Grade F — Predatory terms (score 53/100)
Gumroad forces binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to your content, and reserves the right to terminate your account without cause or notice.
Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and broad liability waivers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, GUMROAD PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR MORE THAN THE GREATER OF (a) THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO GUMROAD BY YOU DURING THE ONE-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE ACT... OR (b) $100.
Gumroad limits their financial liability to you to a maximum of $100, regardless of the damages you suffer.
If Gumroad believes that criminal activity has occurred, Gumroad reserves the right to... disclose any information or materials on or in the Services, including Your Content... to comply with applicable laws, legal process or governmental request
Gumroad reserves the right to share your private data and content with government officials if they suspect criminal activity.
Last reviewed 2026-08-03 under rubric v3.5.