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User-Generated Content and Intellectual Property License

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What it is

If you post or share any content through MetaMask's services, you give MetaMask a free, permanent license to use that content in any way they choose, anywhere in the world.

This analysis describes what MetaMask's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision operationalizes MetaMask's authority to incorporate user-generated content into service operations, derivative works, and distribution channels without compensating users or restricting the company's ability to sublicense the content to third parties.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 28, 2026
First Seen
Apr 28, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 165 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Any content you submit to MetaMask — including feedback, bug reports, or community posts — can be used by MetaMask for any purpose, worldwide, at no cost, without additional permission or compensation to you.

How other platforms handle this

Gusto Medium

By submitting, posting, or displaying content through the Services, you grant Gusto a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and distribute such content solely for the purposes of providing and improving the Services.

Disney+ Medium

Copyright License Grant and Restrictions

Eventbrite Medium

By posting or submitting content to Eventbrite, you grant Eventbrite a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform your content in connection with the services and Eventbrite's busine...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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By submitting, posting or displaying content on or through the Services, you grant MetaMask a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such content in any and all media or distribution methods now known or later developed.

— Excerpt from MetaMask's MetaMask Terms of Use

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Broad IP licensing clauses in consumer contracts engage general contract law principles and may implicate FTC Act Section 5 if not adequately disclosed. For EU users, the Software Directive (Directive 2009/24/EC) and Database Directive (Directive 96/9/EC) provide baseline IP protections that cannot be contractually overridden for certain categories of content. GDPR (Art. 6) may apply if submitted content contains personal data, requiring a lawful basis for processing that may conflict with a broad royalty-free license.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC Act Section 5 applies to consumer IP license grants in digital service terms that may not be adequately disclosed or that exceed consumer expectations.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
MetaMask Terms of Use
Entity
MetaMask
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
April 28, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003662
Document ID
CA-D-00279
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
ec053f4776b90b65eb51c2683e3e1424a11d07e9193f47929c65fd9551785fde
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 07:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: MetaMask
Document: MetaMask Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-003662
Captured: 2026-03-20 07:12:45 UTC
SHA-256: ec053f4776b90b65…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/metamask/metamask-terms-of-use/user-generated-content-and-intellectual-property-license/
Accessed: June 29, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does MetaMask's User-Generated Content and Intellectual Property License clause do?

The provision operationalizes MetaMask's authority to incorporate user-generated content into service operations, derivative works, and distribution channels without compensating users or restricting the company's ability to sublicense the content to third parties.

How does this clause affect you?

Any content you submit to MetaMask — including feedback, bug reports, or community posts — can be used by MetaMask for any purpose, worldwide, at no cost, without additional permission or compensation to you.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by MetaMask.