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Shutterfly forces binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to user content, and reserves the right to terminate accounts and delete data without notice.
Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and broad termination rights.
You will retain ownership of such User Submitted Materials
You keep the copyright to the photos you upload to the service.
you and Shutterfly are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action.
You are prohibited from suing in court or joining a class action, and must resolve all disputes through individual binding arbitration.
you grant us... a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, perpetual irrevocable right and license, with right of sublicense... to use, reproduce, distribute... and publicly display such User Submitted Materials
Shutterfly claims a permanent, irrevocable right to use your photos for their own purposes, which survives even if you delete your account.
Either you or we may terminate your access... at any time, with or without cause, and with or without prior notice.
Shutterfly can delete your account and all your stored photos at any time for any reason without warning.
We may revise these Terms from time to time by posting a revised version. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF ANY OF THE SITES AND APPS AFTER WE POST ANY CHANGES WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES.
The company can change the rules at any time without notifying you; simply using the site means you agree to the new terms.
Last reviewed 2026-08-06 under rubric v3.5.