Grade F — Predatory terms (score 51/100)
Caterpillar's terms mandate binding arbitration, waive class action rights, and grant the company a perpetual, irrevocable license to all user-submitted content.
Forced arbitration, class waiver, fee-shifting, and perpetual content license.
YOU AND CATERPILLAR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL DISPUTES... WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION, RATHER THAN IN COURT... WE EACH AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION.
You cannot sue the company in court and cannot join a class action lawsuit; you must resolve all disputes through individual arbitration.
You grant Caterpillar and its sublicensees a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, transferable, perpetual and irrevocable license to use, distribute, transmit, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, publicly perform and display and create derivative works of your User Materials...
Caterpillar claims a permanent, irrevocable right to use, modify, and distribute anything you post, forever.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CATERPILLAR PARTIES’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (US$100.00).
The company limits its total financial liability to you to $100, regardless of the harm caused.
The prevailing party in any arbitration or court proceedings shall be reimbursed by the other party for all costs, expenses and charges, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees...
This is a 'loser pays' provision that forces you to pay the company's legal fees if you lose a dispute.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change any and all Sites and Content at any time without notice...
The company can modify the terms or the service at any time without providing you any advance notice.
YOU AGREE THAT... ANY CLAIM... MUST BE FILED WITHIN 12 MONTHS AFTER THE CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.
You must bring any legal claim within one year, which is significantly shorter than most statutory limits.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05 under rubric v3.5.