Grade A- — Mostly protective (score 85/100)
Airbnb forces individual arbitration and class action waivers for US users, and claims a broad, perpetual license to user content.
Forced arbitration, class action waiver, and broad content license.
You and Airbnb mutually agree that any dispute... will be settled by binding arbitration on an individual basis.
You cannot sue Airbnb in court; you must resolve disputes through private, individual arbitration.
you and Airbnb acknowledge and agree that each waives the right to participate as a plaintiff or as a class member in any class action or class-wide arbitration.
You are prohibited from joining or initiating class action lawsuits against Airbnb.
you grant Airbnb a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, sub-licensable and transferable license to access, use, store, copy, modify... and otherwise exploit, in any manner such that Content
Airbnb claims a permanent, global right to use, modify, and distribute anything you post on their platform.
Airbnb may take any action it determines is reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, or the order or request of a court, law enforcement, or other administrative agency
Airbnb will disclose your data to government or law enforcement agencies upon request or legal order.
You may terminate this agreement at any time by sending us an email or by deleting your account.
You have a clear, self-serve right to terminate your account and the agreement.
We will also provide you with notice of any material changes... at least 30 days before the date they become effective.
Airbnb promises to notify you of significant changes to the terms at least 30 days in advance.
Last reviewed 2026-08-25 under rubric v3.5.