Best Buy Terms Scorecard

Grade D — Sign with caution (score 59/100)

Best Buy's terms mandate individual arbitration and class action waivers, while claiming a perpetual, irrevocable, and royalty-free license to all user-generated content.

Forces arbitration, class waiver, and claims a perpetual license to user content.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

You and we agree to waive any right to bring or to participate in such an action in arbitration or in court.

You are prohibited from participating in class action lawsuits and must resolve disputes individually through arbitration.

USER GENERATED CONTENT

You hereby grant Best Buy a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use... any information... you share with us.

Best Buy claims a permanent, global license to use, modify, and distribute anything you post, which survives account termination.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

We may make changes to any Best Buy Property and the Terms at any time and without notice to you.

The company reserves the right to modify the agreement at any time without providing any notice to the user.

TERMINATION OF USE

We may, in our sole discretion, terminate your Best Buy account or your use of the Best Buy Properties at any time.

Best Buy can terminate your access to your account or the service at any time for any reason.

APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the state and federal courts that encompass Hennepin County, Minnesota shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes.

Any legal disputes not subject to arbitration must be litigated in Minnesota, regardless of where you live.

Last reviewed 2026-08-11 under rubric v3.5.

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