Dailymotion Terms Scorecard

This assessment covers the linked policy document.

Legacy rating — awaiting reassessment with complete source evidence.

Grade A- — Mostly protective (score 86/100)

Dailymotion's updated Terms retain AI training rights, broad user indemnification, and Paris/NY jurisdiction, while adding a Stitches remix feature and 1-month data retention commitment.

AI training and indemnification persist; offset by 1-month retention and encryption.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Appendix B, Section 10 — Further Processing

Dailymotion may further Process Third Party Personal Data present in Your Content, as Controller, for purposes that are compatible with the initial processing purposes, namely: ... Research and development, including fostering AI development.

Dailymotion reserves the right to use user-uploaded content (including third-party personal data within it) for AI training and development purposes, with no clear user opt-out.

Section 6.9 — User Obligations

You agree to and shall indemnify and hold DM Parties harmless from and against any liability, loss, damages (including punitive damages), claim, settlement payment, cost and expense, interest, award, judgment, diminution in value, fine, fee (including reasonable attorneys' fees), and penalty... arising from or relating to (i) Your Content, (ii) Your violation of the Terms; (iii) Your use of the…

Users must broadly indemnify Dailymotion (including punitive damages and legal fees) for any claim arising from their content, use of the service, or violation of third-party rights.

Section 9.5 — Governing Law and Jurisdiction

any claim or dispute between You and Dailymotion shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Paris. ... decided by a court of competent jurisdiction located in the New York county.

Disputes must be filed in Paris (EEA/UK/Switzerland) or New York County (rest of world) regardless of the user's residence.

Section 2.3 — Acceptance of Terms

Dailymotion may, in its sole discretion, modify the Terms from time to time, and You agree to be bound by such modifications. Although we may notify You when major changes are made to the Terms, You should periodically review the most up-to-date version which is always accessible from the homepage of the Dailymotion website.

Dailymotion can change terms at its sole discretion, but commits to notifying users about major changes; the updated terms include an effective date.

Appendix B, Section 3.2 — Duration of Processing

the video files and/or metadata associated with Your Content may remain in our systems for up to 1 month.

Dailymotion provides a clear, limited window for data retention after content removal.

Appendix B, Section 4 — Security and Confidentiality

Dailymotion has implemented and shall maintain adequate physical and organizational measures... Encryption of data in transit and at rest, ... In the event of a Third-Party Personal Data Breach... Dailymotion commits itself to notify You of this Third-Party Personal Data Breach as soon as possible

Dailymotion commits to encryption of data in transit and at rest, plus breach notification to users.

Section 6.1(ix) — Restrictions on Use

You may not access, extract, scrape, or use any Platform Content to train, develop, or improve artificial intelligence systems, large language models, machine learning algorithms, or automated decision-making systems.

New clause prohibits users from training AI on Dailymotion content — while Dailymotion itself retains this right.

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

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