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UnitedHealthcare · UnitedHealthcare Terms of Use · View original document ↗

Broad License Granted for User-Submitted Content

High severity High confidence Common · 249 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What right does UnitedHealthcare require users who submit content to grant the company?
“you grant the Company a non-exclusive, 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 any media;”
Version CA-V-004765, captured July 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
UnitedHealthcare requires users who submit content to grant the company a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display that content throughout the world in any media.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning users cannot reclaim rights to submitted content, and UnitedHealthcare can sublicense that content to third parties without further permission.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Any content the reader submits may be used, modified, distributed, or sublicensed by UnitedHealthcare globally and indefinitely, without compensation to the reader.

How other platforms handle this

YouTube Ads Medium

You also grant each other user of the Service a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to access your Content through the Service, and to use that Content...only as enabled by a feature of the Service.

Duolingo Medium

Access and use of the Service does not grant or provide you with the right or license to reproduce or otherwise use the Duolingo name or any Duolingo or third-party trademarks, service marks, graphics, or logos.

DoorDash Medium

the license granted to DoorDash herein shall survive termination of the Services or your account.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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you grant the Company a non-exclusive, 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 any media;

Excerpt from UnitedHealthcare's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
UnitedHealthcare Terms of Use
Entity
UnitedHealthcare
Date stated by the document
July 10, 2023
As printed in UnitedHealthcare’s text (version CA-V-004765), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
July 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004765, captured July 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-072114
Document ID
CA-D-000602
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004765)
d4866d33ff5d15dca8605d2446634274fe86dd1964d42f5855e8c497f753212e
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 15:28 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004765, captured July 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: UnitedHealthcare
Document: UnitedHealthcare Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-072114
Version: CA-V-004765
Captured: 2026-07-11 13:47:07 UTC
SHA-256: d4866d33ff5d15dc…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/unitedhealthcare/unitedhealthcare-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-072114/broad-license-granted-for-user-submitted-content/
Accessed: Oct. 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does UnitedHealthcare's Broad License Granted for User-Submitted Content clause do?

The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning users cannot reclaim rights to submitted content, and UnitedHealthcare can sublicense that content to third parties without further permission.

How does this clause affect you?

Any content the reader submits may be used, modified, distributed, or sublicensed by UnitedHealthcare globally and indefinitely, without compensation to the reader.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 249 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with UnitedHealthcare?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by UnitedHealthcare.