This analysis describes what Starbucks'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
The clause establishes Starbucks' operational authority over user-generated content submitted through the service, extending across all current and future distribution channels without requiring additional compensation or permission for each use or distribution method.
Users who submit content to the service authorize Starbucks to use that content in perpetuity across multiple media formats and distribution channels, including through sublicensed parties. The provision applies to all content posted or submitted through the service without time limitation.
How other platforms handle this
By submitting content to Walmart, you grant Walmart and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in ...
By making available any User Content through the Service, you hereby grant to Duolingo a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, ...
By submitting User Content through the Services, you grant Grindr a worldwide, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free license to host, store, use, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, publish, and distribute that User Content. This license is for the limited purpose of operating, developing, ...
Monitoring
Starbucks has changed this document before.
Receive same-day alerts, structured change summaries, and monitoring for up to 10 platforms.
"By submitting or posting content on or through the Service, you grant Starbucks 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 Starbucks's Starbucks Terms of Use
Professional Governance Intelligence
Need to monitor specific governance provisions?
Professional includes provision-level monitoring, governance timelines, regulatory mapping, and audit-ready analysis.
Built from archived source documents, structured governance mappings, and historical version tracking.
The clause establishes Starbucks' operational authority over user-generated content submitted through the service, extending across all current and future distribution channels without requiring additional compensation or permission for each use or distribution method.
Users who submit content to the service authorize Starbucks to use that content in perpetuity across multiple media formats and distribution channels, including through sublicensed parties. The provision applies to all content posted or submitted through the service without time limitation.
ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 4 platforms. See the full comparison.
No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Starbucks.