Grade D — Sign with caution (score 58/100)
Coub forces users into binding arbitration, claims a perpetual, sublicensable license to all user content, and reserves the right to terminate accounts without notice for any reason.
Forced arbitration, broad content license, and unilateral termination rights.
ALL DISPUTES... WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY RESOLVED UNDER CONFIDENTIAL BINDING ARBITRATION
You cannot sue the company in court; you must use private, binding arbitration.
You hereby grant the Company... a world-wide, royalty-free, freely transferable, freely sublicensable... non-exclusive license to use... any of your Contributions
The company claims a massive, perpetual license to do whatever they want with your videos.
THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO, IN THE COMPANY’S SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE COUB SERVICES TO, ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL
The company can ban you for any reason, or no reason, without telling you why.
The Company may modify this Agreement from time to time... the Company may, but is not obligated to, alert all Users
The company can change these terms without notifying you; you are expected to check for updates yourself.
You agree to indemnify and hold the Company... harmless from any loss, liability, claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees
If the company gets sued because of something you posted, you have to pay their legal bills.
Last reviewed 2026-08-21 under rubric v3.5.