Creative Commons Terms Scorecard

This assessment covers the linked policy document.

Legacy rating — awaiting reassessment with complete source evidence.

Grade B — Fair terms (score 78/100)

Creative Commons provides a standard set of terms for its services, featuring broad liability disclaimers, unilateral termination rights, and a requirement for users to indemnify the company.

Standard terms with broad liability disclaimers and termination rights.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
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 3 — Changes to the Terms

Creative Commons may change, remove, or add to the Terms, and reserves the right to do so in its discretion.

Unilateral modification right.

Section 7 — Termination

Creative Commons reserves the right to modify or discontinue your account or your membership in the CCGN at any time for any reason or no reason at all.

Broad termination rights.

Section 11 — Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL CREATIVE COMMONS BE LIABLE TO YOU ON ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES

Broad disclaimer of all liability types.

Section 12 — Indemnification

you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Creative Commons... including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting directly or indirectly from or arising out of (a) your violation of the Terms

User must indemnify CC for legal costs.

Section 16 — Termination (By you)

By you: you may immediately stop accessing or using the Services at any time.

Users can terminate by ceasing use.

Last reviewed 2026-10-09 under rubric v3.5.

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