Poki Terms Scorecard

Grade C+ — Standard consumer terms (score 67/100)

Grants Poki a perpetual, irrevocable license to all uploaded content and forces disputes into an Amsterdam court, but the website is free and there is no arbitration clause.

5 flags: perpetual content license, indemnification, 1-year claim window, Amsterdam jurisdiction.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Use of the Website — User Submissions

You grant to Poki the royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable and world-wide right and license to use all content you upload or otherwise transmit to the Website in any reasonable manner Poki chooses

Anything you upload is licensed to Poki forever and can be transferred to anyone, with no expiration when you leave.

Various — Survival

the terms related to... licenses granted by you to Poki shall survive any termination of these Terms of Use.

The perpetual content license explicitly survives termination of your account.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Poki and its shareholders, partners, affiliates, directors, officers...from and against any and all liabilities, expenses, damages and costs, including attorney’s fees, arising from any violation by you of these Terms of Use

You personally owe Poki for legal fees and damages if you violate the rules or get sued by another player.

Various — Limitation Period

Any cause of action you may have with respect to the Website must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred.

You only have a one-year window to bring any legal claim against Poki, far shorter than the usual statute of limitations.

Choice of Law

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use or your use of the Poki Website, shall be submitted to the competent court of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Disputes are resolved in a Dutch court in Amsterdam, which is inconvenient and costly for users outside the Netherlands.

Use of the Website — Termination

Poki reserves the right, but does not assume any responsibility, to... terminate any Players access to all or part of the Website including your Poki Account.

Poki can shut down or delete your account whenever it chooses, with no advance notice or appeal.

General — Modifications

Poki may change and update these Terms of Use at any time. If we do so, we will notify you by posting the revised Terms of Use on the Website.

Poki will post updated terms on the website, though it does not promise email or in-app notice.

General — Cancellation

If you disagree with the Terms of Use or are dissatisfied with this Website, your sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using this Website.

Because Poki is free, ending your relationship with it is as simple as closing the browser — no fees or process required.

Last reviewed 2026-07-28 under rubric v3.5.

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