Waze
· Waze Privacy Policy
The provision authorizes Waze to incorporate user contributions into its service operations and derivative works without time limitation or geographic restriction, and permits modification and republication of submitted content without requiring additional user consent or compensation.
The clause operationalizes Booking.com's right to utilize user-generated visual content across its marketing and promotional channels without ongoing compensation or requirement to seek additional permission. The irrevocable and transferable nature of the license means the authorization persists independently of the user's continued relationship with the platform and can be exercised by entities to whom Booking.com transfers its rights.
This clause means Nintendo can use anything you submit indefinitely and without paying you, even if you later want to remove it, which raises practical questions about whether submitted content can ever be fully retracted.
Target
· Target Terms and Conditions
This provision establishes that any content submitted through Target's platform is subject to a broad license that is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning the license cannot be withdrawn after submission. The sublicensable nature of the license permits Target to extend these rights to affiliated entities and third parties.
This provision establishes the scope of the license SIE holds over content users create or submit through PlayStation Services, including potential sublicensability and royalty-free terms. The breadth of the license grant affects user rights to their own created content across PlayStation platform features.
This broad license means that any content you create and share within Riot Games' ecosystem can be used by the company for commercial purposes without additional payment or permission, and you cannot revoke that permission once granted.
This clause establishes the scope of Walmart's rights over user-generated content and clarifies the compensation structure. By defining the license grant upfront, the provision establishes Walmart's operational authority to incorporate user submissions into platform operations without additional payment obligations.
GitHub
· GitHub Terms of Service
The provision authorizes GitHub to display and reproduce your public repository content and grants other users a license to fork and view it, which is central to how GitHub's collaborative platform functions but also means public content can be used by others within the service.
Steam
· Steam Subscriber Agreement
This license is permanent and irrevocable, meaning Valve can continue using your posted content even if you later delete it or close your account.
Any creative work you share through Epic's platforms, including game levels, artwork, or videos, can be used by Epic commercially and in perpetuity without paying you or seeking additional permission, and the license survives even if you later delete the content or close your account.
The provision establishes SIE's operational rights to incorporate user-generated content into commercial and non-commercial uses across all media formats without additional compensation or ongoing user consent. The perpetual and irrevocable nature means these rights remain in effect indefinitely and cannot be revoked by the user.
Users may not realize that their Poshmark activity, including photos they post and comments they make, is fully public and searchable online by default, which has implications for personal privacy beyond the Poshmark platform.
Runway
· Runway Privacy Policy
The provision defines the operational scope of content visibility and allocates responsibility for secondary use of shared content. By stating the Service is not responsible for downstream uses by third parties, the clause establishes that visibility control operates at the point of initial sharing rather than through ongoing content management by the Service provider.
This license structure permits Booking.com to exploit user-generated content across its platform and potentially through sublicensees without compensation or time limitation, while placing responsibility on users to ensure they have authority to grant such rights and that the content does not infringe third-party intellectual property.
The clause establishes Uniswap Labs's operational rights to incorporate user-generated content and feedback into current and future products and business activities without compensation or ongoing user consent, and authorizes the company to sublicense these rights to third parties.
Meta
· Meta Terms of Service
This clause establishes a cost-shifting mechanism that allocates liability for third-party claims to users whose conduct triggers the indemnification obligation, thereby limiting Meta's exposure to losses resulting from user actions or violations.
This clause creates financial exposure for users whose submitted content or use of the service results in third-party legal claims against Perplexity, including claims related to copyright infringement, privacy violations, or defamation.
The indemnification clause requires users to pay Uber's legal costs in a broad range of scenarios, including claims arising from how Uber uses content you submitted, which may create financial exposure beyond what most users anticipate.
The indemnification obligation allocates risk by requiring users to assume financial responsibility for legal defense and damages related to their own conduct under the agreement. This establishes a procedural requirement that users pay Scale AI's costs if claims arise from user violations or service use.
The indemnification clause allocates financial and legal responsibility to users for certain categories of claims, establishing that users bear the cost of defending Pinterest against specified disputes rather than Pinterest bearing those costs directly. This provision operates as a risk allocation mechanism in the contractual relationship.
Poe
· Poe Terms of Service
The agreement requires users to indemnify Quora for a broad range of potential claims including legal fees, which could create significant personal financial exposure if a user's content or conduct on the platform results in third-party claims against Quora.
Ancestry
· Ancestry Terms and Conditions
This provision places financial responsibility on users for claims arising from their use of the services or violations of the terms, including the cost of legal defense and attorneys' fees, which can create significant financial exposure for individual users.
The agreement requires users to indemnify Discord for legal costs, claims, and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising from the user's breach of the terms or representations, which could create significant personal financial exposure if a user's conduct generates third-party claims against Discord.
Venmo
· Venmo User Agreement
This provision requires users to personally bear the cost of defending Venmo against claims that arise from the user's conduct, including attorney's fees, which could result in significant financial exposure for individual users in contested situations.
Square
· Square Terms of Service
The indemnification clause extends to third parties using your account, which means a merchant could be financially responsible for legal claims arising from their employees' or customers' use of the merchant's Square account.
The indemnification clause establishes an allocation of legal risk whereby users assume responsibility for defending Segment against third-party claims connected to their use of the platform, which affects the cost and liability exposure structure of the service relationship.
The indemnification clause establishes a cost-shifting mechanism whereby users assume financial and legal responsibility for defending WhatsApp against third-party claims connected to user conduct or content. This allocation affects the distribution of litigation risk and defense expenses between the user and the service provider.
Lime
· Lime Terms of Service
This clause means that if you cause an accident or otherwise violate the terms while using Lime, you could be personally responsible for Lime's legal costs in addition to your own, which could be substantial.
The indemnification clause allocates legal and financial responsibility to users for losses Khan Academy incurs related to user conduct or service usage. This establishes a mechanism by which Khan Academy transfers certain categories of defense costs and damages to users rather than bearing those costs itself.
The indemnification clause allocates legal defense costs and liability exposure to users for a broad range of circumstances connected to their service use, establishing that users bear financial responsibility for defending Snap against third-party claims in specified categories.