Descript Terms of Service

This document governs use of Descript's media editing platform, including its AI-powered audio, video, transcription, voice cloning, and avatar features, establishing a contractual relationship between Descript (operating as a subsidiary of Spotify) and users under California law. The agreement states that users grant Descript a broad license to their uploaded content for service operation and improvement purposes, and the terms authorize Descript to use user-submitted voice and likeness data to train and improve AI models including its voice cloning and speech synthesis features. Notably, the terms include a mandatory arbitration clause with class action waiver and a 30-day opt-out window, and the content license granted to Descript for AI training purposes is broader than what many comparable media editing platforms assert, though applicable law in jurisdictions such as the EU and Illinois may constrain how these provisions operate in practice. The document engages GDPR, CCPA, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and FTC Act consumer protection frameworks; the voice cloning and biometric data provisions in particular may require evaluation under BIPA and analogous state biometric privacy laws, and the AI training data use may interact with emerging EU AI Act obligations.