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Grubhub · Grubhub Terms of Use · View original document ↗

Broad License Granted To Grubhub Over User Content

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

Key Facts

What license must users grant Grubhub for user content?
Grubhub requires users to grant it an irrevocable, transferable, paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, sublicensable license to use, copy, display, publish, modify, remove, publicly perform, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute user content.
Is the license irrevocable?
Grubhub requires users to grant it an irrevocable, transferable, paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, sublicensable license to use, copy, display, publish, modify, remove, publicly perform, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute user content.
Is the license transferable?
Grubhub requires users to grant it an irrevocable, transferable, paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, sublicensable license to use, copy, display, publish, modify, remove, publicly perform, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute user content.
Is the license perpetual?
Grubhub requires users to grant it an irrevocable, transferable, paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, sublicensable license to use, copy, display, publish, modify, remove, publicly perform, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute user content.
Is the license royalty-free?
Grubhub requires users to grant it an irrevocable, transferable, paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, sublicensable license to use, copy, display, publish, modify, remove, publicly perform, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute user content.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Because the license is irrevocable and perpetual, users cannot reclaim control over submitted content even after stopping use of the Platform.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated; additional permitted uses under the license may exist in the full clause.

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 permanently and irrevocably grant Grubhub broad rights over any content they submit, including the right to modify and sublicense it.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

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...

ActiveCampaign Medium

Except for the license you grant below, you retain all rights in and to your Marketing Content, as between you and ActiveCampaign.

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...

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You grant Grubhub an irrevocable, transferable, paid up, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive worldwide sublicensable license to use, copy, display, publish, modify, remove, publicly perform, translate, create derivative works from, distribute...

Excerpt from Grubhub's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Grubhub Terms of Use
Entity
Grubhub
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-028401
Document ID
CA-D-00145
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7704b5d9ba71aeb92f860ac239dafe95ac081deac40e207ef12adae1d1884dbe
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 04:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Grubhub
Document: Grubhub Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-028401
Captured: 2026-05-08 04:13:09 UTC
SHA-256: 7704b5d9ba71aeb9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/grubhub/grubhub-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-028401/broad-license-granted-to-grubhub-over-user-content/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Grubhub's Broad License Granted To Grubhub Over User Content clause do?

Because the license is irrevocable and perpetual, users cannot reclaim control over submitted content even after stopping use of the Platform.

How does this clause affect you?

Users permanently and irrevocably grant Grubhub broad rights over any content they submit, including the right to modify and sublicense it.

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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