Afterpay Terms Scorecard

Grade C+ — Standard consumer terms (score 67/100)

Afterpay forces binding arbitration and class action waivers, limits liability to $500, and allows the company to assign your debt to third parties without your consent.

Forces arbitration, limits liability, and allows unilateral assignment of debt.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
YES
Trains AI on your content
UNCLEAR
Collects biometric data
UNCLEAR
Shares data with government
UNCLEAR
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
UNCLEAR
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 10(b) — Arbitration Agreement

YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JURY. FURTHER, UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION, YOU ALSO AGREE TO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION IN COURT OR IN ARBITRATION.

You are forced into individual binding arbitration and cannot participate in class action lawsuits.

Section 12 — Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES... the aggregate liability... will not... exceed... the amount of five hundred U.S. dollars ($500.00).

The company severely limits its financial liability to you, capping it at $500 regardless of the harm caused.

Section 7 — Transfers or Assignments

We may transfer, assign or sell this Agreement, and any rights under this Agreement, to a third party without your consent.

Afterpay can sell your loan agreement and debt to third parties without notifying you or getting your permission.

Section 2 — Installment Payments

You can review, set, or unlink Afterpay from a linked business within the Afterpay app at any time.

You have a self-serve, online mechanism to manage or remove merchant links.

Section 2 — Installment Payments

You may prepay all amounts due under this Agreement in whole or in part at any time without a penalty.

There are no prepayment penalties for paying off your balance early.

Last reviewed 2026-08-19 under rubric v3.5.

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