What can I do about this clause?

{'method': 'WEB_FORM', 'recipient': 'https://www.grammarly.com/privacy-policy#control', 'difficulty': 'MODERATE', 'action_type': 'DELETE_DATA', 'instructions': "Visit Grammarly's privacy settings or submit a data deletion request via the privacy request portal linked in the Privacy Policy. Select the option to delete your account and associated content data.", 'deadline_days': None, 'deadline_hours': None}

Which regulatory agencies enforce this type of clause?

{'agency': 'FTC', 'reason': 'The FTC has jurisdiction over unfair or deceptive practices related to AI training data use and consumer privacy under FTC Act Section 5.', 'complaint_url': 'https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/'}

What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Broad Content License for AI Training clause as high severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Broad Content License for AI Training — Grammarly

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What it is

When you use Grammarly, the company gets a broad, free license to use your written content — including documents and messages — to improve its services and potentially share it with other organizations.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Every piece of writing you submit to Grammarly — emails, documents, personal messages — is covered by this license, meaning Grammarly can use and share your written content for AI model training and service improvement without additional payment or explicit consent for each use.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.

Delete Your Data

Visit Grammarly's privacy settings or submit a data deletion request via the privacy request portal linked in the Privacy Policy. Select the option to delete your account and associated content data.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This means the text you type into Grammarly — including sensitive personal, professional, or confidential content — can be used by Grammarly and shared with third parties for AI training and other purposes.

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By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you give Grammarly a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed). You agree that this license includes the right for Grammarly to provide, promote, and improve the Services and to make Content submitted to or through the Services available to other companies, organizations or individuals for the syndication, broadcast, distribution, promotion or publication of such Content on other services and media.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Art. 6(1)(b) and Art. 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests as lawful basis), GDPR Art. 13/14 (transparency obligations), and CCPA §1798.100 (right to know about data use) and §1798.120 (right to opt out of sale/sharing). For EU users, the use of personal data in content for AI training may also engage the EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) Art. 10 (data governance for AI systems). Enforcement authorities include the FTC (US), EU national DPAs, and the California Attorney General. (2)

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Applicable agencies

FTC

The FTC has jurisdiction over unfair or deceptive practices related to AI training data use and consumer privacy under FTC Act Section 5.
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Provision details

Document information

Document

Grammarly Terms of Service

Entity

Grammarly

Document last updated

April 29, 2026

Tracking information

First tracked

April 30, 2026

Last verified

April 30, 2026

Record ID

CA-P-004103

Document ID

CA-D-00457

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://www.grammarly.com/terms

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SHA-256

33384f79ac43a7cd9a4eee24fe89a950aeeae73b1bc6a35193d9f97d090212c3

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How to Cite

ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Grammarly | Document: Grammarly Terms of Service | Record: CA-P-004103
Captured: 2026-04-30 06:10:31 UTC | SHA-256: 33384f79ac43a7cd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/grammarly/grammarly-terms-of-service/broad-content-license-for-ai-training/
Accessed: May 2, 2026

Classification

Severity

High

Broad Content License for AI Training