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The agreement grants Fiverr a broad, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute user-submitted content for platform operations and marketing purposes.
This analysis describes what Fiverr'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 provision authorizes Fiverr to use seller portfolio content, gig descriptions, and other user-submitted materials for purposes including promotion and marketing, without additional compensation, for the duration of the license term specified in the agreement.
Interpretive note: The interaction between the contractual license grant and national moral rights protections in EU/EEA jurisdictions introduces interpretive uncertainty regarding the enforceability of derivative works permissions.
Under this clause, users who submit content to Fiverr, including service listings, portfolio samples, and communications, grant Fiverr a royalty-free license to use and adapt that content for platform and promotional purposes without additional payment.
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"By posting content on Fiverr, users grant Fiverr a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in connection with Fiverr's services.Excerpt from Fiverr's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The scope of this content license may require evaluation under GDPR for EU users where submitted content includes personal data, as the processing of personal data through a broad license grant must be grounded in a valid legal basis under GDPR Article 6; creative content that also constitutes personal data presents a dual-regulation scenario. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The license is described as non-exclusive, meaning users retain the ability to use their own content elsewhere; however, the sublicensable and derivative works provisions mean Fiverr may authorize third parties to use user content and create modified versions, which may affect sellers' ability to control their brand and portfolio presentation. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users benefit from moral rights protections under national copyright laws that may limit Fiverr's ability to create derivative works or modify content in ways that prejudice the author's reputation, regardless of contractual license terms. US moral rights protections are more limited. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Sellers who submit proprietary business content, trade dress, or commercially sensitive portfolio work should assess whether the license grant is consistent with their own IP ownership and licensing arrangements, particularly where content has been licensed from third parties. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations whose employees use Fiverr to source or deliver services should evaluate whether content submitted to the platform by their personnel may be subject to this license, including any confidential or proprietary materials inadvertently included in deliverables or communications.
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This provision authorizes Fiverr to use seller portfolio content, gig descriptions, and other user-submitted materials for purposes including promotion and marketing, without additional compensation, for the duration of the license term specified in the agreement.
Under this clause, users who submit content to Fiverr, including service listings, portfolio samples, and communications, grant Fiverr a royalty-free license to use and adapt that content for platform and promotional purposes without additional payment.
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