pixiv Terms Scorecard

Grade D — Sign with caution (score 56/100)

The terms grant the company a perpetual, irrevocable license to user content and allow for unilateral modifications without notice, while forcing users into exclusive jurisdiction in Tokyo.

Forced arbitration, broad content license, and unilateral modification rights.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Article 21, Paragraph 3

The Company and third parties licensed by the Company shall provide the User's posted information free of charge... Non-exclusive, permanent use, use (including modification of the necessary limit in light of the purpose of use) and implementation.

The company claims a permanent, non-exclusive, and irrevocable license to use, modify, and implement your content for any purpose, including promotion and system maintenance.

Article 4, Paragraph 1

The Company may, at its discretion, revise these Terms of Use and Individual Terms of Use etc. at any time.

The company reserves the right to change the terms of service at any time without providing prior notice to users.

Article 30, Paragraph 2

If litigation between User and the Company becomes necessary, the Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive court of first instance.

All legal disputes must be resolved exclusively in the Tokyo District Court, regardless of where the user resides.

Article 14, Paragraph 4

Conduct that the Company determines to unreasonably prejudice the interests of the User who Posted etc. the Posted Information... by using the results of data analysis (including the conduct of learning to develop artificial intelligence. The same shall apply hereafter) of Posted Information...

The company permits the use of user-posted information for AI training purposes, provided it does not unreasonably prejudice the user's interests.

Article 6, Paragraph 2

In cases where compulsory disposition or a court order is issued... the Company shall not bear the duty to protect the secrecy of communications.

The company may disclose your private communications to government agencies or third parties under various legal or emergency circumstances.

Article 16, Paragraph 1

User shall follow the procedure provided by the Company to request for deleting the account when requesting for cancellation, and follow the methods provided by the Company to delete the account.

Users have a clear, self-serve mechanism to delete their accounts.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31 under rubric v3.5.

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