Grade C+ — Standard consumer terms (score 65/100)
The edX Terms of Service include mandatory arbitration, class action waivers, and broad, irrevocable licenses to user content, though they provide a clear self-serve account deletion mechanism.
Standard edX terms with forced arbitration and broad content licenses.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND EDX ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
Users are forced into individual arbitration and waive their right to participate in class action lawsuits.
By Posting User Content to or via the Service, you grant edX and... the relevant Member(s), a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free... right and license... to host, store, transfer, publicly display... and distribute your User Content.
edX claims a permanent, non-revocable license to use any content you post, which survives account deletion.
edX may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms and/or your Account... at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, and without any liability to you.
edX reserves the right to terminate your account at any time without prior notice.
You may terminate your Account and these Terms at any time by requesting deletion of your Account by clicking the button labeled "Delete my account" in your Account settings.
Users have a clear, self-serve mechanism to delete their account and data.
Last reviewed 2026-08-26 under rubric v3.5.