Snowflake Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 52/100)

Snowflake forces binding arbitration and class action waivers, and claims a perpetual, irrevocable license to your user content.

Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and liability capped at $100.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 20(a) — Mandatory Arbitration

We each agree that any dispute... will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative or consolidated action.

You waive your right to participate in a class action lawsuit or have your day in court, agreeing instead to private, individual arbitration.

Section 9(b) — Permissions to Your User Content

By making any User Content available through the Community you hereby grant to Snowflake a non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable royalty-free license...

You grant Snowflake a permanent, global right to use, modify, and distribute anything you post, which they can keep using forever.

Section 18(b) — Limitation of Liability

Snowflake’s and its affiliates’ and service providers’ total aggregate liability to you... will not exceed one-hundred dollars ($100.00).

Even if Snowflake causes you significant harm, the most you can ever recover from them is $100.

Section 4 — Changes to these Terms

As the Community evolves over time we may change or discontinue all or any part of the Community, at any time and without notice, at our sole discretion.

Snowflake reserves the right to modify or kill the service at any time without telling you first.

Section 15 — Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to and use of the Community... at our sole discretion, at any time and without notice to you.

Snowflake can delete your account or block your access whenever they want, for any reason, without notifying you.

Section 15 — Cancellation

You may cancel your account at any time by sending us an email at [email protected].

You have a clear, simple way to close your account by sending an email.

Last reviewed 2026-08-02 under rubric v3.5.

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