Twitch Terms of Service

This is Twitch's Terms of Service — the legal agreement that controls how you can use the Twitch streaming platform, including chat, subscriptions, and creator tools. The most important thing to know is that by posting any content on Twitch — videos, clips, chat messages — you give Twitch a permanent, royalty-free license to use that content in any way they choose, even if you later delete it or close your account. If you are a US user and want to preserve your right to sue Twitch in court or join a class action lawsuit, you must opt out of mandatory arbitration within 30 days of agreeing to these terms by sending written notice to Twitch.

Twitch's Terms of Service (last modified April 13, 2026) govern all use of the Twitch platform and services, establishing a binding contractual relationship between Twitch Interactive, Inc. and users, with disputes governed by California law and mandatory binding arbitration via JAMS for US-based users. The most significant obligations include a broad, royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable license granted by users to Twitch over all user-submitted content, combined with a class action waiver and mandatory arbitration clause with a 30-day opt-out window. Notable departures from industry standard include Twitch's right to unilaterally modify terms at any time with continued use constituting acceptance, restrictions on simulcasting for certain creators, and a sweeping indemnification clause requiring users to hold Twitch harmless for third-party claims arising from their content or conduct. The document engages COPPA (minors under 13 explicitly excluded), CCPA (California resident rights referenced), GDPR (EU users addressed via separate privacy notice), and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act through content moderation provisions. Material compliance considerations include the adequacy of consent mechanisms for the arbitration opt-out, the scope of the user content license relative to GDPR data subject rights, and age verification obligations for a platform with a substantial minor user base.