This is Skillshare's legal agreement that applies to everyone who uses their online learning platform, including the recently acquired Superpeer. It means your subscription automatically renews and charges you unless you cancel, disputes must go to private arbitration rather than court, and Skillshare gets broad rights to use content you upload. You should know that by signing up, you give up the right to sue Skillshare in court or join a class action lawsuit.
Technical Summary
Skillshare's Terms of Service (last revised September 4, 2024) govern use of the Skillshare platform, Superpeer, Creatorsuite.com, and associated mobile applications by both Students and Teachers. The document establishes mandatory binding arbitration with a class action waiver, auto-renewing subscription billing with limited refund rights, and a broad royalty-free license granted to Skillshare over user-uploaded content. Notable provisions include Skillshare's unilateral right to modify terms or pricing at any time, account termination for inactivity exceeding 12 months, and data sharing with Teachers upon class enrollment. The Terms also impose extensive content restrictions and indemnification obligations on users, while disclaiming warranties and capping Skillshare's liability.
Institutional Analysis
This document engages primarily with FTC consumer protection standards regarding auto-renewal disclosures and arbitration enforceability, as well as CCPA/CPRA obligations for California users given d…
This document engages primarily with FTC consumer protection standards regarding auto-renewal disclosures and arbitration enforceability, as well as CCPA/CPRA obligations for California users given data sharing practices with Teachers. The broad content license grant, indemnification clause, and un…
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If you have a dispute with Skillshare, you must resolve it through private arbitration — not in a court of law. This applies to all disputes, including those that arose before you agreed to these Terms.
You agree to give up your right to join or lead a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration against Skillshare. All disputes must be handled individually.
Your Skillshare subscription automatically renews every month or year and your payment method is charged automatically unless you cancel before the renewal date.
Skillshare is not required to give you a refund, and you can only receive one refund ever. If you cancel mid-subscription, you do not get a pro-rated refund for unused time.
When you upload content to Skillshare, you give Skillshare a broad, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute that content across their platforms.
When you enroll in a class or attend an Event, Skillshare shares your personal data — including your name and other account information — with the Teacher running that class or event.
Skillshare can delete your account and all its content if you haven't logged in or made a payment in over 12 months, though they will try to warn you by email first.
Skillshare provides the service 'as is' with no guarantees, and caps the amount you can recover from them for any damages to the amount you paid in the last 12 months.