Grade A — Highly protective (score 90/100)
Mendeley provides a standard academic software license with no forced arbitration, but includes broad indemnification requirements and allows for unilateral service modifications.
Standard academic software terms. No forced arbitration. Broad indemnity.
disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities or to a third party complainant as we reasonably feel is necessary or required
The company reserves the right to share your information with law enforcement or third parties if they deem it necessary.
You hereby hold harmless and indemnify us and our affiliates, officers, agents and employees from and against any claim, suit or action made by any third party
You must pay for the company's legal defense and any damages if they are sued due to your use of the service.
we may modify, suspend or discontinue the Services in whole or in part without notice
The company can change or stop providing the service at any time without warning.
you may delete your Content at any time using the automated account deactivation tool.
You have a self-serve, automated way to delete your content.
We do not claim any ownership rights in your or any other user’s Content. After posting or uploading your Content to the Site, you continue to retain all your rights in such Content.
The company explicitly states they do not own your uploaded content.
Last reviewed 2026-08-20 under rubric v3.5.