The clause establishes Uber's operational rights to exploit user-generated content across all formats and distribution channels without ongoing consent or compensation obligations. This authorization permits Uber to integrate user content into service operations, marketing, or derivative applications without contractual constraints tied to individual submissions.
Vercel
· Vercel Terms of Service
The license is scoped to service operation and improvement, which is a standard and reasonable limitation, but the inclusion of the right to create derivative works and sublicense may warrant review for users deploying proprietary or sensitive content.
OpenAI
· OpenAI Business Terms
This provision grants OpenAI rights to use submitted content for service improvement purposes in addition to service delivery. The scope of 'improve our Services' may include model training activities, though the document's stated purpose language limits the license to service-related uses.
This provision authorizes Jasper to use user-submitted content for a broad range of purposes across present and future distribution channels, with the license persisting according to the terms' duration and termination provisions.
The license granted covers sublicensing and transfer rights, meaning Shopify may authorize third parties to use merchant-submitted content in connection with providing services, which merchants should evaluate against their own intellectual property rights and any third-party content licenses they hold.
Developers and enterprises often store proprietary API designs, authentication configurations, and test data in Postman workspaces. This license grants Postman rights to use that content, which may include competitively sensitive or personal data, in connection with service improvement activities.
Google
· Google Terms of Service
The license covers reproduction, creation of derivative works, and distribution, which means Google may modify or adapt content users upload. The agreement states the license is limited to operating, promoting, and improving services, but the scope of those purposes is broad.
The license grant establishes WhatsApp's operational rights to process, store, and utilize user-generated content across its service infrastructure. The sublicensable and transferable elements permit WhatsApp to delegate these rights to service providers, subsidiaries, or successor entities without obtaining separate user consent.
The license granted over user-submitted content may extend beyond what is necessary to operate the service, and may interact with data subject rights under GDPR if submitted content contains personal data.
Any queries, prompts, or other content you submit to Perplexity AI may be used broadly by the company and its partners, including potentially for training AI models or other commercial purposes, unless separately restricted.
Microsoft
· Microsoft Services Agreement (Legacy)
This provision authorizes Microsoft to use content stored or shared through its services for a broad set of purposes including service improvement, which may include content in OneDrive files, Outlook emails, and other personal storage locations.
This provision establishes the contractual basis on which Kit processes and distributes user-submitted content, including email copy, subscriber lists, landing page content, and product files, across its infrastructure and affiliated services. The scope of the license extends to affiliated companies and sublicensees, which compliance teams should account for in data governance and content ownership assessments.
Fitbit
· Fitbit Terms of Service
This license covers any content you submit, which could include health notes, personal logs, or other data you enter, and extends to Fitbit's partners and third parties they work with.
DocuSign
· DocuSign Terms and Conditions
The license includes sublicensing rights, meaning DocuSign can pass rights to your uploaded content to third-party vendors or service providers involved in operating or improving the platform, which may include AI and analytics providers.
This license is broad and covers modification and sublicensing, meaning Snap can adapt your content and allow others to use it, which may go beyond what many users expect when sharing on the platform.
While Dropbox states it does not claim ownership of your files, the license you grant is broad enough to permit your content to be accessed and processed by Dropbox's systems, affiliates, and trusted third parties, which has privacy implications for sensitive documents.
Miro
· Miro Terms of Service
This license applies to everything you create on Miro boards, including proprietary business diagrams, strategic plans, personal data about colleagues, and creative work, and the sublicensing right means Miro can pass these permissions to third parties.
BeReal
· BeReal Terms of Service
The provision establishes the scope of BeReal's operational rights over publicly shared user content, permitting the platform to repurpose and distribute such content without additional compensation or per-use licensing requirements. The sublicensable component authorizes BeReal to permit third parties to exercise these same rights.
Box
· Box Terms of Service
While Box states this license is limited to operating and improving the service, the breadth of rights granted (including adaptation and distribution) means users should understand how broadly this license may apply in practice to their stored content.
Writer
· Writer Terms of Service
This license is broad in scope and includes sublicensing rights, meaning Writer can share your submitted content with subprocessors or partners, which is especially significant for enterprise users submitting proprietary business data.
GitHub
· GitHub Terms of Service
This provision establishes the scope of rights that GitHub users receive in public repositories and allocates responsibility for licensing compliance. It defines the operational permissions users obtain when accessing publicly posted content and clarifies that content authors bear responsibility for obtaining appropriate upstream licenses before uploading third-party material.
Adobe
· Adobe Terms of Use
The clause establishes the operational scope under which Adobe may process and repurpose user content to deliver, improve, and promote its services. The authorization extends to derivative works and third-party distribution, while the carve-outs for personal account content create distinct handling procedures based on content visibility and user consent status.
AWS
· AWS Customer Agreement
This clause authorizes AWS to access and use customer content to the extent necessary to provide services and to disclose it in response to legal demands, which is material for customers storing sensitive business or personal data.
Box
· Box Terms of Service
This license grant establishes Box's operational authority to process and utilize user content in service delivery and product development. The non-exclusive structure permits users to license their content to other parties simultaneously, while the royalty-free terms specify Box incurs no payment obligations for exercising the authorized rights.
The license granted covers a wide range of uses including public display and promotion, which may be broader than users expect for content transmitted through an infrastructure service like a CDN or security proxy.
DocuSign
· DocuSign Terms and Conditions
This clause establishes DocuSign's operational rights to incorporate user-generated content into service operations, product improvements, and distribution channels without separate compensation or exclusive restrictions. The sublicensable nature permits DocuSign to extend these rights to third parties.
eBay
· eBay User Agreement
This provision grants eBay a perpetual and irrevocable sublicensable license over user-submitted content, meaning content cannot be retracted from eBay's licensed use even after account closure or listing removal. The sublicensable-through-multiple-tiers structure authorizes eBay to pass content rights to third-party partners and downstream licensees.
Egnyte
· Egnyte Terms of Service
The license grant establishes the operational scope of Egnyte's rights to process and utilize user content within the service delivery framework. This authorization enables Egnyte to perform core service functions including content storage, retrieval, and transmission across its infrastructure.
Figma
· Figma Terms of Service
Designers and agencies often upload client-owned or proprietary assets to Figma, and this license means Figma may use that content to operate and improve its services, which could conflict with client confidentiality agreements.
GitHub
· GitHub Terms of Service
This provision establishes the scope of GitHub's operational rights over user content. It permits GitHub to process and utilize user content across multiple internal functions—database storage, search functionality, service improvement, and content display—without requiring separate consent for each use case.