Grade B- — Mostly fair (score 72/100)
RTÉ claims a broad, perpetual, and royalty-free license to user-generated content, and requires users to indemnify the company for legal claims.
Broad content license and indemnification. No forced arbitration.
RTÉ reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions... By continuing to use the website after changes are posted you agree to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions as updated and/or amended.
The company can modify the terms at any time, and your continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of those changes without prior notice.
on the Site you agree that RTÉ may - free of charge - use, edit, move, moderate, copy, disclose to third parties and make the Content or any part of it available as it sees fit on the Site or on any other RTÉ or third party services in any media worldwide now known or later developed.
By posting content, you grant RTÉ a perpetual, royalty-free, and worldwide license to use, modify, and share your content in any media.
You agree to fully and effectively indemnify and hold harmless RTÉ in respect of all damages, claims, demands, liabilities (including liability to third parties), losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and costs) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of a breach of the warranty in paragraph 10 above.
You are required to cover all legal costs and damages if RTÉ faces a claim due to your content or actions.
These terms and all disputes and matters arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Ireland and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish Courts.
All legal disputes must be handled in Irish courts, which may be inconvenient for international users.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05 under rubric v3.5.