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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 · in the document’s own words

What license must users grant Grubhub for user content?
“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...”
Version CA-V-007186, captured Sept. 29, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
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.

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

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

DoorDash Medium

the license granted to DoorDash herein shall survive termination of the Services or your account.

YouTube Ads Medium

You also grant each other user of the Service a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to access your Content through the Service, and to use that Content...only as enabled by a feature of the Service.

Discord Medium

You may not use this content without that person's consent, or as allowed by law.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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
Date stated by the document
Dec. 17, 2024
As printed in Grubhub’s text (version CA-V-007186), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007186, captured Sept. 29, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-028401
Document ID
CA-D-000145
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007186)
d062d40e4ffd9cf84f139d8cb1f57bc781b6f17450111b1d162846d3fe23585c
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 04:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-007186 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Grubhub
Document: Grubhub Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-028401
Version: CA-V-007186
Captured: 2026-09-29 00:24:26 UTC
SHA-256: d062d40e4ffd9cf8…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/grubhub/grubhub-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-028401/broad-license-granted-to-grubhub-over-user-content/
Accessed: Oct. 11, 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 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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