“you grant Snap and our affiliates a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, cache, use, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, publish, analyze, transmit, and distribute that content, including the name, image, likeness, or voice...”
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The license is worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable, meaning Snapchat can pass these rights to third parties and exploit the content globally without paying the user.
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The updated terms establish mandatory age verification as a condition of account creation and authorize Snapchat to lock or delete accounts if users do not meet applicable age requirements in their jurisdiction. The revised content moderation language expands Snapchat's authority to review, moderate, or remove content in its sole discretion and explicitly states the company will not be liable for these actions. An appeals process is introduced, but decisions remain subject to Snapchat's sole discretion. You can review the prior Terms of Service on Snapchat's support site, which apply until September 21, 2026.
View change record →The reader must grant Snapchat and its affiliates broad rights over submitted content, including personal attributes such as name, image, likeness, and voice, for no compensation.
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The license is worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable, meaning Snapchat can pass these rights to third parties and exploit the content globally without paying the user.
The reader must grant Snapchat and its affiliates broad rights over submitted content, including personal attributes such as name, image, likeness, and voice, for no compensation.
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