When you post anything on Reddit — text, images, video, or other content — you grant Reddit a permanent, royalty-free, irrevocable license to use, copy, modify, distribute, and create derivative works from that content across any media, even if you later delete it or close your account.
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This clause establishes Reddit's operational rights to monetize, archive, and repurpose user content across its services and platforms indefinitely. The perpetual scope means these rights continue even after user account termination or content deletion.
Any post, comment, image, or video you submit to Reddit is licensed to Reddit forever — deletion of your content or account does not terminate Reddit's license to use that content commercially.
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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Art. 6(1)(b) (contractual necessity as lawful basis), Art. 17 (right to erasure conflicts with irrevocability of license), and Art. 5(1)(b) (purpose limitation — commercial exploitation beyond original posting purpose may require separate lawful basis). CCPA §1798.140 definition of 'sale' may be triggered if Reddit licenses user content to third parties for value. FTC Act Section 5 applies if the commercial scope of the license is not adequately disclosed at point of consent. The Irish DPC is the lead EU supervisory authority.
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This clause establishes Reddit's operational rights to monetize, archive, and repurpose user content across its services and platforms indefinitely. The perpetual scope means these rights continue even after user account termination or content deletion.
Any post, comment, image, or video you submit to Reddit is licensed to Reddit forever — deletion of your content or account does not terminate Reddit's license to use that content commercially.
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