TechTarget Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 42/100)

TechTarget forces binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to user content, and reserves the right to modify terms at any time without notice.

Forced arbitration, data sale, perpetual content license, and unilateral changes.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 14 — Binding Arbitration

YOU AGREE THAT DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND TECHTARGET WILL BE RESOLVED BY MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION AND YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT.

You are prohibited from suing the company in court or joining a class action, forcing all disputes into private arbitration.

Section 3 — Use of Your Data

This use may include sharing or selling Your Data and/or Usage Data with our customers and partners.

The company explicitly states it may sell your personal data and usage history to third-party partners and customers.

Section 5 — License to Your Content

You hereby grant TechTarget a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, print, display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit and distribute the Content.

You grant the company a permanent, irrevocable right to use your content even after you delete your account.

Section 7 — Changes

TechTarget may change these Terms at any time without notice.

The company can unilaterally alter the agreement without providing any notification to the user.

Section 8b — Enforcement

TechTarget reserves all right to monitor, record, edit, or disclose any Content submitted through the Services.

The company reserves the right to share your private communications and content with third parties at its sole discretion.

Last reviewed 2026-08-01 under rubric v3.5.

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