Baltimore Sun Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 48/100)

The Baltimore Sun terms include a perpetual, irrevocable license to user content, a class action waiver, and allow for unilateral changes to the agreement without notice.

Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and unilateral term changes.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

User Content License

you grant Tribune Interactive, Inc. (“TI”), its affiliates and related entities... a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and fully sub-licensable license to use... and create derivative works from such User Content

You grant the company a permanent, non-revocable right to use, modify, and profit from anything you post, forever.

Modifying these Terms

baltimoresun.com reserves the right to change these Terms of Service at any time in its discretion and to notify users of any such changes solely by changing these Terms of Service.

The company can change the terms at any time without notifying you, and your continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

No Class Actions

You agree no claim subject to these Terms of Service may be brought as a class action.

You waive your right to participate in class action lawsuits against the company.

Statute of Limitations

You agree to file any claim regarding any aspect of this site or these Terms of Service within six months of the time in which the events giving rise to such claim began, or you agree to waive such claim.

You must bring any legal claim within six months, which is significantly shorter than standard statutory limits.

Use of Information by baltimoresun.com

you acknowledge, consent and agree that baltimoresun.com may preserve and disclose your Registration Account information... in circumstances that we deem, in our sole discretion, to pose a threat to the safety of you or others.

The company reserves the right to share your data with authorities based on their own subjective judgment.

General Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL BALTIMORESUN.COM OR ITS AFFILIATES... BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT FOR DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $100.

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

Last reviewed 2026-08-21 under rubric v3.5.

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