Grade F — Predatory terms (score 52/100)
Trend Micro claims a perpetual irrevocable license to user content, eliminates liability for damages, and requires New York jurisdiction for all disputes.
Perpetual license, $0 liability, unilateral changes, NY jurisdiction.
By providing any User Content on the Website, you grant Trend Micro a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable and fully-paid right to use, reproduce, prepare derivative works of, perform, display, and distribute disclose to third parties the User Content for any purpose.
Trend Micro gets a permanent, irrevocable right to anything you post — usable by Trend Micro and third parties, forever, even after you delete your account.
IN NO EVENT WILL TREND MICRO... BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY... INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES...
Trend Micro excludes all liability for any kind of damage, even foreseeable harm, lost profits, lost data, or emotional distress.
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them.
Trend Micro can rewrite the rules at any time, with no advance notice, and the new terms bind you the moment they appear.
Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.
Trend Micro can suspend or terminate your account for any reason, or none, with no prior notice.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Trend Micro... from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees).
If a third party sues Trend Micro over your activity, you must pay Trend Micro's lawyers and any damages — even if you did nothing wrong.
Any legal suit, action or proceeding... shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of New York.
You must bring any dispute in New York courts, wherever you live, and you cannot object to that venue.
we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials.
Trend Micro will share your identity and information with law enforcement on any request — not just a court order — and is not required to tell you.
NEITHER TREND MICRO NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH TREND MICRO MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY...
Trend Micro makes no commitment to the security of the website or your data, and disclaims any responsibility for breaches.
Last reviewed 2026-07-27 under rubric v3.5.