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Summary
This is Rumble's Terms and Conditions of Use and Agency Agreement, governing all access to and use of the Rumble platform including video uploading, viewing, live streaming, and content monetization. The most operationally significant provision grants Rumble a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and sublicense any content uploaded to the platform, and separately appoints Rumble as the uploader's non-exclusive agent to license that content to third parties including television and digital distribution partners. Users who submit to mandatory arbitration waive their right to bring or participate in class action lawsuits against Rumble, with disputes resolved through individual binding arbitration under AAA rules.
Technical / Legal Breakdown
This document governs use of the Rumble platform, including the website, apps, and associated services, and establishes the legal basis for the relationship between Rumble and its users through an agency agreement framework under which uploading creators appoint Rumble as their non-exclusive agent for content licensing and distribution. The agreement states that by uploading content, users grant Rumble a broad, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform that content across all media and formats; the terms also require users to submit to mandatory individual arbitration for dispute resolution and waive the right to participate in class action proceedings. The content license terms are notably broad in scope, including the right to create derivative works and sublicense without additional compensation to the uploader beyond the revenue share structure separately established; the agency relationship authorizes Rumble to license user content to third parties on the uploader's behalf, which may create legal complexity around copyright ownership and creator control depending on jurisdiction and the specific licensing arrangement. The document engages COPPA by prohibiting use by persons under 13 and disclaiming responsibility for age verification beyond account-level attestation; the mandatory arbitration and class action waiver provisions interact with FTC consumer protection frameworks and applicable state consumer protection laws, with enforceability of arbitration clauses potentially varying by jurisdiction and user category.
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What changed
Rumble's Terms of Service header now includes a link to 'Take it Down Act' alongside existing links to Copyright Notification and Counter Notification. This is a single-sentence addition to the navigation menu in the terms header. The change adds a reference to legal takedown procedures without modifying the substantive terms of service themselves.
Why this matters
The updated Terms of Service header now includes a navigational link to 'Take it Down Act' information alongside existing copyright and counter-notification options. This change is organizational and does not modify substantive rights or obligations. The addition provides users with an additional reference point for understanding takedown procedures.
Uploading content to Rumble grants the platform a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, display, and distribute that content across all current and future media formats, including through third-party syndication and broadcast partners.
Added May 21, 2026StandardSeen across 242 platforms
Uploading content to Rumble constitutes the uploader's appointment of Rumble as their non-exclusive agent, authorizing Rumble to negotiate and execute content licensing agreements with third parties including television networks and digital media platforms on the creator's behalf.
Added May 21, 2026StandardSeen across 242 platforms
All disputes between users and Rumble must be resolved through individual binding arbitration under U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governance, with no right to jury trial and no participation in class, representative, or consolidated proceedings.
Added May 21, 2026StandardSeen across 197 platforms
Users and Rumble may only bring claims against each other on an individual basis and may not act as a plaintiff or class member in any class or representative proceeding.
Added May 21, 2026StandardSeen across 197 platforms
Rumble disclaims liability for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, and exemplary damages arising from platform use, including loss of profits, data, or goodwill, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
Added May 8, 2026StandardSeen across 252 platforms
Rumble states that its services are not directed at children under 13, disclaims knowing collection of personal information from children under 13, and provides a contact email for reporting such data collection.
Added May 21, 2026StandardSeen across 284 platforms
Users agree to indemnify and hold harmless Rumble, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, liabilities, and costs including attorney's fees arising from the user's platform use, terms violations, third-party rights violations, or content that causes third-party harm.
Rumble reserves the right to suspend or terminate any user account at any time, for any reason, with or without notice, at its sole discretion; users may terminate their own accounts by discontinuing use or contacting support.
Added May 21, 2026StandardSeen across 199 platforms
The terms are governed by Florida law and non-arbitrable disputes must be litigated exclusively in state or federal courts in Hillsborough County, Florida, with users consenting to personal jurisdiction there.
Added May 8, 2026StandardSeen across 217 platforms
Users are solely responsible for content they upload or post and agree not to post content that is unlawful, harmful, abusive, defamatory, obscene, privacy-invasive, hateful, or that infringes third-party intellectual property rights or contains malicious code.
Added May 21, 2026CommonSeen across 173 platforms
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