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Users who submit content to Uber's platform grant Uber a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and publicly display that content in connection with operating and providing the services. This license is non-exclusive, meaning users retain ownership of their content.
This analysis describes what Uber'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
This provision establishes that user-submitted content, which may include reviews, photos, and communications, is licensed to Uber for broad use in connection with its services. The sublicense right allows Uber to extend this license to third parties involved in service delivery.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'in connection with operating and providing the Services' is not precisely defined, creating some ambiguity about the full permitted scope of Uber's use and sublicensing of user-submitted content.
Under this clause, any content a user submits to the Uber platform is licensed to Uber for use, modification, distribution, and sublicensing in connection with operating the services. Users retain ownership of their content but grant Uber broad rights to use it.
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"By submitting or posting content through the Services, you grant Uber a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based upon, distribute, publicly display, and publicly perform your content in connection with operating and providing the Services.Excerpt from Uber's Terms of Use
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: User content licensing provisions in digital service agreements interact with copyright law and, for EU users, the EU Digital Services Act and GDPR's data minimization principles where content constitutes or contains personal data. The FTC's guidance on endorsements and reviews may also be relevant where licensed content includes user reviews. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The sublicensing right allows Uber to share user-submitted content with third-party service providers, which may include advertising, analytics, and operational partners. The scope of permissible uses is tied to operating and providing the services but this phrase is not defined with precision in the document. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users retain additional rights under GDPR Article 17 (right to erasure) that may interact with this content license, particularly regarding whether deletion requests require removal of licensed content from sublicensees. UK GDPR imposes similar obligations. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Business users who submit proprietary materials through the platform should assess whether those materials fall within the scope of user-submitted content and whether this license creates any unintended IP exposure. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should assess whether the content license scope aligns with the Privacy Notice's description of how user-generated content is used and shared, and whether the sublicensing right is adequately disclosed to users at the point of content submission.
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This provision establishes that user-submitted content, which may include reviews, photos, and communications, is licensed to Uber for broad use in connection with its services. The sublicense right allows Uber to extend this license to third parties involved in service delivery.
Under this clause, any content a user submits to the Uber platform is licensed to Uber for use, modification, distribution, and sublicensing in connection with operating the services. Users retain ownership of their content but grant Uber broad rights to use it.
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