Grade F — Predatory terms (score 49/100)
Kotaku forces users into binding arbitration and class action waivers, while claiming a perpetual, irrevocable license to all user-generated content.
Forced arbitration, class waiver, perpetual license, and short claim window.
You hereby agree to resolve all disputes through binding individual arbitration, which means that you waive any right to have those disputes decided by a judge or jury, and that you waive your right to participate in class actions...
You are forced to resolve all legal disputes through private arbitration and are prohibited from participating in class action lawsuits.
By posting any Content on the Sites, however, you expressly grant... to KOTAKU a royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use... all such Content...
You grant the company a permanent, irrevocable license to use your content for any purpose, even after you stop using the service.
any claim or cause of action... must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
You must bring any legal claim against the company within one year, or you lose the right to sue forever.
The Company reserves the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action...
The company reserves the right to disclose your identity and information to third parties or authorities at their discretion.
You may discontinue your use of the Sites at any time without informing us.
You are free to stop using the service whenever you want without needing to notify the company.
Last reviewed 2026-08-07 under rubric v3.5.