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By posting any content on Poshmark, users grant the company a permanent, irrevocable, royalty-free right to copy, modify, distribute, and use that content for any purpose including advertising and marketing across any platform or medium, including third-party social networks.
This analysis describes what Poshmark'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 establishes a license that does not terminate when a user deletes content or closes an account, as it is characterized as perpetual and irrevocable. The license expressly covers promotional and advertising use across third-party platforms, meaning user-submitted listing photos and descriptions may be used in Poshmark marketing campaigns beyond the marketplace itself.
The updated Seller Policy establishes explicit requirements for how sellers must describe items, price products, and fulfill orders on Poshmark. Sellers are now required to provide accurate descriptions with original photos, truthfully represent item condition, respond promptly to buyer questions, avoid excessive listing removal and reposting, and ship items immediately after a sale is confirmed. The policy states that violations may result in account restrictions or termination at Poshmark's sole discretion. Sellers should review the full policy to understand all obligations.
View change record →The updated policy establishes specific conditions that sellers must meet when listing certain product categories. For cosmetics and personal care items, the terms now require items to be new, factory-sealed, alcohol-free, and unswaped, with aerosols and nail polish subject to shipping restrictions or prohibition. For electronics, sellers must reset devices to factory settings and sign out of personal accounts. For mystery boxes, sellers must disclose key details and provide accurate value assessments. Non-compliance may result in account suspension, payment withholding, or item destruction, which Poshmark reserves the right to execute at its sole discretion. You can report suspected policy violations directly through Poshmark's platform.
View change record →Poshmark's Terms of Service underwent a substantial update on April 19, 2026, with 249 new sentences and 3 modified sentences. The specific operational changes created by these additions cannot be determined from the detection summary alone. All users should review the updated terms at Poshmark's website to identify any new policies, requirements, restrictions, or disclosures that affect their use of the platform.
View change record →License is now explicitly perpetual and irrevocable, expanded to cover Poshmark's affiliated companies, includes broader uses like 'derivative works' and 'any manner as determined by Poshmark', and extends beyond the platform to 'any other products or services' and promotional purposes.
View full change record →The agreement authorizes Poshmark to use any content a user posts, including listing photos, descriptions, and other materials, for advertising and marketing purposes across third-party platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. The license is characterized as perpetual and irrevocable, meaning it continues regardless of whether the user subsequently removes the content or closes their account.
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"By Posting any User Content, you hereby grant to Poshmark and its affiliated companies a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, transmit, perform, distribute, store, modify, make derivative works of, and otherwise use in any manner, as determined by Poshmark, your User Content in connection with (i) the operation of the Service or any other products or services of Poshmark or (ii) the promotion, advertising or marketing thereof, in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed, including publishing your User Content on the internet or Third Party Services (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blogs, etc.) and allowing other Users to share listings that include your User Content.Excerpt from Poshmark's Terms of Service [SPA-QUARANTINE: needs human capture]
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Articles 17 and 6 regarding the right to erasure and lawful basis for processing, as the irrevocable license assertion may conflict with EU users' erasure rights. The FTC Act is relevant to the extent that marketing use of user content without sufficiently prominent disclosure may implicate endorsement and testimonial guidance. CCPA may require disclosure of this use in the privacy notice for California residents. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The perpetual and irrevocable character of the license creates a potential conflict with GDPR right-to-erasure obligations for EU-resident users, as the agreement's assertion that the license cannot be revoked may not be enforceable against an erasure request under applicable EU law. This tension is jurisdiction-dependent and has not been resolved by explicit regulatory guidance specific to Poshmark. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA users face heightened exposure due to the potential conflict between the irrevocable license and GDPR Article 17 erasure rights. UK users face comparable considerations under the UK GDPR. California users should note that the CCPA requires disclosure of this type of commercial use of personal information. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations that use Poshmark for business resale should note that product images and descriptions submitted to the platform are subject to this license. Vendor assessments should confirm whether business content submitted through the platform is intended to be used in Poshmark's advertising campaigns, and whether existing brand licensing agreements restrict such downstream use. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should assess whether the perpetual and irrevocable license characterization is consistent with the company's obligations under GDPR erasure requests for EU users. Privacy policy and consent mechanism audits should confirm that users are clearly informed of the advertising and marketing use of their content prior to posting. Data mapping updates may be required to track content categories subject to this license.
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This provision establishes a license that does not terminate when a user deletes content or closes an account, as it is characterized as perpetual and irrevocable. The license expressly covers promotional and advertising use across third-party platforms, meaning user-submitted listing photos and descriptions may be used in Poshmark marketing campaigns beyond the marketplace itself.
The agreement authorizes Poshmark to use any content a user posts, including listing photos, descriptions, and other materials, for advertising and marketing purposes across third-party platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. The license is characterized as perpetual and irrevocable, meaning it continues regardless of whether the user subsequently removes the content or closes their account.
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