Grade B- — Mostly fair (score 72/100)
The Guardian claims a perpetual, irrevocable license to user content and reserves the right to terminate accounts without notice, though it provides a clear path for account deletion.
Broad content license, unilateral changes, and no notice for termination.
by submitting content to us, you are granting us an unconditional, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully transferable, perpetual worldwide licence to use, publish and/or transmit...
You grant the company a permanent, global, and transferable license to use anything you post, which survives even if you delete your account.
we may change these terms and conditions from time to time at our sole discretion and we reserve the right to do so without your consent.
The company can modify the agreement at any time without your permission or prior notification.
we may, at our sole discretion, cancel or restrict your access to all or part of the Guardian Site immediately and without prior notice.
The company reserves the right to terminate your access to the service at any time for any reason without giving you advance warning.
If you no longer wish to have a registered account, you may terminate your account by logging into your account settings and selecting ‘delete account’.
You have a self-serve, online mechanism to delete your account.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Guardian... from any and all damages, losses, demands, claims, liabilities, costs, and expenses
You are required to pay for the company's legal defense and any damages if you violate the terms of service.
Last reviewed 2026-07-26 under rubric v3.5.