Foursquare Terms Scorecard

Grade C — Standard consumer terms (score 61/100)

Foursquare Studio's terms mandate binding arbitration, waive class action rights, and include a 'loser pays' fee-shifting provision, while granting the company broad termination and modification rights.

Forced arbitration, class waiver, fee-shifting, and broad termination rights.

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
UNCLEAR
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
YES
Deletes data on request
NO

What the terms actually say

Section 20 — Dispute Resolution

The prevailing party is entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.

This is a 'loser pays' provision that can make challenging the company financially ruinous.

Section 13.2 — Termination

Foursquare may terminate or limit your right to use the Products for any reason or no reason.

Foursquare reserves the right to ban you or delete your account at their sole discretion.

Section 15 — Indemnity

You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Foursquare, its officers, directors, employees and representatives from any liability or expense.

You must pay for Foursquare's legal defense if someone sues them because of your actions.

Section 20 — Dispute Resolution

Actions arising under or related to these Terms or the Products must be brought in the initiating party’s individual capacity, not as a plaintiff or class member in any class action or similar proceeding, and shall be resolved by arbitration.

You cannot sue in court or join a class action; you must use private, binding arbitration.

Section 8 — Changes

If any change is material, Foursquare will notify you by posting in the Foursquare Studio or by email.

The company provides a clear mechanism for notifying users of material changes to the terms.

Section 13.1 — Termination

You may terminate your account at any time by either using the features on the Platform to do so (if applicable and available) or by written notice.

You have a clear, self-serve or email-based path to cancel your account.

Last reviewed 2026-08-03 under rubric v3.5.

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