Associated Press Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 51/100)

The Associated Press forces binding arbitration and class action waivers, and claims a perpetual, irrevocable license to all user-submitted content.

Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and broad liability waivers.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 13 — Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

YOU AND WE HEREBY WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY.

You are giving up your right to have a judge or jury decide your legal disputes.

Section 4.B. — License Grant to Us and Others

By submitting User Content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, fully sublicensable, and transferable license...

The company can use your content forever, even if you delete your account.

Section 8 — Limitation of Liability

ANY DIRECT DAMAGES THAT YOU MAY SUFFER ... SHALL BE LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).

Even if the company is at fault, you cannot recover more than $100 in damages.

Section 3.A. — Account Deletion

You may delete your Account at any time.

You have a clear, self-serve mechanism to delete your account and personal data.

Section 1 — Right to Modify

We may modify, update, add to, or delete from these terms ... by posting the revised Terms on this page ... We may also provide additional notice of material revisions, such as by email.

The company promises to notify you of significant changes to the terms.

Last reviewed 2026-07-27 under rubric v3.5.

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