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This page covers Twitch's Terms of Service across 20 scrapes spanning 2022-07-11 to 2025-12-09, with 12 unique snippets. Twitch_Community_Guidelines.jsonl, Twitch_Other.jsonl, and Twitch_Privacy_Policy.jsonl are all empty (0 lines) and have been skipped.

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Twitch – Terms of Service

Dataset: PGAv2 (Platform Governance Archive v2) — 25 platforms, 2022–2026

PGAv2 (Platform Governance Archive v2) is this wiki’s legacy dataset: pre-tagged JSONL records covering 25 major social-media, messaging, and content-sharing platforms, with risk scores and keywords assigned via systematic extraction of 1,736 high-risk clauses from each platform’s Terms of Service, Privacy Policies, and Community Guidelines, spanning 2022–2026.

Note: This page contains documented policy clauses. Risk assessment is qualitative and context-dependent. For analysis of patterns across platforms, see:

• AI Act Substance Matrix
• Tier Bifurcation
• Scraper Enforcement Gap
• Methodology

Source: sources/jsonl/Twitch_Terms_of_Service.jsonl Last updated: 2025-12-09

Overview

This page covers Twitch’s Terms of Service across 20 scrapes spanning 2022-07-11 to 2025-12-09, with 12 unique snippets. Twitch_Community_Guidelines.jsonl, Twitch_Other.jsonl, and Twitch_Privacy_Policy.jsonl are all empty (0 lines) and have been skipped.

Twitch’s Section 8 “User Content” clause grants Twitch an “unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free right” over streamed video and other User Content, including the right to use a streamer’s “name, identity, likeness, and voice.” A 2025-04-10 restructuring is the most significant genuine change in this dataset: the clause is split into a heading explicitly titled “License to Twitch & Other Twitch Users”, adding a brand-new sub-clause where, if Twitch’s content-sharing functionality is enabled, a streamer also grants every other Twitch user an identical “worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free license” to reuse their Content outside the Twitch Services — a newly-confirmed user-to-user grant alongside the platform-to-itself grant. Section 7’s separate “License” clause grants users only a narrow, “non-sublicensable” right to use Twitch’s own site/software, with an extensive list of “Don’ts” (no resale, no derivative works of the Services, no data mining/robots) layered on top.

Flagged Keywords & Risks

• royalty-free, irrevocable, derivative works, create derivative — Tag the Section 8 User Content license. Why it matters: this license is about as broad as they get — unrestricted, irrevocable, sublicensable. Since 2025-04-10, it also extends to other Twitch users when sharing functionality is turned on, multiplying who can legally reuse a streamer’s content.
• sublicensable — Tags Section 7’s separate License clause, where Twitch grants users a “non-sublicensable” license to use the Twitch site and software itself — the reverse direction from Section 8’s grant, where Twitch takes rights from users. Why it matters: this shows a familiar asymmetry — Twitch’s rights over your content are sublicensable, but your rights over Twitch’s own site are not.
• transferable — Appears alongside sublicensable in the same Section 7 clause. Why it matters: another marker of the same one-sided setup — your license to use Twitch’s software is narrow and non-transferable.
• automated means, also tagging derivative works/create derivative elsewhere — A “Don’ts” list bans reverse-engineering, “robot, spider, scraper, crawler, or other automated means,” and creating derivative works “based upon the Twitch Services” itself (not User Content). Why it matters: a standard anti-bot, anti-reverse-engineering restriction that protects Twitch’s own software — not your content — grouped in with a longer list of other prohibited behaviors.

Legal Context & Research Significance

The 2025-04-10 restructuring that added the explicit “License to Twitch & Other Twitch Users” sub-clause — extending the same unrestricted, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, royalty-free rights to every other Twitch user when sharing functionality is enabled — is a unilateral expansion of who may exploit a streamer’s content, fitting wearetosed’s “rights & liability waivers” category given the breadth of what streamers give up over their own name, identity, likeness, and voice. The “Don’ts” list banning “robot, spider, scraper, crawler, or other automated means” is the kind of explicit scraping prohibition Atkinson (2025) identifies as creating actual notice for any bot that accesses the page, which under Atkinson’s framework would make the restriction enforceable against a scraper’s deployer despite the well-known unenforceability of robots.txt on its own. Soneji et al. (2025) found that the bulk of analyzed clauses favor the service provider; the asymmetry between Twitch’s “unrestricted, irrevocable” license over streamer content and the merely “non-sublicensable” license users get back over the Twitch site itself reflects that same imbalance.

