Grade B+ — Fair terms (score 81/100)
BBC claims an indefinite worldwide license to user creations that survives account closure and can update terms without proactive notification. Self-serve account deletion is offered. Document is silent on data security.
Perpetual content license, no proactive change notice, English-only jurisdiction.
And anyone we work with can do those things too. ... Anywhere in the world * In any medium (for example TV, the internet, radio, social media and apps) * For as long as we want – even if you stop using our services.
The BBC retains a permanent, worldwide, sub-licensable license to use your user-generated content even after you stop using or delete your account. Partner organisations are also granted these rights.
we've made videos for the complicated bits. So do read them, and check in for updates as the latest version always applies (we'll usually only make updates when we release a new service, change how we provide a service, or have to comply with a new legal requirement).
Terms can be updated unilaterally at any time, the user must check back themselves for changes, and continued use is deemed acceptance of the new terms with no proactive notice mechanism.
d. English law governs these terms, and only English courts can make judgments about them.
All disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of English courts, which may be inconvenient for users based outside the United Kingdom.
Find out how to tinker with or delete your account here.
Users are pointed to a self-serve page that explains how to change account settings and permanently delete the account.
Last reviewed 2026-08-16 under rubric v3.5.