IBM Terms Scorecard

Grade B+ — Fair terms (score 80/100)

IBM claims an irrevocable, unrestricted license to all user-submitted content and reserves the right to modify terms at any time without notice.

Broad content license. Unilateral changes. No liability for damages.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Overview

IBM may, without notice to you, at any time, revise these Terms of Use and any other information contained in this Web site.

IBM reserves the right to change the terms of service at any time without providing any notification to the user.

Confidential information

By sending IBM any information or material, you grant IBM an unrestricted, irrevocable license to copy, reproduce, publish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, publicly display, perform, modify, create derivative works from, and otherwise freely use, those materials or information.

Any content you submit to IBM becomes theirs to use, modify, or publish forever, without needing your further permission.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL IBM BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE WHATSOEVER RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM THIS WEB SITE

IBM attempts to shield itself from all legal liability for damages resulting from your use of their website.

General

Your failure to comply with such terms or any of the terms on this site will result in automatic termination of any rights granted to you, without prior notice

IBM can terminate your access to their services immediately without warning if they decide you have violated their terms.

Last reviewed 2026-07-26 under rubric v3.5.

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