Grade F — Predatory terms (score 49/100)
The American Kennel Club forces binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to user content, and reserves the right to modify terms at any time without notice.
Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and unilateral term changes.
THESE TERMS CONTAIN A MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND A CLASS ACTION/JURY TRIAL WAIVER PROVISION
You are prohibited from suing the company in court or joining a class action lawsuit.
You hereby grant to us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable right and license to use... your User Content
The company owns a permanent license to use anything you post, forever, without compensation.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms by posting updates and changes to our Service. It is your responsibility to check our Service periodically for changes.
The company can change the terms at any time, and you are responsible for checking for updates yourself.
IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).
The company caps its total financial liability to you at $100.
You authorize AKC to provide information concerning you and your activities to comply with applicable laws or respond to a court order, subpoenas, or other lawful requests
The company will share your data with government authorities upon request.
You may terminate this agreement at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Service
You have a clear, self-serve method to end your agreement with the company.
Last reviewed 2026-08-21 under rubric v3.5.