CoinMarketCap Terms Scorecard

Grade D — Sign with caution (score 58/100)

CoinMarketCap forces binding arbitration in Singapore, claims a perpetual license to user content, and reserves the right to modify terms without notice.

Forced arbitration, broad content license, and unilateral modification rights.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 17.1 — Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction

You agree that all disputes... shall be finally resolved by arbitration to be held in Singapore, and conducted in English under the Rules of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre

You cannot sue the company in your local courts; you must arbitrate in Singapore.

Section 8.5 — Community Generated Content

you grant CoinMarketCap a worldwide, fully-paid, royalty-free, sub-licensable, and transferable licence to host, store, use, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, publish and distribute such content

The company owns a perpetual, transferable right to use anything you post.

Section 15.1 — Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time, without prior notice.

The company can change the agreement at any time without notifying you.

Section 16.2 — Enforcement

we further reserve the right to report any activity, data or persons to... law enforcement authorities... Further, we may disclose any information we think necessary to comply with applicable law

The company will share your data with government agencies and regulators at their discretion.

Section 11.6 — Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL CMC... BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS... IN EXCESS OF US$100.00.

The company limits its total financial liability to you to $100.

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

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