American Academy of Pediatrics Terms Scorecard

Grade C — Standard consumer terms (score 61/100)

The AAP claims a perpetual, irrevocable license to your content and reserves the right to modify terms without direct notice, while capping liability at $100.

Broad content license, liability cap, and unilateral changes without notice.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
LIKELY
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
UNCLEAR
Easy to cancel
NO
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
NO

What the terms actually say

Your License to the AAP

you grant to the AAP... an irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free license, to make all uses of the User Content... for any purpose whatsoever

You give the AAP a permanent, global, and sublicensable right to use anything you post for any reason, including advertising, and you cannot revoke this.

Limitation of Liability

NEITHER THE AAP... SHALL BE LIABLE... FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $100 (IN THE AGGREGATE)

The company limits its total financial liability to you to $100, regardless of the harm caused.

Changes To Our Terms

We will notify you of material changes to these Terms by posting a notice at the Websites. By continuing to access or use the Websites after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms of Use.

The company can change the rules at any time without emailing you; you are expected to check the website for updates.

Controlling Law & Jurisdiction

All claims... will be brought solely in the federal or state courts located in the State of Illinois... and you... waive any objection as to inconvenient forum.

You must resolve all legal disputes in Illinois, which may be inconvenient or expensive depending on where you live.

Controlling Law & Jurisdiction

any claim or cause of action... must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever banned.

You have only one year to file a lawsuit, which is shorter than many standard statutes of limitations.

Controlling Law & Jurisdiction

the prevailing party will be entitled to recover from the other party its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees)

If you sue the company and lose, you may be forced to pay their legal bills.

Last reviewed 2026-08-07 under rubric v3.5.

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