BetterHelp Terms Scorecard

Grade B- — Mostly fair (score 73/100)

BetterHelp's updated terms maintain restrictive legal clauses, including mandatory arbitration and broad user indemnification, while reserving the right to modify terms without direct user notification.

Forced arbitration, broad indemnification, and unilateral term changes.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 7.1

By accepting the terms of this Arbitration Agreement, you and the Company (collectively, 'Parties') agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy... will be resolved on an individual basis by final and binding arbitration.

Users are forced into private arbitration for all legal disputes.

Section 12

You will indemnify us, defend us, and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, causes of action, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses.

Users are financially responsible for the company's legal costs.

Section 12

You understand, agree and acknowledge that we may modify, suspend, disrupt or discontinue the Platform... at any time with or without notice to you.

The company can change terms without notifying the user.

Section 8

You can cancel the subscription to the service at any time for any reason.

Users have the right to cancel their subscription at any time.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31 under rubric v3.5.

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