If you post anything on Headspace's platform, including comments or feedback, you give Headspace a permanent, worldwide, royalty-free right to use, copy, and share that content in connection with its services.
This analysis describes what Headspace'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
The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Headspace can continue to use content you submitted even after you delete your account or cancel your subscription.
Interpretive note: The perpetual and irrevocable license may be constrained by GDPR erasure rights for EU and UK users; the document does not explicitly address this tension.
Previous version had no excerpt; current version now includes comprehensive license grant language covering all user-submitted content with broad rights including sublicensing and derivative works.
View full change record →This provision was renamed to 'User Content IP License Grant,' indicating a shift toward more explicitly addressing intellectual property rights in user-generated content.
View full change record →Any content users submit to the Headspace platform, including feedback or comments, is licensed to Headspace permanently and without payment, and this license survives account cancellation or deletion. Users should consider what they share on the platform, particularly in a mental health context where shared content could be sensitive.
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If Your Content is prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction where our Services are available, we may remove it even if it is not illegal in your location.
"By posting or submitting any material to the Products or Services (including, without limitation, any feedback, comments, images, videos, photographs, or other content), you grant Headspace a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform that material in connection with the Products and Services.Excerpt from Headspace's Terms and Conditions
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR and UK GDPR require a lawful basis for processing personal data, and a broad contractual license grant does not automatically satisfy GDPR requirements if the content constitutes personal data.
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The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Headspace can continue to use content you submitted even after you delete your account or cancel your subscription.
Any content users submit to the Headspace platform, including feedback or comments, is licensed to Headspace permanently and without payment, and this license survives account cancellation or deletion. Users should consider what they share on the platform, particularly in a mental health context where shared content could be sensitive.
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