EBSCO Terms Scorecard

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

EBSCO reserves broad rights to modify the website and terminate access without notice, while requiring users to indemnify the company against all claims.

Standard terms with broad indemnification and restrictive jurisdiction.

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
UNCLEAR
Tells you before changes
YES
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless EBSCO Information Services... from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use.

You must pay for the company's legal defense and any damages if they are sued because of your actions.

ACCESSING THE WEBSITE AND ACCOUNT SECURITY

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Website... in our sole discretion without notice.

The company can change or remove the website at any time without warning.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

Any legal suit, action or proceeding... shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

You are forced to resolve legal disputes in Massachusetts courts.

CHANGES TO THE TERMS OF USE

If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email notification or a notice via the Website... prior to the changes becoming effective.

The company promises to provide notice before making significant changes to the terms.

Last reviewed 2026-08-19 under rubric v3.5.

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