Changes Summary

Version History

2022-07-11

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means

Clause: royalty-free, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable

Twitch can terminate this license as set out in Section 14. #### 8. User Content Twitch allows you to distribute streaming live and pre-recorded audio-visual works; to use services, such as chat, bulletin boards, forum postings, wiki contributions, and voice interactive services; and to participate in other activities in which you may create, post, transmit, perform, or store content, messages, text, sound, images, applications, code, or other data or materials on the Twitch Services (“User Content”). ##### a. License to Twitch (i) Unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement between you and Twitch that was signed by an authorized representative of Twitch, if you submit, transmit, display, perform, post, or store User Content using the Twitch Services, you grant Twitch and its sub-licensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum duration permitted by applicable law (including in perpetuity if permitted under applicable law), an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free right to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Content (including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Twitch Services (and derivative works thereof) in any form, format, media, or media channels now known or later developed or discovered; and (b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) that you submit in connection with such User Content. Should such User Content contain the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) of third parties, you represent and warrant that you have obtained the appropriate consents and/or licenses for your use of such features and that Twitch and its sub-licensees are allowed to use them to the extent indicated in these Terms of Service. (ii) With respect to User Content known as “add-ons”, “maps”, “mods”, or other types of projects submitted through CurseForge.com or related sites (the “Submitted Projects”), the rights granted by you hereunder terminate once you remove or delete such Submitted Projects from the Twitch Services. You also acknowledge that Twitch may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of Submitted Projects that have been removed or deleted. (iii) With respect to streaming live and pre-recorded audio-visual works, the rights granted by you hereunder terminate once you delete such User Content from the Twitch Services, or generally by closing your account, except:(a) to the extent you shared it with others as part of the Twitch Services and others copied or stored portions of the User Content (e.g., made a Clip); (b) Twitch used it for promotional purposes; and (c) for the reasonable time it takes to remove from backup and other systems.

Clause: sublicensable

7. License The Twitch Services are owned and operated by Twitch. Unless otherwise indicated, all content, information, and other materials on the Twitch Services (excluding User Content, set out in Section 8 below), including, without limitation, Twitch’s trademarks and logos, the visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, software, computer code (including source code or object code), services, text, pictures, information, data, sound files, other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, the “Materials”) are protected by relevant intellectual property and proprietary rights and laws. All Materials are the property of Twitch or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies and/or third-party licensors. Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing by Twitch, by agreeing to these Terms of Service you are granted a limited, non-sublicensable license (i.e., a personal and limited right) to access and use the Twitch Services for your personal use or internal business use only. Twitch reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Service. This license is subject to these Terms of Service and does not permit you to engage in any of the following: (a) resale or commercial use of the Twitch Services or the Materials; (b) distribution, public performance or public display of any Materials; (c) modifying or otherwise making any derivative uses of the Twitch Services or the Materials, or any portion of them; (d) use of any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering or extraction methods; (e) downloading (except page caching) of any portion of the Twitch Services, the Materials, or any information contained in them, except as expressly permitted on the Twitch Services; or (f) any use of the Twitch Services or the Materials except for their intended purposes. Any use of the Twitch Services or the Materials except as specifically authorized in these Terms of Service, without the prior written permission of Twitch, is strictly prohibited and may violate intellectual property rights or other laws. Unless explicitly stated in these Terms of Service, nothing in them shall be interpreted as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or other legal principles.

Clause: derivative works, create derivative

harvest or collect email addresses or other contact information of other users from the Twitch Services; v. defame, harass, abuse, threaten, or defraud users of the Twitch Services, or collect or attempt to collect, personal information about users or third parties without their consent; vi. delete, remove, circumvent, disable, damage, or otherwise interfere with (a) security-related features of the Twitch Services or User Content, (b) features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content accessible through the Twitch Services, (c) features that enforce limitations on the use of the Twitch Services or User Content, or (d) the copyright or other proprietary rights notices on the Twitch Services or User Content; vii. reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Twitch Services or any part thereof, except and only to the extent that this activity is expressly permitted by the law of your jurisdiction of residence; viii. modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based upon the Twitch Services or any part thereof, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation; ix. interfere with or damage the operation of the Twitch Services or any user’s enjoyment of them, by any means, including uploading or otherwise disseminating viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code; x. relay email from a third party’s mail servers without the permission of that third party; xi. access any website, server, software application, or other computer resource owned, used, and/or licensed by Twitch, including but not limited to the Twitch Services, by means of any robot, spider, scraper, crawler, or other automated means for any purpose, or bypass any measures Twitch may use to prevent or restrict access to any website, server, software application, or other computer resource owned, used, and/or licensed by Twitch, including but not limited to the Twitch Services; xii. manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any User Content transmitted through the Twitch Services; xiii.

