Harvard Business School Publishing Terms Scorecard

Grade D — Sign with caution (score 58/100)

These terms contain significant legal disadvantages for users, including a class action waiver, broad indemnification requirements, and the company's right to modify or terminate access without notice.

Terms include class action waiver, broad liability caps, and unilateral changes.

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
NO
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 14 — Class Action Waiver

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

You are prohibited from joining class action lawsuits.

Section 11 — Modification or Suspension

You agree that HBP may, in its sole discretion and at any time, modify, discontinue, or suspend its operation or your use of the Services... without notice or liability to you.

The company can change or stop the service without notice.

Section 7 — Limitation of Liability

HBP’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU... WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (1) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES RECEIVED BY HBP FROM YOU... OR (2) USD $100.

Financial liability is capped at $100.

Section 11 — Modification or Suspension

If you no longer desire to participate in the Services, you may terminate your participation at any time.

You are free to stop using the service whenever you want.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26 under rubric v3.5.

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