Grade B — Fair terms (score 79/100)
Gumtree grants itself a perpetual, irrevocable license to your content, but avoids forced arbitration and provides clear notice of fee changes.
Broad content license. Liability capped. No forced arbitration.
you grant us... a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free... right to exercise any and all copyright... to that content
You give Gumtree a permanent, non-revocable license to use your content in any media, forever, even if you delete your account.
if we are found to be liable, our liability... is limited to the greater of: (a) the total fees you paid to us in the 12 months prior... and (b) 100 Pounds Sterling.
If Gumtree is found liable for damages, they cap their financial responsibility to you at £100 or the fees you paid in the last year.
Should Gumtree become aware of... contravention... we will take prompt action, which may include: ... Reporting the content and user details to relevant law enforcement agencies.
Gumtree reserves the right to report your content and personal details to law enforcement at their discretion.
Upon your request, we will delete the information you provided, or which was generated through your use of the services from your Gumtree account.
Gumtree provides a mechanism to request the deletion of your personal data from your account.
We may update this agreement at any time, with updates taking effect when you next post or 30 days after we post the updated policy on the Gumtree website
Gumtree commits to a 30-day notice period before policy changes take effect for existing users.
Last reviewed 2026-08-25 under rubric v3.5.