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Perpetual Royalty-Free Content License

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What it is

Users who post content (including photos, product listings, and social media tags) grant GOAT and its sublicensees an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, distribute, and create derivative works from that content, with no obligation to compensate the user or provide attribution.

This analysis describes what GOAT'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

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision grants GOAT broad rights over seller-uploaded product imagery, listing descriptions, and social media tags, including the right to sublicense that content to third parties. The license is irrevocable and perpetual, meaning it survives account closure or deletion of the original content.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 9, 2026
First Seen
Jul 9, 2026
Last Seen

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this clause, any content a registered user posts on or through the GOAT Service, including product photos and social media tags, may be used, adapted, distributed, and sublicensed by GOAT without compensation or attribution, and this license continues even after the user closes their account. The agreement explicitly states the license is not subject to compensation for use of name, image, or likeness.

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By making any Registered User Content available on or through the Service or social media tag, you hereby grant to GOAT and its licensees a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, create derivative works of, and otherwise exploit such Registered User Content. You acknowledge and agree that such license is not subject to compensation for use of name, image, or likeness, or any right of attribution or other moral rights.

Excerpt from GOAT's Terms of Use

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Provision details

Document information
Document
GOAT Terms of Use
Entity
GOAT
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-014791
Document ID
CA-D-00735
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d867c8638b71c988c30639ccdafb908dbcc29c4cd4764b217520f429acec40bb
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 23:47 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: GOAT
Document: GOAT Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-014791
Captured: 2026-05-10 23:47:54 UTC
SHA-256: d867c8638b71c988…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/goat/goat-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-014791/perpetual-royalty-free-content-license/
Accessed: Aug. 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does GOAT's Perpetual Royalty-Free Content License clause do?

This provision grants GOAT broad rights over seller-uploaded product imagery, listing descriptions, and social media tags, including the right to sublicense that content to third parties. The license is irrevocable and perpetual, meaning it survives account closure or deletion of the original content.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this clause, any content a registered user posts on or through the GOAT Service, including product photos and social media tags, may be used, adapted, distributed, and sublicensed by GOAT without compensation or attribution, and this license continues even after the user closes their account. The agreement explicitly states the license is not subject to compensation for use of …

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