When you post anything on Twitch — streams, clips, chat messages, or other content — you give Twitch a permanent, global, free license to use, copy, modify, and distribute that content in any format, for any purpose.
This analysis describes what Twitch'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 license is described as perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Twitch may retain the right to use your content even after you delete it or close your account, with no compensation owed to you.
Any content you upload or stream on Twitch can be used, modified, and distributed by Twitch in any medium, potentially indefinitely and without payment, which may affect creators who later seek to monetize or restrict their original content elsewhere.
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we may closely review accounts that offer the following services, products, or content: Online trading, day trading tips, and stock market related content
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"By transmitting, submitting or displaying User Content on or through the Twitch Services, you hereby grant to Twitch a non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide right and license to use, copy, reproduce, adapt, prepare derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, make, have made, import, and otherwise exploit your User Content, in any format or medium now known or later developed, and for any purpose.Excerpt from Twitch's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Article 17 (right to erasure) for EU/EEA users, as the assertion of a perpetual, irrevocable license may conflict with a user's right to have personal data deleted.
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The license is described as perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Twitch may retain the right to use your content even after you delete it or close your account, with no compensation owed to you.
Any content you upload or stream on Twitch can be used, modified, and distributed by Twitch in any medium, potentially indefinitely and without payment, which may affect creators who later seek to monetize or restrict their original content elsewhere.
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