Grade F — Predatory terms (score 53/100)
Bandcamp forces users into binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to user content, and reserves the right to modify terms without notice.
Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and unilateral term changes.
Any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration in Los Angeles County, California.
You cannot sue the company in court; you must use private arbitration in California.
you hereby grant Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free... license to use... the User Submissions
The company keeps a permanent right to use anything you post, even if you delete your account.
Company reserves the right... to modify or replace any of the terms... without notice or liability.
The company can change the terms at any time without telling you.
Company may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately
They can ban you and delete your data for any reason without warning.
You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Company... from any and all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees
If the company gets sued because of you, you have to pay their legal bills.
for any direct damages in excess of (in the aggregate) one-hundred U.S. dollars ($100.00).
The most you can ever recover from the company for damages is $100.
Bandcamp will not use, and will not permit others to use, any Artist’s Music to train models to generate sound recordings... without that Artist’s express permission.
Bandcamp promises not to use your music to train AI models without your permission.
Last reviewed 2026-07-27 under rubric v3.5.