Cadent Terms Scorecard

Grade D — Sign with caution (score 55/100)

The terms include a mandatory arbitration clause and a broad, perpetual license to user content, though they provide a 30-day opt-out window for arbitration.

Forced arbitration with opt-out. Perpetual content license. Liability capped.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 6.2 — License of Your Postings to Cadent

you grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) Cadent a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license...

You grant the company a permanent, global, and irrevocable license to use, modify, and distribute anything you post on the site.

Section 12.2 — Agreement to Binding Arbitration

all claims... shall be finally settled by binding arbitration... excluding any rules or procedures governing or permitting class actions.

You must resolve disputes through private arbitration rather than in court, and you cannot join a class action lawsuit.

Section 9.2 — Limitation of Liability

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Terms of Use, our liability to you... shall not exceed $50.

The company limits its total financial liability to you to $50, regardless of the damages incurred.

Section 8.3 — 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 the Service to any person—for any reason or for no reason at all

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

Section 21 — Modifications to Terms of Use

We will notify you of material changes to these Terms of Use by posting the amended terms on this Website at least thirty (30) days before the effective date of the changes.

The company commits to providing at least 30 days' notice before material changes to the terms take effect.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24 under rubric v3.5.

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