Boston Globe Media Partners Terms Scorecard

Grade C+ — Standard consumer terms (score 69/100)

The terms grant the company a perpetual, worldwide license to user content and allow for account termination at their sole discretion, though they do not mandate forced arbitration.

Broad content license and termination rights. No forced arbitration.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 4.4 — User Content License

You grant BGMP a perpetual, nonexclusive, world-wide, royalty free, sub-licensable license to the Submissions...

You give the company a permanent, global, and free right to use, modify, and distribute anything you post, which they can also sublicense to others.

Section 11.1 — Termination

BGMP may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Services for any reason...

The company can cut off your access to the service at any time for any reason they choose.

Section 1.2 — Modifications

We may change, add or remove portions of these Terms of Service at any time, which shall become effective immediately upon posting. It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Service prior to each use of the Site and by continuing to use this Site, you agree to any changes.

The company can change the rules at any time without notifying you, and your continued use constitutes acceptance.

Section 4.7 — Government Disclosure

Such action may include... providing information about your identity to law enforcement at their request, whether or not we are legally compelled to do so.

The company reserves the right to share your identity and data with law enforcement even if they have not received a warrant or subpoena.

Section 11.1 — Cancellation

You may terminate your boston.com account at any time by sending e-mail to: [email protected].

You have a clear, simple way to cancel your account by sending an email.

Last reviewed 2026-08-04 under rubric v3.5.

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