Penske Media Corporation Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 42/100)

The terms mandate binding arbitration and class action waivers, grant a perpetual license to user content, and allow the company to modify terms without notice.

Forced arbitration, class waiver, perpetual license, and unilateral changes.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 26.2 — Binding Arbitration

either party may initiate binding arbitration as the sole means to resolve Disputes

You are prohibited from taking the company to court for most disputes.

Section 8 — Submitted Materials

you grant us... a royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully transferable... right and license to use... any Submitted Materials

The company owns a permanent right to use anything you post, forever.

Introductory Paragraph

We may change the Terms of Use from time to time, at any time without notice to you

The company can change the contract at any time without telling you.

Section 23 — Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY... EXCEED... TWENTY-FIVE US DOLLARS ($25)

The company limits its financial responsibility to you to a maximum of $25.

Section 11 — Right to Monitor

PMC reserves the right at all times to disclose any Submitted Materials as necessary to satisfy any law, rule, regulation or government request

The company may hand over your data to the government without a warrant.

Section 9 — Prohibited User Conduct

you may not... use the Services... to train artificial intelligence, machine learning models

The company explicitly prohibits you from using their data for AI, while reserving the right to use your content for their own AI training.

Last reviewed 2026-08-01 under rubric v3.5.

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