Captured before automated identity checks (Oct 14, 2026): accurate as of its capture on May 5, 2026, not verified as current.
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“Neither McDonald's nor any other Members of the McDonald's System shall be liable for any direct or indirect lost profits or lost business damage, special, indirect, consequential, exemplary or incidental damages...”
“No claims shall be arbitrated on a class or representative basis as you and McDonald's hereby waive the right to assert claims in any class or representative action.”
“Any and all rights in the online services are and shall remain the exclusive property of McDonald's or its licensors.”
“McDonald's may also update these terms at any time and at its sole discretion. If McDonald's makes material changes to the terms, we will notify you by reasonable means.”
“McDonald's may update, modify, or terminate the online services (or your access to them) from time to time, including by pushing updates to (or removing functionality or access from) any McDonald's mobile app...”
“McDonald's will share the information you enter with the third-party delivery provider assigned to your order, and such information will be subject to McDonald's Privacy Statement and/or the third-party delivery provider's privacy policy.”
These terms set the rules for using McDonald's website, app, and other online services — you must be at least 18, and McDonald's can change or shut down those services, or change these terms, at any time. If you submit content, McDonald's gets a permanent, royalty-free right to use it in virtually any way. You give up the right to sue McDonald's as part of a class action, and if you want a refund, the individual restaurant decides whether to grant it.
McDonald's Terms of Use establishes the conditions under which users may access and use McDonald's online services, including a minimum age requirement of 18, McDonald's exclusive ownership of all rights in the online services, and a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license over user-submitted content. The document disclaims all warranties, excludes liability for lost profits and consequential damages, and vests refund decisions in the discretion of the individual restaurant. McDonald's reserves sole discretion to update the terms or modify, suspend, or terminate the online services or any user's access at any time, and requires users to waive participation in class or representative actions. Loyalty points expire on the first day of the month following six months from the date earned, and information entered in connection with delivery orders is shared with the assigned third-party delivery provider.
Using McDonald's online services means you accept that McDonald's can alter the terms or end your access at any time without your consent, makes no quality guarantees about the services, and will not pay damages for lost profits or consequential harm. Any content you submit is subject to a permanent, irrevocable license that cannot be taken back. Loyalty points expire on the first day of the month after six months from the date they were earned, so redeeming points promptly after earning them protects against early expiration. When placing a delivery order, your entered information is shared with the assigned delivery provider, whose own privacy practices govern how that data is handled.
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“Neither McDonald's nor any other Members of the McDonald's System shall be liable for any direct or indirect lost profits or lost business damage, special, indirect, consequential, exemplary or incidental damages...”
“No claims shall be arbitrated on a class or representative basis as you and McDonald's hereby waive the right to assert claims in any class or representative action.”
“Any claim or dispute...that McDonald's or any Member of the McDonald's System may have with you, or that you may have with McDonald's...arising from or related to the online services or these terms will be resolved exclusively by final and …”
“Any and all rights in the online services are and shall remain the exclusive property of McDonald's or its licensors.”
“McDonald's may update, modify, or terminate the online services (or your access to them) from time to time, including by pushing updates to (or removing functionality or access from) any McDonald's mobile app...”
“McDonald's may also update these terms at any time and at its sole discretion. If McDonald's makes material changes to the terms, we will notify you by reasonable means.”
“McDonald's will share the information you enter with the third-party delivery provider assigned to your order, and such information will be subject to McDonald's Privacy Statement and/or the third-party delivery provider's privacy policy.”
“The online services are not intended to be used by, or targeted to, anyone under the age of 18 years old. You must be at least 18 years old to use the online services.”
“McDonald's provides the online services "as is" and without warranties of any kind either expressed or implied. McDonald's disclaims all warranties of merchantability and fitness or a particular purpose.”
“You grant McDonald's a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, sublicense to others, modify, translate, prepare derivative works of, publicly display...”
“Points expire on the first (1st) day of the month after the sixth (6th) month from the date such points were earned.”
“If you desire to seek a refund for any reason after you select 'Pay & Place Order'...please contact the restaurant where you purchased the product. The decision regarding how to resolve any refund request is in the discretion of the …”
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