IXL Terms Scorecard

Grade C — Standard consumer terms (score 61/100)

IXL forces binding arbitration and class action waivers, and claims a perpetual, irrevocable license to all user-generated content.

Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and broad termination rights.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 24 — General Terms

no action... may be brought by either party more than one (1) year after the cause of action has accrued.

You must file any legal claim within one year, which is a significantly shortened window compared to standard law.

Section 5 — School Accounts and Student Data

IXL does not sell Student Data, nor use Student Data for targeted advertising.

IXL explicitly commits to not selling student data or using it for targeted ads.

Section 5 — Student Data Access and Deletion Requests

A School may request that we delete Student Data in our possession at any time... and we shall comply with such request within thirty (30) days.

IXL provides a clear, time-bound commitment to delete student data upon request.

Section 22 — Arbitration

you and IXL agree to resolve any claim... by binding arbitration... you and IXL agree that, by agreeing to arbitrate, the parties are each waiving the right to a trial by jury.

You are forced into private arbitration and waive your right to a jury trial or class action lawsuit.

Section 8 — User Content

you expressly grant... to IXL a royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use... all such User Content

IXL claims a permanent, irrevocable right to use anything you post, which survives even if you delete your account.

Section 14 — Modification or Termination

IXL, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your password, account... for any reason... without prior notice

IXL can delete your account and all your data at any time, for any reason, without telling you first.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31 under rubric v3.5.

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