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Khan Academy · Khan Academy Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Broad License Grant to Khan Academy for AI Inputs and Outputs

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What license does Khan Academy grant itself to user-provided AI inputs and outputs?
“you hereby grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, assignable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sub-licensable...license to access, use, modify, display, publicly perform, distribute, copy, create derivatives from...”
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, irrevocable, transferable, assignable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sub-licensable license to access, use, modify, display, publicly perform, distribute, copy, and create derivatives from user-provided AI inputs and outputs.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The license is irrevocable and includes the right to create derivatives and sublicense, meaning Khan Academy can use this content in a wide range of ways without further permission or payment to the user.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated and does not show the full scope of permitted uses or any stated purpose limitations. The listed acts (access, use, modify, display, etc.) are taken directly from the excerpt but the complete list of licensed activities may be longer.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Content you submit to or receive from Khan Academy's AI features is licensed to Khan Academy on terms that are permanent, royalty-free, and broadly permissive, including sublicensing rights.

How other platforms handle this

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You will be licensed to access and use all POS Software installed in the POS Equipment...on a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-sublicensable, non-transferable basis, solely for the purposes of using the POS Services.

Duolingo Medium

Access and use of the Service does not grant or provide you with the right or license to reproduce or otherwise use the Duolingo name or any Duolingo or third-party trademarks, service marks, graphics, or logos.

DoorDash Medium

You further grant DoorDash a license to use your username, first name and last initial, profile photo (if available), and/or other User profile information...to attribute User Content to you in connection with such Uses, without notification to or approval by you.

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you hereby grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, assignable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sub-licensable...license to access, use, modify, display, publicly perform, distribute, copy, create derivatives from...

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-028073
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-028073
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-028073/broad-license-grant-to-khan-academy-for-ai-inputs-and-outputs/
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 AI Inputs and Outputs clause do?

The license is irrevocable and includes the right to create derivatives and sublicense, meaning Khan Academy can use this content in a wide range of ways without further permission or payment to the user.

How does this clause affect you?

Content you submit to or receive from Khan Academy's AI features is licensed to Khan Academy on terms that are permanent, royalty-free, and broadly permissive, including sublicensing rights.

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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