Mastodon Terms Scorecard

Grade A+ — Highly protective (score 100/100)

Mastodon provides highly protective terms that explicitly disclaim ownership of user content and provide clear, advance notice for any changes to the agreement.

Highly protective terms. No data sale, clear notice, and easy cancellation.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Ownership is Unchanged

Nothing in these terms gives us ownership of your Content.

The company confirms that users retain full ownership of everything they upload.

Automatic Licence Termination on Deletion

You can end this agreement at any time by deleting your account.

Users have a clear, self-serve right to terminate the agreement and delete their account at any time.

General Terms

We will notify you at least 30 days in advance before making such changes to these terms

The company provides a clear, 30-day advance notice period for any updates to the terms.

Last reviewed 2026-08-03 under rubric v3.5.

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