Grade F — Predatory terms (score 46/100)
HuffPost's User Agreement forces a class action waiver, claims a perpetual license to user content surviving account closure, and allows termination without notice or cause.
Class action waiver, perpetual content license, broad termination and indemnification rights.
You agree that you will not sue BuzzFeed as a class plaintiff or class representative, join as a class member, or participate as an adverse party in any way in a class action lawsuit against BuzzFeed.
Users waive the right to participate in any class action lawsuit against BuzzFeed; only individual claims remain.
you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable and transferable, license to use, edit, modify, truncate, aggregate, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, perform, and otherwise fully exploit the User Content in connection with the Site, the Services and our (and our successors' and assigns') businesses, including without…
Users grant HuffPost a perpetual, sublicensable license to all User Content that survives account closure and can be transferred to successors.
We may terminate your access to all or any part of the Services at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately, which may result in the forfeiture and destruction of all information associated with your Account.
HuffPost may terminate any user's access at any time, with or without cause or notice, and may destroy all associated information.
any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of this User Agreement shall be governed by the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts of New York County, New York
All disputes must be heard exclusively in the state and federal courts of New York County, NY.
We may assign, transfer or delegate any of our rights and obligations hereunder without consent.
HuffPost may assign or transfer the agreement and any associated rights (including over user data) without user consent.
We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to: (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request
HuffPost may access, preserve, and disclose user information to satisfy any law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request at its own judgment.
You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the BuzzFeed Entities from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that arise from or relate to: (i) your use or misuse of, or access to, the Services
Users must defend, indemnify, and pay the legal fees of the BuzzFeed entities for claims arising from their use of the service.
To the extent any User Content you submit includes any biographical information, including your name, likeness, voice, or photograph, you acknowledge and agree that this license shall apply to the same.
The perpetual license to User Content explicitly covers the user's name, likeness, voice, and photograph, which may be used commercially.
You shall have the ability to delete your Account. Please go to our Consent Preferences Center at www.huffpost.com/static/consent-preferences for more information on Account deletion.
Users have a self-serve Account deletion option via the Consent Preferences Center.
modify or replace any part of this User Agreement... at any time by posting a notice on the Site or by sending you notice through the Services, via e-mail or by another appropriate means of electronic communication. While we will timely provide notice of modifications
HuffPost commits to providing timely notice of modifications to the User Agreement via email, posting, or other electronic communication.
HuffPost and its affiliates shall be entitled to liquidated damages in the amount of one thousand U.S. Dollars (US $1,000), for each Prohibited Action... HuffPost and its affiliates shall be entitled to additional liquidated damages of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) per article
Users face $1,000 in liquidated damages per prohibited action, plus an additional $1,000 per article for IP infringement.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE BUZZFEED ENTITIES BE LIABLE... (III) FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF (IN THE AGGREGATE) $500.00
HuffPost's aggregate direct-damages liability is capped at $500; all indirect, special, and consequential damages are excluded.
Last reviewed 2026-09-15 under rubric v3.5.