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Duolingo · Duolingo Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Broad content license granted to Duolingo

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 256 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What license does Duolingo require users to grant it to user-submitted Content?
Duolingo requires users to grant it a fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from user-submitted Content.
Is the license Duolingo requires users to grant fully paid-up, royalty-free, and perpetual?
Duolingo requires users to grant it a fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from user-submitted Content.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The license is perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, and sublicensable, meaning Duolingo can use, modify, and share user Content indefinitely and through third parties without further compensation.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2585 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users who submit Content permit Duolingo to use, reproduce, adapt, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from that Content permanently and globally at no cost.

How other platforms handle this

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You do not have any rights in relation to Member Content, and, unless expressly authorized by Tinder, you may only use Member Content to the extent that your use is consistent with our Services' purpose...

Glassdoor Medium

We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...

Stability AI Medium

...you grant to users of your model a nonexclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, store, and create derivative works from your LoRA and its output.

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you hereby grant to Duolingo a full-paid, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from the Content...

Excerpt from Duolingo's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Duolingo Terms of Service
Entity
Duolingo
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-022851
Document ID
CA-D-00085
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
4525181d0b045f2519780ee6e452e45bf2faed87b867da0542c2e34352bc97ab
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 19:46 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Duolingo
Document: Duolingo Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-022851
Captured: 2026-05-10 19:46:22 UTC
SHA-256: 4525181d0b045f25…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/duolingo/duolingo-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-022851/broad-content-license-granted-to-duolingo/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Duolingo's Broad content license granted to Duolingo clause do?

The license is perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, and sublicensable, meaning Duolingo can use, modify, and share user Content indefinitely and through third parties without further compensation.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who submit Content permit Duolingo to use, reproduce, adapt, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from that Content permanently and globally at no cost.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 256 platforms. See the full comparison.

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