Grade F — Predatory terms (score 53/100)
Gumroad's terms include severe restrictions on user rights, including mandatory arbitration, class action waivers, and a perpetual, irrevocable license to user content.
Forced arbitration, class action waiver, and perpetual content license.
you grant Gumroad a fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive and fully sublicensable right... to use, license, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform, and publicly display Your Content
Gumroad claims a permanent, irrevocable right to use, modify, and distribute your content for any purpose related to their service.
YOU AND GUMROAD HEREBY WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY.
You are giving up your right to have a dispute heard by a judge or jury in a court of law.
Gumroad may... suspend or terminate an Account... at any time, in its sole discretion, without cause or notice to you or any penalty or liability for doing so.
Gumroad can shut down your account and delete your access for any reason, without giving you any prior warning.
If we make any material changes... we will also send an e-mail to you at the last e-mail address you provided to us
Gumroad promises to notify you via email if they make significant changes to these terms.
Last reviewed 2026-08-08 under rubric v3.5.