Grade F — Predatory terms (score 49/100)
Issuu forces binding individual arbitration and class-action waivers, while claiming a perpetual, sub-licensable license to user content that survives account termination.
Forces arbitration, broad content license, and unilateral modification rights.
THESE TERMS CONTAIN A BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION REQUIREMENT AND CLASS-ACTION WAIVER
You cannot sue the company in court or join a class action; you must resolve disputes individually through private arbitration.
You hereby grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable license to use your Content for the purposes of operating, developing, and improving the Service or new technologies or services, including to improve performance of machine learning models
The company claims a broad license to use your uploaded content to train their AI and machine learning models.
IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR ... TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU ... EXCEED ... ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100).
The company limits its total financial liability to you to $100, regardless of the harm caused.
We may change these Terms from time to time in our sole discretion... By continuing to access or use the Service after updates become effective, you agree to be bound by the updated Terms.
The company can change the terms at any time, and your continued use acts as your acceptance of those changes.
You have the right to opt out of binding arbitration within 30 days of the date you first accept these Terms
You have a limited window to opt out of the mandatory arbitration requirement by emailing the company.
Last reviewed 2026-07-26 under rubric v3.5.