Clause: automated means

reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Twitch Services or any part thereof, except and only to the extent that this activity is expressly permitted by the law of your jurisdiction of residence; viii. modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based upon the Twitch Services or any part thereof, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation; ix. interfere with or damage the operation of the Twitch Services or any user’s enjoyment of them, by any means, including uploading or otherwise disseminating viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code; x. relay email from a third party’s mail servers without the permission of that third party; xi. access any website, server, software application, or other computer resource owned, used, and/or licensed by Twitch, including but not limited to the Twitch Services, by means of any robot, spider, scraper, crawler, or other automated means for any purpose, or bypass any measures Twitch may use to prevent or restrict access to any website, server, software application, or other computer resource owned, used, and/or licensed by Twitch, including but not limited to the Twitch Services; xii. manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any User Content transmitted through the Twitch Services; xiii. interfere with or disrupt the Twitch Services or servers or networks connected to the Twitch Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Twitch Services; use the Twitch Services in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect, or inhibit other users from fully enjoying the Twitch Services, or that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the functioning of the Twitch Services in any manner; xiv. use or attempt to use another user’s account without authorization from that user and Twitch; xv. attempt to circumvent any content filtering techniques we employ, or attempt to access any service or area of the Twitch Services that you are not authorized to access; xvi.

2022-09-20

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means

All clauses unchanged from 2022-07-11 (see above).

2022-11-10

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means

sublicensable, automated means unchanged from 2022-09-20.

Clause: royalty-free, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable

8. User Content Twitch allows you to distribute streaming live and pre-recorded audio-visual works; to use services, such as chat, bulletin boards, forum postings, wiki contributions, and voice interactive services; and to participate in other activities in which you may create, post, transmit, perform, or store content, messages, text, sound, images, applications, code, or other data or materials on the Twitch Services (“User Content”). For residents of the Republic of Korea, distribution of pre-recorded audio-visual works and video on demand related features and functions (including but not limited to clips, highlights, and other uploaded content) may not be available. ##### a. License to Twitch (i) Unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement between you and Twitch that was signed by an authorized representative of Twitch, if you submit, transmit, display, perform, post, or store User Content using the Twitch Services, you grant Twitch and its sub-licensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum duration permitted by applicable law (including in perpetuity if permitted under applicable law), an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free right to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Content (including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Twitch Services (and derivative works thereof) in any form, format, media, or media channels now known or later developed or discovered; and (b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) that you submit in connection with such User Content. Should such User Content contain the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) of third parties, you represent and warrant that you have obtained the appropriate consents and/or licenses for your use of such features and that Twitch and its sub-licensees are allowed to use them to the extent indicated in these Terms of Service. (ii) With respect to User Content known as “add-ons”, “maps”, “mods”, or other types of projects submitted through CurseForge.com or related sites (the “Submitted Projects”), the rights granted by you hereunder terminate once you remove or delete such Submitted Projects from the Twitch Services. You also acknowledge that Twitch may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of Submitted Projects that have been removed or deleted. (iii) With respect to streaming live and pre-recorded audio-visual works, the rights granted by you hereunder terminate once you delete such User Content from the Twitch Services, or generally by closing your account, except:(a) to the extent you shared it with others as part of the Twitch Services and others copied or stored portions of the User Content (e.g., made a Clip); (b) Twitch used it for promotional purposes; and (c) for the reasonable time it takes to remove from backup and other systems.

2023-05-30

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

automated means unchanged from 2022-11-10.

