Users who upload photos, text, listings, data, or other content to Zillow's Services grant Zillow an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free worldwide license to use, modify, reproduce, distribute, sublicense, and create derivative works from that content in any media, without payment.
This analysis describes what Zillow'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 grants Zillow broad exploitation rights over all user-submitted content with no expiration, no compensation obligation, and sublicensing authority, meaning the rights persist even if the user deletes their account or removes the content from the Services.
The updated terms establish explicit consent for Zillow to contact you through email, phone calls, text messages, and in-app features using automatic dialing systems and prerecorded voices. These communications may include advertising or marketing offers alongside transactional messages. Message and data rates may apply depending on your carrier, and contact frequency will vary based on your account activity. You can opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP, and calls with Zillow employees may be recorded for quality control and internal business purposes.
View change record →Severity elevated from medium to high; terminology changed from 'Content' to 'User Materials'; added explicit right to sublicense and translate; narrowed scope to 'in connection with the Services or in any other media' instead of 'for any purpose'; added 'incorporate into other works' language.
View full change record →Under this clause, any content a user submits to the Services, including listing photographs, text descriptions, and data, becomes subject to Zillow's perpetual and irrevocable commercial use rights. The agreement states Zillow will not compensate users for this license, and the irrevocable nature means users cannot unilaterally terminate these rights after submission.
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Compare across platforms →"by uploading or otherwise providing User Materials to the Services, you grant us an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free worldwide license to: (i) use, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, modify, prepare derivative works of or incorporate into other works, and translate your User Materials, in connection with the Services or in any other media; and (ii) sublicense these rights, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. We will not pay you for your User Materials or to exercise any rights related to your User Materials set forth in the preceding sentence.Excerpt from Zillow's Terms of Use
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This provision grants Zillow broad exploitation rights over all user-submitted content with no expiration, no compensation obligation, and sublicensing authority, meaning the rights persist even if the user deletes their account or removes the content from the Services.
Under this clause, any content a user submits to the Services, including listing photographs, text descriptions, and data, becomes subject to Zillow's perpetual and irrevocable commercial use rights. The agreement states Zillow will not compensate users for this license, and the irrevocable nature means users cannot unilaterally terminate these rights after submission.
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