Know Your Meme Terms Scorecard

Grade D — Sign with caution (score 56/100)

Know Your Meme forces binding arbitration, imposes a class action waiver, and claims a perpetual, irrevocable, and royalty-free license to all user-submitted content.

Forced arbitration, class waiver, perpetual content license, and liability cap.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
YES
Trains AI on your content
LIKELY
Collects biometric data
UNCLEAR
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 6.A — Termination

You may terminate your use of the Website at any time.

You have the right to stop using the service at any time.

Section 17.3 — Binding arbitration

You are giving up the right to litigate (or participate in as a party or class member) all disputes in court before a judge or jury.

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

Section 5.C — User Submissions License

you hereby grant Cheezburger a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, adapt, modify, sell, reproduce, distribute...

The company claims a permanent, global right to use, sell, and modify your content for any purpose without compensation.

Section 9 — Limitation of Liability

THE MAXIMUM TOTAL LIABILITY OF CHEEZBURGER... TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM... IS $25.00.

The company caps its total liability to you at $25, regardless of the harm caused.

Section 18 — Amendments

Cheezburger reserves the right to amend these Terms of Service at any time and without notice.

The company can change the terms at any time without informing you.

Section 18 — Statute of Limitations

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE WEBSITES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES.

You must bring any legal claim within one year or lose the right to sue forever.

Last reviewed 2026-08-07 under rubric v3.5.

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