Grade F — Predatory terms (score 52/100)
Digital Trends forces binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to user content, and reserves the right to modify terms at any time without notice.
Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and unilateral term changes.
In addition, arbitration precludes you from suing in court or having a jury trial.
You cannot take the company to court; you must use a private arbitrator.
by submitting or posting User Content to the Services, you grant Digital Trends a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use... such User Content
The company owns a permanent license to anything you post, which survives even if you delete your account.
We reserve the right to change or modify these Terms... at any time, with or without prior notice, and in our sole discretion.
The company can change the contract whenever they want without notifying you.
Any claim arising out of or related to these Terms or our Services must be filed within one year after such claim arose; otherwise, the claim is permanently barred
You have only one year to sue, which is shorter than many standard statutes of limitations.
if the arbitrator decides that either the substance of either party’s claim or the remedy either party asked for is frivolous... such party will be responsible for all filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees and the other party’s attorneys’ fees.
If you lose, you might have to pay the company's legal bills.
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Last reviewed 2026-08-04 under rubric v3.5.