“you will not be entitled to any compensation if your content, including videos, photos, sound recordings, musical compositions, name, image, likeness, or voice included in your content are used by us, our affiliates, users of the Services, or our business partners.”
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The no-compensation rule applies to a wide set of actors — Snapchat, affiliates, other users, and business partners — and covers personal attributes such as name, image, and likeness, which have independent commercial value.
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 is not entitled to any payment when their content or personal attributes contained in their content are used by any of the named parties.
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"you will not be entitled to any compensation if your content, including videos, photos, sound recordings, musical compositions, name, image, likeness, or voice included in your content are used by us, our affiliates, users of the Services, or our business partners.Excerpt from Snapchat's Terms of Service
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The no-compensation rule applies to a wide set of actors — Snapchat, affiliates, other users, and business partners — and covers personal attributes such as name, image, and likeness, which have independent commercial value.
The reader is not entitled to any payment when their content or personal attributes contained in their content are used by any of the named parties.
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