Seagate Terms Scorecard

Grade C — Standard consumer terms (score 64/100)

Seagate reserves broad rights to terminate access without notice and requires users to indemnify the company against all claims, while imposing a one-year statute of limitations on legal actions.

Broad termination rights, indemnification, and shortened claim window.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION OR MATERIALS

Seagate will be free to use any ideas, concept, know-how or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products which incorporate or otherwise rely upon such information.

Seagate claims ownership and usage rights over any ideas or materials you submit, allowing them to use your content for any purpose, including AI training or product development, without paying you.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Seagate has the right to terminate your use of this Site, or any portion of this Site, with or without notice, in its sole discretion, for any reason or no reason at all.

Seagate can ban you from their site at any time, for any reason, without providing prior notice or an explanation.

INDEMNITY

By using this Site you agree to indemnify Seagate... and hold the Released Parties harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from your use of this Site

You agree to pay for Seagate's legal defense and any damages if they are sued because of your use of the site.

JURISDICTION AND GOVERNING LAW

Any legal proceeding... must be brought in Santa Clara, California and must be brought within one year after the claim or cause of action arises or it is barred.

You are forced to sue in California and must do so within one year, or you lose your right to bring a claim.

WEBSITE USE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please return to this Site and review these Terms from time to time, as they may be amended without notice.

Seagate can change these terms at any time without notifying you, and your continued use constitutes acceptance.

Last reviewed 2026-08-06 under rubric v3.5.

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