When you post content on Discord, you give Discord the right to use, copy, modify, share, and display that content to operate the platform.
This analysis describes what Discord'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 terms authorize Discord to reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, and publicly display user-submitted content on a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable basis, which means Discord can share this license with third parties.
Any content you post on Discord, including messages, images, and other media, is subject to a broad license that permits Discord to use, modify, and sublicense that content to others in connection with operating the service.
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"By making any User Content available through the Services, you hereby grant to Discord a non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based upon, distribute, publicly display, and publicly perform your User Content in connection with operating and providing the Services.— Excerpt from Discord's Discord Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may engage GDPR Article 6 (lawful basis for processing) and Article 7 (consent) for EU and EEA users, as personal data embedded in user content may be subject to processing under this license. The FTC Act applies to any misrepresentation regarding how user content is used. CCPA may require disclosure of whether user content constitutes personal information subject to sale or sharing rights. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The sublicensable and transferable nature of the license means Discord can authorize third parties to use user content, which creates downstream data governance considerations. The license is scoped to operating and providing the services, which provides some limitation, though the breadth of that phrase may be subject to interpretation. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA users may have GDPR-based arguments that certain content processing under this license requires a distinct lawful basis beyond contractual necessity. UK GDPR applies similar considerations for UK users. California residents should evaluate CCPA implications regarding the sharing of personal information embedded in user content. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Developers and server administrators who host user-generated content on Discord should be aware that Discord's license to that content is non-exclusive, meaning users retain their own rights, but the sublicensable nature means Discord may authorize third-party access to content in connection with its services. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations using Discord for business communications should assess whether confidential or proprietary information shared via Discord is subject to this license grant, and whether that creates any intellectual property or data protection exposure.
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The terms authorize Discord to reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, and publicly display user-submitted content on a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable basis, which means Discord can share this license with third parties.
Any content you post on Discord, including messages, images, and other media, is subject to a broad license that permits Discord to use, modify, and sublicense that content to others in connection with operating the service.
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