By uploading content to Hugging Face, you give the company a worldwide license to use, copy, display, distribute, and create derivative works from your content in order to operate the platform and its services.
This analysis describes what Hugging Face'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
This license covers derivative works creation, meaning Hugging Face may modify or build upon uploaded content as part of service operation, within the scope permitted by these Terms and the Privacy Policy.
Interpretive note: The full scope of permitted uses is not self-contained in this clause; it incorporates the Privacy Policy by reference, requiring cross-document review to assess complete authorized use.
Content uploaded to Hugging Face, including models, datasets, code, and other materials, is subject to a worldwide, royalty-free license granted to the company for service operation and as otherwise permitted under the Terms and Privacy Policy.
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"You hereby grant us a worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, display, publish, reproduce, distribute, and make derivative works of such Content to provide Services and as otherwise permitted under these Terms and our Privacy Policy.— Excerpt from Hugging Face's Hugging Face Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR for EU/EEA users where content includes personal data, as the license grant to Hugging Face may constitute processing under GDPR and requires an appropriate lawful basis. Under the FTC Act, the scope of permitted uses beyond service provision is referenced as 'as otherwise permitted under these Terms and our Privacy Policy,' which requires cross-document review to assess the full scope of authorized use. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The license grant is standard for platform hosting services but the derivative works scope and the cross-reference to the Privacy Policy for additional permitted uses require compliance teams to review both documents together to assess the full scope of authorized processing. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA organizations must evaluate whether content uploads involving personal data are processed under a valid GDPR lawful basis. California users should assess CCPA implications for any content that may constitute or contain personal information. The cross-reference to the Privacy Policy means the full scope of this license is not self-contained in this document. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should ensure that their data processing agreements with Hugging Face address the scope of content use authorized under this clause. The phrase 'as otherwise permitted under these Terms and our Privacy Policy' creates a document-chain dependency that may complicate vendor assessment. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should map the Privacy Policy terms in conjunction with this clause to establish the full scope of authorized content use. Data processing agreements and DPAs should be reviewed to ensure alignment with this license grant for any EU/EEA processing activities.
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This license covers derivative works creation, meaning Hugging Face may modify or build upon uploaded content as part of service operation, within the scope permitted by these Terms and the Privacy Policy.
Content uploaded to Hugging Face, including models, datasets, code, and other materials, is subject to a worldwide, royalty-free license granted to the company for service operation and as otherwise permitted under the Terms and Privacy Policy.
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