Eventbrite Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 44/100)

Forces binding arbitration with a 30-day opt-out window and claims a perpetual irrevocable license to all user content. Caps liability at $100 and requires broad user indemnification.

Forced arbitration, perpetual license, broad indemnification, broad data exposure

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 9.5 — No Class Actions

YOU AND EVENTBRITE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

You waive your right to participate in any class action or class arbitration against Eventbrite.

Section 16.1 — Your Content and Your Trademarks

You hereby grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable right and license to access, use, reproduce, transmit, adapt, modify, perform, display, distribute, translate, publish, and create derivative works based on... Your Content

Eventbrite gets a perpetual, irrevocable license to all your uploaded content, even after termination.

Section 6.2 — Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Eventbrite Released Parties from any and all damage (whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or otherwise), loss, liability, cost and expense (including reasonable attorneys' and accounting fees) resulting from any claim, demand, suit, proceeding (whether before an arbitrator, court, mediator or otherwise) or investigation made by…

You must pay to defend Eventbrite in any third-party lawsuit arising from your use of the service.

Section 8.1 — Limitation of Liability

the maximum aggregate liability is limited to the following... If no tickets or registrations were purchased one hundred U.S. Dollars (USD $100).

Eventbrite's total liability is capped at $100 for non-buyers or 3 months of fees otherwise.

Section 21 — Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

Any legal action against us related to our Services and not subject to the arbitration provisions in Section 9 of these Terms will take place in San Francisco. By agreeing to these Terms, you submit to the personal jurisdiction of the state or federal courts (as applicable) in San Francisco County, California.

All disputes must be litigated in San Francisco, California under California law.

Section 16.3 — Content Rules and Guidelines

We may also disclose Your Content, Your Trademarks, Registrations Data, and all other data associated with your account if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary

Eventbrite can disclose your data without legal process if it subjectively believes disclosure is needed.

Section 19 — Assignment

We may, without your consent, freely assign these Terms and our rights and obligations under these Terms, whether to an Affiliate or to another entity, in connection with a corporate transaction or otherwise.

Your data may be transferred to any acquirer of Eventbrite with no notice or opt-out.

Section 4.3 — Deleting Your Account

you may terminate your access to the Services and the general applicability of Terms by deleting your account.

Account deletion is self-serve and available at any time.

Section 18 — Modifications to the Terms or Services

If we believe any Modifications are material, we will let you know by one (or more) of the following methods: A. posting the changes through the Services; B. updating the 'Updated' date at the top of this page; or C. sending you an email or message about the Modifications. Modifications that are material will be effective thirty (30) days following the 'Updated' date

You get 30 days advance notice of any material change to the Terms.

Last reviewed 2026-07-27 under rubric v3.5.

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