LSE Terms Scorecard

Grade C+ — Standard consumer terms (score 69/100)

LSE maintains standard terms that include a broad, perpetual license to user-submitted content, but they do not engage in the sale of personal data.

Standard academic terms. Perpetual content license, but no data sale.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 4.1 — User Content License

you grant LSE a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute...

By submitting content, you grant LSE a permanent, worldwide right to use, modify, and distribute your work in any media.

Section 1.3 — Unilateral Modifications

LSE reserves a right to change the Agreement at any time... You should review these Terms of use on a regular basis... as you will be legally bound by any amended terms if you continue to use the Website after the changes.

LSE can change the terms at any time, and you are bound by those changes simply by continuing to use the site.

Section 4.3 — Government Disclosure

We reserve the right to identify you in response to a court order or threat of legal action.

LSE will disclose your identity to law enforcement or legal entities if required by court order.

Section 4.7 — Indemnification

You must indemnify (pay) us, and keep us indemnified, on demand for any losses we suffer if you breach this provision

You are required to pay for LSE's legal fees and damages if you violate the terms.

Section 5.3.4 — Data Amendment

Should you request that we amend or suppress records containing your personal data, we will endeavour to do so as promptly as practical.

LSE commits to honoring your requests to correct or delete your personal data.

Last reviewed 2026-08-04 under rubric v3.5.

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