Grade F — Predatory terms (score 46/100)
Grants itself a perpetual, irrevocable license to every user submission and disclaims virtually all liability, while sharing user data with advertising partners for personalized ads.
Irrevocable user-content license. Vague retention. Broad third-party tracking.
When you post content (texts, images, sounds, etc.) to CBC/Radio-Canada digital services, you grant to CBC/Radio-Canada a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive (unless otherwise indicated in specific terms), worldwide licence to publish, reproduce and distribute by any means of communication controlled or authorized by CBC/Radio-Canada, including social media.
Anything you submit is licensed to CBC in a way that can never be taken back and never expires.
CBC/Radio-Canada offers no warranty with regard to the content or operation of CBC/Radio-Canada digital services and assumes no responsibility for... any damage whatsoever, regardless of its nature or value.
CBC disclaims essentially all liability for any harm you suffer while using their services.
CBC/Radio-Canada may also revoke your ability to comment and/or ban or block your account at its sole discretion.
Your account can be banned at any time, for any reason, with no appeal.
Content posted on CBC/Radio-Canada digital services will be kept as long as required by law or by CBC/Radio-Canada policies.
Your posted content has no defined retention period - it stays until CBC decides otherwise.
We and select advertising partners use trackers to collect some of your data in order to... deliver personalized content and advertising.
Advertising partners receive your data through tracking for personalized ads; you are told to consult your browser settings instead of being offered a real opt-in.
you grant CBC/Radio-Canada irrevocable permission to broadcast it [image or voice] by any means of communication controlled or authorized by CBC/Radio-Canada. You give CBC/Radio-Canada permission to publish your full name and city in any form or platform in connection with your submission.
Your full name, city, image, and voice can be broadcast indefinitely across CBC-controlled platforms with no separate consent or payment.
If we make important changes and you have a CBC/Radio-Canada account, we will alert you by email.
CBC emails account holders before important changes to the terms take effect, so users get a heads-up.
Last reviewed 2026-07-28 under rubric v3.5.