xHamster Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 49/100)

The terms force binding arbitration, grant the company a perpetual license to user content, and allow for unilateral changes to the agreement without notice.

Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and unilateral term changes.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 17.1 — Binding Arbitration

The Parties hereby waive any rights they may have to trial, by jury or otherwise, in regard to Arbitral Claims.

You are forced into private arbitration and cannot sue the company in court or join a class action.

Section 6.3 — AI Training License

By submitting any content to the Site, You grant Us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use... including without limitation for use with, training of and improving Our machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.

The company claims a perpetual right to use your uploaded content to train their AI models.

Section 1.5.1 — Unilateral Modifications

We reserve the right to do so, and You agree that We have this unilateral right. You agree that all modifications or changes to this Agreement are in force and enforceable immediately upon posting.

The company can change the terms of service at any time without giving you any notice.

Section 2.2.4 — Biometric Data

Member’s verification means that such User’s documents (documents containing Your full legal name, picture, date of birth and other identifying features such as Your address) and data have been verified by a third-party service provider... We may request additional documents from a Member for Verification to establish Your age and identity.

The company collects sensitive identity documents and biometric-adjacent data for verification purposes.

Section 10.2 — Government Cooperation

We have every right to voluntarily cooperate with law enforcement or private aggrieved parties that We may be legally compelled to do so.

The company reserves the right to share your data with law enforcement at their own discretion.

Section 2.3.1 — Account Deletion

In accordance with Our Privacy Policy, You also have the right to delete Your account and all information that We store about You permanently.

You have an explicit right to request the permanent deletion of your account and data.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31 under rubric v3.5.

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