Bleeping Computer Terms Scorecard

Grade C — Standard consumer terms (score 62/100)

The terms grant a perpetual, sub-licensable license to user content and allow for unilateral modifications without notice, while capping total liability at $20.

Grants perpetual content license. Liability capped at $20. Unilateral changes.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
NO
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 5 — Your License of Contributions

you grant Bleeping Computer the following world-wide, royalty free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, perpetual license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of...

You give the company a permanent, global right to use and modify your posts, even after you leave the site.

Section 1 — Acceptance of Agreement

WE MAY MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT FROM TIME TO TIME AND POST THOSE MODIFICATIONS HERE. ... YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE AFTER ANY SUCH MODIFICATION CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT.

The company can change the rules at any time without notifying you, and your continued use implies you agree to the new terms.

Section 10 — Limitation of Liability

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU ... SHALL NOT EXCEED $20.

The company limits its total financial responsibility to you to $20, regardless of the damage caused.

Section 8A — Our Right to Terminate Users

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS SITE AND SERVICE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL

The company can terminate your access to the site at any time, for any reason, without prior notice.

Section 13D — Choice of law, Forum and Venue

you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the federal and state courts located in New York, New York, U.S.A.

Any legal disputes must be handled in New York courts, which may be inconvenient depending on your location.

Last reviewed 2026-08-07 under rubric v3.5.

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