Provision record
Nintendo · Nintendo Terms of Use · View original document ↗

Broad License Grant Over User Content

High confidence Common · 249 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What license does Nintendo obtain to User Content?
“If you submit or post User Content to the Services, unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Nintendo a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, and sublicenseable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, perform, and display such User Content...”
Version CA-V-000728, captured April 19, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Nintendo obtains a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, and sublicenseable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, perform, and display User Content submitted by users.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Because the license is irrevocable and perpetual, Nintendo retains these broad rights over User Content even if the user later deletes it or stops using the Services.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Any User Content you submit is subject to Nintendo's broad, permanent, and royalty-free license to exploit in the listed ways.

How other platforms handle this

Teladoc

Teladoc Health grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-transferable license to use the Platforms in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

Postman

We do not sell that content; it is yours.

Stripe

User grants to Stripe...a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use that Feedback for any purpose.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you submit or post User Content to the Services, unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Nintendo a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, and sublicenseable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, perform, and display such User Content...

Excerpt from Nintendo's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Nintendo Terms of Use
Entity
Nintendo
Date stated by the document
May 24, 2016
As printed in Nintendo’s text (version CA-V-000728), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000728, captured April 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-028661
Document ID
CA-D-000187
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000728)
28a5e77cb22bfa2ae6406dd8757e0bd8cc14143998b0b038c7aa81af136c2b40
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 17:30 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-000728, captured April 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Nintendo
Document: Nintendo Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-028661
Version: CA-V-000728
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:14:00 UTC
SHA-256: 28a5e77cb22bfa2a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/nintendo/nintendo-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-028661/broad-license-grant-over-user-content/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Nintendo's Broad License Grant Over User Content clause do?

Because the license is irrevocable and perpetual, Nintendo retains these broad rights over User Content even if the user later deletes it or stops using the Services.

How does this clause affect you?

Any User Content you submit is subject to Nintendo's broad, permanent, and royalty-free license to exploit in the listed ways.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 249 platforms. See the full comparison.

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