Grade B+ — Fair terms (score 82/100)
The openSUSE Terms of Site provide a standard framework for community contributions, though they allow for unilateral changes and broad indemnification requirements.
Standard open-source project terms. No data sale. Unilateral changes allowed.
SUSE may modify all or any part of these Terms from time to time without notice to you.
The company reserves the right to change the terms of the agreement at any time without providing any notification to the user.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold SUSE... harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees) related to or arising out of submitted content
You are required to pay for the company's legal defense and any damages if your contributions lead to a third-party lawsuit.
SUSE reserves the right to refuse to accept contributions submitted and to remove without notice any content including Software from the website without providing notice.
The company can delete your contributions at any time without prior warning.
The openSUSE.org pages use the open-source web analytics tool Matomo to track anonymized access hits for statistical reasons. This data is used by the project and is deleted after 24 months.
The project explicitly states a 24-month retention period for anonymized analytics data.
Under these Terms SUSE does not claim ownership of content or Software you submit or make available for inclusion on this website.
The company clarifies that it does not take ownership of the content you contribute to the site.
Last reviewed 2026-08-04 under rubric v3.5.