Netgate Terms Scorecard

Grade C — Standard consumer terms (score 64/100)

Netgate claims a perpetual, irrevocable license to user content and requires users to indemnify the company for legal claims, while reserving the right to modify terms without notice.

Perpetual content license and indemnification. No notice for term changes.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

REVIEWS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER CONTENT

you grant Netgate a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.

You grant the company a permanent, global, and sublicensable license to do anything they want with your content, which survives even if you delete your account.

REVIEWS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER CONTENT

you will defend, indemnify and hold Netgate... harmless for all claims, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Netgate as a result of your failure to comply with these terms and conditions.

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

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

From time to time, Netgate may change or supplement these Website Terms & Conditions of Use... Your continued access of this site signifies your agreement to such changes or additions

The company can change the terms at any time without notifying you, and by continuing to use the site, you automatically agree to the new terms.

REVIEWS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER CONTENT

We will cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials and/or agencies in the investigation of any person or persons who violate the terms of this section.

The company commits to sharing your information with law enforcement at their discretion without explicit legal process requirements.

YOUR ACCOUNT

Netgate reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in its sole discretion.

The company has broad authority to terminate your access or delete your content at any time for any reason.

Last reviewed 2026-08-05 under rubric v3.5.

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