PubMatic Terms Scorecard

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

PubMatic reserves the right to modify terms without notice, claims a perpetual license to user content, and disclaims all liability for damages.

Unilateral changes, perpetual content license, and no liability.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Intro

We may change this Agreement at any time and without any notice to you.

The company can unilaterally change the terms of service without notifying you.

Section 6

you hereby grant to PubMatic and its subsidiaries a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicenseable (through multiple tiers), royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license, without compensation to you

You grant the company a permanent, non-revocable license to use your content in any way they choose.

Section 11

NONE OF THE COMPANY ENTITIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY

The company disclaims all liability for damages, regardless of the legal theory.

Section 12

you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company Entities, from and against all claims, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees)

You are responsible for the company's legal costs if your use of the site leads to a claim.

Section 13

We may, at any time and for any reason, terminate your access to or use of: (a) the Site, (b) your user name and password or (c) any files or information associated with your user name and password. You agree that any termination of your access to or use of the Site may be effected without prior notice

The company can terminate your account and delete your data at any time without notice.

Section 14

You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Santa Clara County, California, U.S.A.

All legal disputes must be handled in Santa Clara County, California.

Last reviewed 2026-07-26 under rubric v3.5.

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