Provision record
DocuSign · DocuSign Terms and Conditions · View original document ↗

Broad License Grant for User Content Posted

High confidence Common · 249 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What rights does DocuSign require users to grant it regarding User Content?
“If you Post User Content, unless we indicate otherwise, you grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, and fully sublicensable right to access, view, use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, copy, and display such User Content”
Version CA-V-000735, captured April 19, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
DocuSign requires users to grant it a nonexclusive, royalty-free, and fully sublicensable right to access, view, use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, copy, and display User Content posted on the Site.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

The license is royalty-free and fully sublicensable, meaning DocuSign can extend these rights to third parties without compensating the user.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Any content you post grants DocuSign broad rights to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute that content, and DocuSign may sublicense those rights to others.

How other platforms handle this

Teladoc

Teladoc Health grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-transferable license to use the Platforms in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

Postman

We do not sell that content; it is yours.

Stripe

User grants to Stripe...a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use that Feedback for any purpose.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you Post User Content, unless we indicate otherwise, you grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, and fully sublicensable right to access, view, use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, copy, and display such User Content

Excerpt from DocuSign's Terms and Conditions

Provision details

Document information
Document
DocuSign Terms and Conditions
Entity
DocuSign
Date stated by the document
Jan. 13, 2025
As printed in DocuSign’s text (version CA-V-000735), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000735, captured April 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031514
Document ID
CA-D-000197
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000735)
c2cc21ebf763cbb746605891805ea0ef65b8bdf3fdbd1d9da137474b6221524a
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 14:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-000735, captured April 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: DocuSign
Document: DocuSign Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-031514
Version: CA-V-000735
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:14:59 UTC
SHA-256: c2cc21ebf763cbb7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/docusign/docusign-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-031514/broad-license-grant-for-user-content-posted/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DocuSign's Broad License Grant for User Content Posted clause do?

The license is royalty-free and fully sublicensable, meaning DocuSign can extend these rights to third parties without compensating the user.

How does this clause affect you?

Any content you post grants DocuSign broad rights to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute that content, and DocuSign may sublicense those rights to others.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 249 platforms. See the full comparison.

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