PubNub Terms Scorecard

Grade A- — Mostly protective (score 86/100)

PubNub provides a networking platform with standard B2B terms, including broad unilateral modification rights and limited liability, but lacks specific data retention commitments.

Standard B2B terms. Unilateral changes allowed. Liability capped.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 14.2 — Right to Amend

PubNub, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time to reflect new features without notice

The company can change the terms without telling you, provided the changes are not deemed 'material'.

Section 12 — Limitation of Liability

PUBNUB'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER... SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF THE FEES PAID... OR USD $2,500.

The company limits its total financial liability to a maximum of $2,500, regardless of the damage caused.

Section 5.2 — Termination by Customer

The Customer may terminate this Agreement by sending an email... effective at the end of the then current Service Period provided it is received at least thirty (30) days prior... If cancellation is later than the Cancellation Period, Customer will be charged for one additional Service Period

You cannot cancel immediately; you must provide 30 days' notice or be forced to pay for another full billing cycle.

Section 2.2 — License Grants

PubNub shall have a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable license to collect, analyze or use anonymized statistical and aggregated data

The company uses anonymized data to improve their services, which is a standard and non-invasive practice.

Section 4.2.1 — Ownership

As between the parties, Customer retains all ownership in and to Customer Data.

You own the data you upload to the service.

Last reviewed 2026-08-07 under rubric v3.5.

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