beehiiv Terms Scorecard

Grade C+ — Standard consumer terms (score 67/100)

beehiiv forces users into individual arbitration, waives class action rights, and imposes a one-year statute of limitations on all legal claims.

Forced arbitration, class waiver, and short claim window. Broad content license.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
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
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 14 — Dispute Resolution

YOU AND BEEHIIV AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

You waive your right to participate in class action lawsuits.

Section 14 — Statute of Limitations

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR BEEHIIV MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

You have a significantly shortened window to file a lawsuit compared to standard statutory limits.

Section 6 — Your Content

you expressly grant to beehiiv a limited, royalty-free, sublicensable, non-exclusive, worldwide license and right to use, reproduce, publish, list information regarding, translate, distribute, syndicate, publicly perform, publicly display, and make derivative works of all such Content and your name, voice, and/or likeness

The company takes a broad license to use your content and personal likeness for their own promotional purposes.

Section 6 — Cooperation with Law Enforcement

we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone publishing content on or through the Services.

The company reserves the right to share your data with government authorities without a commitment to notify you.

Section 1 — Modification of Terms

We will generally provide not less than seven (7) days advance notice of any updates to these Terms

The company provides a clear, advance notice period for changes to the agreement.

Last reviewed 2026-08-20 under rubric v3.5.

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