CBS Interactive Terms Scorecard

Grade C — Standard consumer terms (score 62/100)

Paramount+ forces binding arbitration and class action waivers, and claims a perpetual, irrevocable license to all user-generated content.

Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and broad liability waivers.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
YES
Trains AI on your content
LIKELY
Collects biometric data
UNCLEAR
Shares data with government
UNCLEAR
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
YES
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 18 — Dispute Resolution

YOU AND WE EACH AGREE TO RESOLVE SUCH DISPUTES THROUGH AN INDIVIDUAL BINDING ARBITRATION OR AN INDIVIDUAL ACTION IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT. Class arbitrations and class actions are not permitted.

You waive your right to sue in court or participate in a class action lawsuit.

Section 11.7 — User Submissions

you grant us and our Affiliates an irrevocable, fully sub-licensable, perpetual, world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such User Submission

Paramount+ claims a permanent, global right to use anything you upload, which survives even if you delete your account.

Section 15 — Limitation of Liability

THE SOLE AND AGGREGATE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF PARAMOUNT AND ITS AFFILIATES ... SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM

Your ability to recover damages is strictly capped at the amount you paid in the last year.

Section 16 — Indemnification

You will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Paramount, its Affiliates ... with respect to all third party claims, costs (including attorney’s fees and costs)

You are responsible for paying Paramount's legal costs if your use of the service leads to a third-party claim.

Section 5.8 — Cancellation

you can manage or cancel your Subscription by going to your Account at www.paramountplus.com/account

You can cancel your subscription easily through your account settings.

Section 20.5 — Notices

Any notices or other communications provided by Paramount under these Terms of Use will be given: (i) via email to the last email address you provided; or (ii) by posting to the Service.

Paramount commits to notifying you of changes via email or in-app posting.

Last reviewed 2026-08-01 under rubric v3.5.

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