Gumroad Terms Scorecard

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.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 13.4 — License to Your Content

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.

Section 25.3 — Waiver of Jury Trial

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.

Section 23.4 — Suspension of Services

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.

Section 27.6 — Agreement Updates

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.

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