Reddit, Inc. Terms of Use
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The Reddit User Agreement is the primary legal contract between Reddit, Inc. and its users, governing access and use of the Reddit platform, including reddit.com, apps, and related services. Key provisions include user eligibility (must be 13+), account creation and security responsibilities, strict rules on user conduct and prohibited content, a broad perpetual worldwide license granted to Reddit over all user-submitted content (including the right to modify, distribute, and monetize it), Reddit's discretion to moderate, remove, or terminate content/accounts, limited user rights to content post-submission, mandatory individual arbitration for disputes under Delaware law with class action waivers, indemnification obligations, and cross-references to Reddit's Privacy Policy, Content Policy, and other rules. The agreement emphasizes Reddit's ownership/control over the platform and user data usage for service improvement, advertising, and legal compliance.
Users grant Reddit an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, distribute, and monetize all submitted content forever, even after deletion.
All disputes must be resolved via binding arbitration in California; no class actions or jury trials.
Reddit can suspend or terminate any account or content at its sole discretion without notice.
Detailed rules on spam, harassment, illegal content, helping users understand boundaries.
Users can appeal content removals or bans through outlined channels.
Emphasis on diverse viewpoints within Content Policy bounds.
Spotify collects the following categories of personal data. High Risk categories are used for advertising profiling or involve sensitive personal information.
Email, username, password, IP address.
Posts, comments, messages, images, videos.
Views, votes, searches, device info.
Freely shared by user.
Your data serves the following purposes. Mandatory purposes cannot be disabled without canceling the service. Opt-out available purposes allow some user control.
Used for personalization, service operation, and analytics.
Licensed for hosting, promotion, ads, and third-party features.
Analyzed for recommendations and moderation.
Spotify shares data with several categories of third parties. Sharing with advertising partners is extensive and represents the primary commercial use of your behavioral data.
Data shared with advertisers and trackers per Privacy Policy.
Hosting, analytics, moderation vendors.
Shared with Reddit subsidiaries and API users.
To authorities as required.
The following rights may be available to you depending on your region. EU/EEA users have the broadest protections under GDPR. Non-EU users have more limited guarantees.
Users can delete posts, but Reddit's license persists; copies may remain in aggregates.
Limited; data export via Privacy Policy tools, but no full portability.
Limited opts; many features require data sharing.
Data is retained for different periods depending on category, and security disclosures vary in depth. The policy highlights the following retention and transparency points.
Retention Periods
Deleted content license remains; backups held as needed.
Data retained for compliance, disputes, safety.
Retained indefinitely for improvements.
Security & Transparency
Reddit commits to reasonable security but provides no specifics like encryption standards.
No mentions of ISO, SOC2, or similar in agreement.
Breaches handled per law; no proactive disclosure details.
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'To the extent permitted by applicable law, you grant Reddit an irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, nonexclusive, sublicensable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, copy, modify, distribute... your User Content.'
Interpretation
Users surrender major control over IP; Reddit can commercially exploit content indefinitely.
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'Any dispute... will be governed by and construed in accordance with Delaware law... resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration... no class arbitration.'
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Severely limits user legal recourse; favors Reddit in disputes.
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Detailed list of bans: illegal activity, harassment, spam, IP infringement.
Interpretation
Clear but strict; violations lead to immediate bans.
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'Reddit may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without notice... for any reason.'
Interpretation
No due process; Reddit has absolute power.
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'We may revise these Terms... continued use constitutes acceptance.'
Interpretation
Users must monitor changes or risk non-compliance.
No, you retain ownership, but you grant Reddit a broad perpetual license to use them.