocable, and sublicensable rights creates broad IP exposure for users, particularly students submitting original academic work. The sublicensability of the license means Chegg may pass these rights to third parties, including commercial partners, without additional user notice or consent. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users should note that a perpetual, irrevocable license over personal data embedded in user content may conflict with GDPR rights to erasure and data portability. California users may have additional rights under CCPA regarding deletion of personal information, though the license grant relates to copyright rather than personal data specifically. The interaction between the license and FERPA protections for educational records may warrant evaluation. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Institutional customers, such as schools or universities deploying Chegg to students, should evaluate whether student-submitted content falls within the scope of this license and whether such use is consistent with their own data governance obligations under FERPA and institutional IP policies. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Data mapping exercises should distinguish between personal data and user-generated content to assess how the perpetual license interacts with deletion and portability requests. Consent mechanism design should ensure users are clearly informed of the scope of the license at the point of content submission, not only at account creation.
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This license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Chegg can continue to use your submitted content even if you close your account or delete the content, and can sublicense it to third parties.
Educational content, questions, and answers submitted by users may be retained, modified, and used commercially by Chegg indefinitely, even after the user closes their account. Users should be aware before submitting any personally identifying or proprietary material.
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