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Perpetual Worldwide Content License

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What it is

When you upload a video or other content to Rumble, you give Rumble the right to use, copy, share, and distribute that content across any current or future medium, without paying you for that specific license.

This analysis describes what Rumble'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

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This license is perpetual and sublicensable, meaning Rumble can pass these rights to third parties and there is no defined end date, even if you later delete the content or close your account.

Interpretive note: The document does not expressly state whether the license survives account deletion or content removal, creating uncertainty about the ongoing scope of rights after a creator leaves the platform.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Creators who upload videos to Rumble grant Rumble broad, ongoing rights to use and distribute their content, including through sublicensing to other parties, which may limit the creator's ability to control where their content appears after upload.

How other platforms handle this

Substack Medium

You hereby grant Substack a license to translate, modify, reproduce, and otherwise act with respect to your Posts to enable us to provide, improve, and notify you about new features within Substack. You understand and agree that we may need to make changes to your Posts to conform and adapt those Po...

Walgreens Medium

By submitting content to Walgreens, you grant Walgreens a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, communicate to the public, perform and display the content (in whole or in p...

FanDuel Medium

With respect to User Content you submit or otherwise make available on or to the Service, you grant FanDuel an irrevocable, fully sub-licensable, perpetual, world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through Rumble Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).

— Excerpt from Rumble's Rumble Terms of Service

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The breadth of this license engages copyright law under the U.S. Copyright Act. The FTC Act may apply if the scope of the license is not clearly disclosed to creators at the point of upload. EU users may have additional moral rights protections under applicable national copyright law that could interact with the perpetual and sublicensable nature of this grant. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The sublicensable and perpetual nature of this license is broadly drafted and common in UGC platforms, but its interaction with the agency agreement provisions amplifies operational exposure for creator-focused compliance. The absence of a stated survival limitation or content deletion trigger may create uncertainty about ongoing obligations. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK creators may retain moral rights that are not waivable by contract under applicable national law, potentially limiting the practical enforceability of the full license scope. California creators should note that the perpetual nature of the license may interact with termination-of-transfer rights under U.S. copyright law after 35 years. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: B2B partners or brands that have contributed or co-produced content uploaded to Rumble by a creator should assess whether their own IP agreements are consistent with this license grant. Procurement teams sourcing Rumble-hosted content should verify chain-of-title given the sublicensing right. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should confirm that creator onboarding flows include clear, prominent disclosure of this license scope at the point of upload, and assess whether the current disclosure satisfies applicable consumer protection and copyright disclosure standards.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC may evaluate whether the scope of the content license is clearly and conspicuously disclosed to users at the point of upload under unfair or deceptive practices standards
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Rumble Terms of Service
Entity
Rumble
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010255
Document ID
CA-D-00729
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
68b5a8405f8f58696776a18472233e24b85b04a3b102f2546d3c20da0a1e259e
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 14:18 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Rumble
Document: Rumble Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-010255
Captured: 2026-05-08 14:18:00 UTC
SHA-256: 68b5a8405f8f5869…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/rumble/rumble-terms-of-service/perpetual-worldwide-content-license/
Accessed: June 28, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Rumble's Perpetual Worldwide Content License clause do?

This license is perpetual and sublicensable, meaning Rumble can pass these rights to third parties and there is no defined end date, even if you later delete the content or close your account.

How does this clause affect you?

Creators who upload videos to Rumble grant Rumble broad, ongoing rights to use and distribute their content, including through sublicensing to other parties, which may limit the creator's ability to control where their content appears after upload.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 3 platforms. See the full comparison.

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