Boomplay Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 47/100)

Boomplay forces binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to user content, and allows for unilateral changes to terms without notice.

Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and unilateral changes.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

TERM AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT

TML reserves the right to terminate this Agreement or suspend your Boomplay Account at any time... with or without notice to you.

The company can delete your account and access to your content at any time for any reason.

USER-GENERATED CONTENT

you hereby grant TML a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to the Comment(s) in every media and for every purpose

The company owns a permanent right to use anything you post, forever, even if you delete your account.

MISCELLANEOUS

TML may modify this EULA at any time for any reason, in its sole discretion, by posting the revised EULA on Boomplay. It is your responsibility to remain informed of any changes.

The company can change the terms whenever they want, and you are responsible for checking if they did.

GOVERNING LAW

Any dispute... shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.

You cannot sue the company in court; you must use private arbitration in Hong Kong.

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

any request for arbitration, claim or cause of action... must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

You have a very limited time to sue or arbitrate, shorter than many standard legal statutes.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

you expressly authorize TML to comply with any and all lawful notices, subpoenas, court orders or warrants without prior notice to you.

The company will share your data with law enforcement without informing you.

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend TML... against any and all claims... including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees

If the company gets sued because of something you did, you have to pay their legal bills.

Last reviewed 2026-08-05 under rubric v3.5.

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