ManualsLib Terms Scorecard

Grade B- — Mostly fair (score 70/100)

ManualsLib claims a perpetual, irrevocable, and royalty-free license to all user-uploaded content for any purpose, including commercial use, without compensation.

Broad content license, unilateral changes, and indemnification requirements.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Rights and Obligations of the User, 6

you hereby grant to Provider a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, display, perform, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, sell and/or distribute such content

You grant the company a permanent, global, and royalty-free license to do anything they want with your uploaded content, including selling it or using it for advertising.

Final Provisions, 3

The ToU can be changed by the Provider at any time without any prior notice by Provider posting the revised version to the Site.

The company reserves the right to change these terms at any time without notifying you, and your continued use constitutes acceptance.

Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability, 4

The User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Provider ... harmless from any and all claims, demands, investigations, and damages

You are required to pay for the company's legal defense and any damages if they are sued due to your use of the site or your content.

Rights and Obligations of the User, 11

The User has the right to request removal/deletion of a file, which he/she has uploaded on the Site, without giving any reason.

You have a clear, self-serve mechanism to request the deletion of your uploaded files.

Final Provisions, 5

Provider and User agree irrevocably submit that the state or federal courts located in Chicago, Illinois, as applicable, will have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any claims or disputes

Any legal disputes must be resolved in Chicago, Illinois, regardless of where you live.

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

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