Cloudflare Terms Scorecard

This assessment covers the linked ToS.

Grade C+ — Standard consumer terms (score 67/100)

Cloudflare claims a perpetual, irrevocable license to user content and reserves the right to modify terms without notice, though it avoids forced arbitration.

Broad content license and unilateral changes. No forced arbitration.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 2 — License Grant to Cloudflare

By submitting... your Content... you are granting Cloudflare a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free right and license... to use, incorporate, exploit, display, perform, reproduce, distribute, and prepare derivative works of your Content.

You grant Cloudflare a permanent, worldwide right to use and modify anything you post, and they do not have to pay you for it.

Section 4 — Termination of Use

We may at our sole discretion suspend or terminate your access... with or without notice for any reason or no reason at all.

Cloudflare can delete your account or block your access at any time without telling you why or giving you advance warning.

Section 13 — Changes to These Terms

Cloudflare reserves the right to make modifications to these Terms at any time... any modifications to the Terms will take effect the day they are posted to this Website.

Cloudflare can change the rules at any time, and the new rules apply immediately upon posting without any direct notification to you.

Section 9 — Indemnity

you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Cloudflare... from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs

If Cloudflare gets sued because of something you did, you are responsible for paying their legal bills and any damages.

Section 12 — Governing Law

you and Cloudflare agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within San Francisco County, California for the purpose of litigating all such disputes.

Any legal disputes must be handled in California courts, which may be inconvenient or expensive depending on where you live.

Last reviewed 2026-10-25 under rubric v3.6.

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