When you post anything on D&B's site, you give the company a permanent, free, worldwide right to use, modify, display, and republish that content, including associating your name with it.
This analysis describes what Dun & Bradstreet'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 does not expire and covers a wide range of uses, including incorporating your content and name into other works, which may have implications for individuals and businesses that post business information, commentary, or other material on D&B's platforms.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'to the extent lawfully permissible' introduces jurisdictional variability, and the enforceability of the name and likeness component depends on applicable state right-of-publicity law.
Any content you post on D&B's site, along with your name, can be used by D&B permanently and globally without additional compensation or permission; this applies to business reviews, comments, or any other user-generated material submitted through the site.
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If Your Content is prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction where our Services are available, we may remove it even if it is not illegal in your location.
"By posting your content you are granting Dun & Bradstreet, to the extent lawfully permissible, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to use your content and your association to such content in connection with the operation of the Services, including, without limitation, the license rights to copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, modify, delete, translate and reformat your content, and/or to incorporate such content and your association with such content into a collective work, which may include name and likeness.Excerpt from Dun & Bradstreet's D&B Terms of Use
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR Article 6 lawful basis requirements and Articles 13 and 14 disclosure obligations where the content includes personal data of EU residents, as the perpetual license may constitute ongoing processing …
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This license does not expire and covers a wide range of uses, including incorporating your content and name into other works, which may have implications for individuals and businesses that post business information, commentary, or other material on D&B's platforms.
Any content you post on D&B's site, along with your name, can be used by D&B permanently and globally without additional compensation or permission; this applies to business reviews, comments, or any other user-generated material submitted through the site.
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