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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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