RealNetworks Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 49/100)

RealNetworks reserves the right to modify terms without notice and limits liability to $50, while maintaining a broad license to user content.

Standard terms with liability caps and unilateral modification rights.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 16 — Arbitration

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS, INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.

The company forces users into private arbitration, stripping the right to a jury trial or class action.

Section 18 — Miscellaneous

RealNetworks may modify this Agreement at any time.

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

Section 10 — Limitation of Liability

In no event shall RealNetworks’ total liability to You for all damages... exceed the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00).

The company limits its total financial liability to $50, regardless of the damages incurred.

Section 6 — Additional Terms (People Feature)

Once enabled, the Extension will use facial recognition technology to provide You information about Celebrities in the video.

The service uses biometric facial recognition technology to process images and videos.

Section 11 — Indemnification

You further agree to hold harmless, indemnify and defend RealNetworks, its officers, directors, agents and employees, from and against any losses, damages, fines, royalties, licensing fees and/or expenses

Users are required to pay for the company's legal defense and any damages if the company is sued due to the user's actions.

Section 2.3 — License to Your Content

You may terminate this license at any time by removing Your Content from the Service.

Users retain control over their content and can revoke the company's usage license by deleting the content.

Section 6 — Additional Terms (People Feature)

You may also choose the “Remove All People Data” option to delete the celebrity database and the indexing history from your device.

The company provides a clear, self-serve mechanism to delete biometric indexing data.

Last reviewed 2026-08-19 under rubric v3.5.

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