The Irish Times Terms Scorecard

Grade A — Highly protective (score 90/100)

The Irish Times reserves the right to modify terms without notice and mandates that all legal disputes be resolved in Irish courts.

Standard terms with unilateral modification rights and Irish jurisdiction.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

General Terms

The Irish Times DAC reserves the right at all times to vary, change, alter, amend, add to or remove any of these terms.

The company can change the terms of service at any time without providing notice to the user.

Liability

The Irish Times DAC ... will not be liable for any claims, penalties, loss, damages or expenses arising from the use or the inability to use material on irishtimes.com

The company disclaims all liability for any damages or losses resulting from your use of their website.

Jurisdiction

The Courts of Ireland shall have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any claim, dispute or other matter arising therefrom.

All legal disputes must be handled in Irish courts, which may be inconvenient for international users.

Last reviewed 2026-08-03 under rubric v3.5.

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