Grade F — Predatory terms (score 54/100)
Brookings forces binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to user content, and limits its liability to $100.
Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and liability caps.
Any dispute relating in any way to your use of or visit to the site... shall be submitted to confidential arbitration of Brookings choosing... no arbitration under these Terms and Conditions shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.
You cannot sue the company in court and cannot join a class action lawsuit.
you grant Brookings a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.
Anything you post can be used by the company forever, anywhere, for any purpose, without paying you.
TOTAL LIABILITY OF BROOKINGS... FOR ANY OTHER REASON RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE WHATSOEVER FOR AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED ($100) DOLLARS.
If the company harms you, they have limited their financial responsibility to a maximum of $100.
Brookings reserves the right to view, monitor, and/or record activity on the site... Such recorded activity is subject to review by law enforcement organizations. Brookings will also comply with all court orders or subpoenas involving requests for information.
The company monitors your activity and will hand over your data to authorities upon request.
Brookings reserves the right at any time to deny your access to the site... Termination will be effective without prior notice.
The company can cut off your access to the service at any time without telling you why or giving you a heads-up.
We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting a revised version... and providing notice thereof to you.
The company promises to notify you when they change the terms of the agreement.
Last reviewed 2026-08-03 under rubric v3.5.