Pew Research Center Terms Scorecard

Grade D — Sign with caution (score 55/100)

The terms grant the company a perpetual, irrevocable license to user submissions and allow for unilateral changes to the agreement without notice.

Broad content license. No forced arbitration. Unilateral changes allowed.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
YES
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

Section 9 — User Submissions

Any ideas... received through the Services... will be deemed to include a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license for the Center to adopt, publish, reproduce... in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.

By submitting content, you grant the company a permanent, worldwide, and irrevocable license to use your work for any purpose, including AI training or commercial exploitation, without compensation.

Introductory Paragraph

We may change these Terms or modify any feature of the Services at any time. ... You accept any changes to the Terms by continuing to use the Services after we post the changes.

The company reserves the right to modify the terms at any time without providing direct notice to you.

Section 3 — Prohibited Conduct

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services for any or no reason at any time without notice.

The company can terminate your account at their sole discretion without prior warning or explanation.

Section 12 — Miscellaneous

Nothing contained in these Terms is in derogation of our right to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Services.

The company reserves the right to share your data with law enforcement or government agencies without notifying you.

Section 7 — Limitation of Liability

ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE SERVICES WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID TO ACCESS THE SERVICES.

Your legal recourse for damages is strictly limited to $100, which is effectively zero for free services.

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

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