Shutterfly Terms Scorecard

Grade D — Sign with caution (score 58/100)

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.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 8 — Materials Submitted by Customer

You will retain ownership of such User Submitted Materials

You keep the copyright to the photos you upload to the service.

Section 19 — Arbitration Agreement

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.

Section 8 — Materials Submitted by Customer

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.

Section 18 — Termination

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.

General Terms — Modifications

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.

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