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By posting content on the platform, users grant Noom an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, modify, distribute, sublicense, and create derivative works from that content for any purpose, while Noom retains discretion to remove or modify it.
This analysis describes what Noom'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
This provision grants Noom rights to user-submitted content that persist after account termination and survive cancellation, and the irrevocable nature of the license means users cannot later withdraw permission for previously granted uses.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of a perpetual irrevocable content license against EU and UK users' statutory erasure rights depends on jurisdiction-specific regulatory and judicial interpretation.
Noom's updated terms make clearer that the platform provides behavioral support, not medical treatment, and that coaching and food data features may not be fully accurate. This clarification is important for users who might view Noom as a substitute for medical advice or treatment. The terms now explicitly reserve Noom's right to suspend or revoke your access at any time, which expands the company's unilateral control over your account. Review the updated terms carefully, especially if you rely on Noom for health management or have shared sensitive health information on the platform.
View change record →The agreement establishes that content posted on Noom is licensed to the company on a perpetual, irrevocable basis, meaning users cannot revoke this license even after they cancel their account or delete their content from the platform.
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"You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, store, display, reproduce, save, modify, translate, adapt, create derivative works, perform, and distribute your User Content. Nothing in these Terms restricts other legal rights we may have to User Content, for example, under other licenses. We reserve the right to remove or modify User Content, or change the way it's used on Noom, for any reason.Excerpt from Noom's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The breadth of the content license may interact with GDPR Article 17 (right to erasure) for EU users, who may have a right to request deletion of personal data that conflicts with the perpetual license assertion; the FTC has authority over unfair or deceptive trade practices, including misrepresentations about data or content rights; CCPA may also be implicated if user-submitted content constitutes personal information. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The perpetual and irrevocable license is a common feature of consumer platform terms, but the explicit inclusion of health-related user content and the survival of the license post-termination creates tension with data minimization and erasure rights under GDPR and CCPA. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users have statutory rights to erasure under GDPR and UK GDPR that may limit the practical enforceability of a perpetual irrevocable content license over personal data; California residents have CCPA rights that may interact with the perpetual license over personal information submitted as user content. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: The sublicensable nature of the license means Noom may transfer content usage rights to third-party vendors, analytics partners, or service providers without individual user notification; compliance teams should assess whether existing data processing agreements with vendors cover user-submitted health-related content. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether the perpetual content license conflicts with GDPR erasure obligations for EU users and whether the privacy policy and HIPAA Notice adequately disclose how health-related user content submitted through the platform is used and retained.
This provision grants Noom rights to user-submitted content that persist after account termination and survive cancellation, and the irrevocable nature of the license means users cannot later withdraw permission for previously granted uses.
The agreement establishes that content posted on Noom is licensed to the company on a perpetual, irrevocable basis, meaning users cannot revoke this license even after they cancel their account or delete their content from the platform.
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