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Users grant Lyft a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, display, distribute, and create derivative works from any information they submit to the platform, in any existing or future media format, transferable and sublicensable through multiple tiers.
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This provision establishes a broad license over user-submitted information that is stated to be perpetual and irrevocable, meaning it persists even after a user closes their account or stops using the platform. The sublicensable and transferable nature of the license means Lyft may authorize third parties to use this information under the same rights.
Under this clause, any information a user submits to the Lyft platform, including profile data, feedback, and social media interactions, is subject to a license that Lyft retains permanently and that cannot be revoked, covering use in derivative works and any media format. The agreement states users retain ownership of their information, but the scope of the license granted to Lyft is not time-limited.
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"To enable Lyft to use your Information for the purposes described in the Privacy Policy and this Agreement, or to otherwise improve the Lyft Platform, Lyft Services, or Rideshare Services, you grant to us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) right and license to exercise the copyright, publicity, and database rights you have in your Information, and to use, copy, perform, display and distribute such Information to prepare derivative works, or incorporate into other works, such Information, in any media now known or not currently known.Excerpt from Lyft's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR for any EU or EEA users, as the irrevocable and perpetual nature of the license may interact with data subject rights including the right to erasure and the right to withdraw consent. CCPA is implicated for California residents with respect to the use and potential sharing of personal information under a broadly scoped license. The FTC Act applies to representations about data use practices. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The perpetual and irrevocable license scope is broad relative to what is operationally necessary for platform provision, and may create tension with data minimization and purpose limitation principles under GDPR and CCPA. The sublicensing through multiple tiers provision creates complexity in tracking downstream use of user information. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA users present the highest exposure, as GDPR data subject rights including erasure and portability may be difficult to reconcile with an irrevocable perpetual license. California residents may assert rights under CCPA that interact with this provision. The document does not explicitly address how this license interacts with deletion requests. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: The transferable and sublicensable nature of this license means that in an acquisition or partnership scenario, the license over user information could pass to a third party. Procurement teams assessing Lyft Business integrations should note this provision when evaluating data handling obligations. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should assess whether the consent mechanism at account creation adequately discloses the perpetual irrevocable nature of this license to satisfy GDPR informed consent standards and CCPA notice requirements. Data mapping exercises should account for user information subject to this license as a distinct category from information processed under other legal bases.
This provision establishes a broad license over user-submitted information that is stated to be perpetual and irrevocable, meaning it persists even after a user closes their account or stops using the platform. The sublicensable and transferable nature of the license means Lyft may authorize third parties to use this information under the same rights.
Under this clause, any information a user submits to the Lyft platform, including profile data, feedback, and social media interactions, is subject to a license that Lyft retains permanently and that cannot be revoked, covering use in derivative works and any media format. The agreement states users retain ownership of their information, but the scope of the license granted to …
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