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Broad License Grant to Khan Academy for User Content

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What license does Khan Academy grant itself to user content?
“you hereby grant to Khan Academy a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, fully paid-up, sublicensable, royalty-free right and license to...host, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of...”
Version CA-V-000595, captured April 18, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Khan Academy grants itself a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, fully paid-up, sublicensable, royalty-free license to host, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, distribute, and prepare derivative works of user content.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Khan Academy can sublicense and create derivative works from user content without paying users, giving it broad and transferable rights over submitted material.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated. The full list of licensed activities may be longer than what is quoted. The stated acts are taken verbatim from the excerpt.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Content you submit to Khan Academy is subject to a broad license that allows Khan Academy to redistribute, modify, and sublicense it without compensating you.

How other platforms handle this

DoorDash Medium

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

Discord Medium

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

Pinterest Medium

You retain all rights in, and are solely responsible for, the User Content you post to Pinterest.

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you hereby grant to Khan Academy a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, fully paid-up, sublicensable, royalty-free right and license to...host, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of...

Excerpt from Khan Academy's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Khan Academy Terms of Service
Entity
Khan Academy
Date stated by the document
Jan. 30, 2026
As printed in Khan Academy’s text (version CA-V-000595), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 18, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000595, captured April 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-028069
Document ID
CA-D-000159
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000595)
c24fa4abbe055389b821330eec6a183495b11913e18df00cefc3a497a4c4f0d1
Analysis generated
April 18, 2026 10:22 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-000595 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Khan Academy
Document: Khan Academy Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-028069
Version: CA-V-000595
Captured: 2026-04-18 07:51:26 UTC
SHA-256: c24fa4abbe055389…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/khan-academy/khan-academy-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-028069/broad-license-grant-to-khan-academy-for-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 Khan Academy's Broad License Grant to Khan Academy for User Content clause do?

Khan Academy can sublicense and create derivative works from user content without paying users, giving it broad and transferable rights over submitted material.

How does this clause affect you?

Content you submit to Khan Academy is subject to a broad license that allows Khan Academy to redistribute, modify, and sublicense it without compensating you.

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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