Clause: royalty-free, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable

8. User Content Twitch allows you to distribute streaming live and pre-recorded audio-visual works; to use services, such as chat, bulletin boards, forum postings, wiki contributions, and voice interactive services; and to participate in other activities in which you may create, post, transmit, perform, or store content, messages, text, sound, images, applications, code, or other data or materials on the Twitch Services (“User Content”). For residents of the Republic of Korea, distribution of pre-recorded audio-visual works and video on demand related features and functions (including but not limited to clips, highlights, and other uploaded content) may not be available. ##### a. License to Twitch (i) Unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement between you and Twitch that was signed by an authorized representative of Twitch, if you submit, transmit, display, perform, post, or store User Content using the Twitch Services, you grant Twitch and its sub-licensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum duration permitted by applicable law (including in perpetuity if permitted under applicable law), an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free right to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Content (including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Twitch Services (and derivative works thereof) in any form, format, media, or media channels now known or later developed or discovered; and (b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) that you submit in connection with such User Content. Twitch can exercise these rights in connection with monetizing the Twitch Services. Should such User Content contain the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) of third parties, you represent and warrant that you have obtained the appropriate consents and/or licenses for your use of such features and that Twitch and its sub-licensees are allowed to use them to the extent indicated in these Terms of Service. (ii) With respect to User Content known as “add-ons”, “maps”, “mods”, or other types of projects submitted through CurseForge.com or similar sites (the “Submitted Projects”), the rights granted by you hereunder terminate once you remove or delete such Submitted Projects from the Twitch Services. You also acknowledge that Twitch may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of Submitted Projects that have been removed or deleted.

Clause: sublicensable, transferable

7. License The Twitch Services are owned and operated by Twitch. Unless otherwise indicated, all content, information, and other materials on the Twitch Services (excluding User Content, set out in Section 8 below), including, without limitation, Twitch’s trademarks and logos, the visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, software, computer code (including source code or object code), services, text, pictures, information, data, sound files, other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, the “Materials”) are protected by relevant intellectual property and proprietary rights and laws. All Materials are the property of Twitch or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies and/or third-party licensors. Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing by Twitch, by agreeing to these Terms of Service you are granted a limited, non-sublicensable, and non-transferable license (i.e., a personal and limited right) to access and use the Twitch Services for your personal use or internal business use only. Twitch reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Service. This license is subject to these Terms of Service and does not permit you to engage in any of the following: (a) resale or commercial use of the Twitch Services or the Materials; (b) distribution, public performance or public display of any Materials; (c) modifying or otherwise making any derivative uses of the Twitch Services or the Materials, or any portion of them; (d) use of any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering or extraction methods; (e) downloading (except page caching) of any portion of the Twitch Services, the Materials, or any information contained in them, except as expressly permitted on the Twitch Services; or (f) any use of the Twitch Services or the Materials except for their intended purposes. Any use of the Twitch Services or the Materials except as specifically authorized in these Terms of Service, without the prior written permission of Twitch, is strictly prohibited and may violate intellectual property rights or other laws. Unless explicitly stated in these Terms of Service, nothing in them shall be interpreted as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or other legal principles.

2023-06-02

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means

royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable reverted to the 2022-11-10 wording (see above).

automated means unchanged from 2023-05-30.

2023-06-06

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable reverted to the 2023-05-30 wording (see above).

automated means unchanged from 2023-06-02.

transferable unchanged from 2023-05-30.

2023-06-28

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

All clauses unchanged from 2023-06-06 (see above).

2023-10-27

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

All clauses unchanged from 2023-06-28 (see above).

2024-03-27

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

sublicensable, automated means, transferable unchanged from 2023-10-27.

Clause: royalty-free, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable

Twitch can terminate this license as set out in Section 17. #### 8. User Content Twitch allows you to distribute streaming live and pre-recorded audio-visual works; to use services, such as chat, bulletin boards, forum postings, wiki contributions, and voice interactive services; and to participate in other activities in which you may create, post, transmit, perform, or store content, messages, text, sound, images, applications, code, or other data or materials on the Twitch Services (“User Content”). ##### a. License to Twitch (i) Unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement between you and Twitch that was signed by an authorized representative of Twitch, if you submit, transmit, display, perform, post, or store User Content using the Twitch Services, you grant Twitch and its sub-licensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum duration permitted by applicable law (including in perpetuity if permitted under applicable law), an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free right to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Content (including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Twitch Services (and derivative works thereof) in any form, format, media, or media channels now known or later developed or discovered; and (b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) that you submit in connection with such User Content. Twitch can exercise these rights in connection with monetizing the Twitch Services. Should such User Content contain the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) of third parties, you represent and warrant that you have obtained the appropriate consents and/or licenses for your use of such features and that Twitch and its sub-licensees are allowed to use them to the extent indicated in these Terms of Service. (ii) With respect to User Content known as “add-ons”, “maps”, “mods”, or other types of projects submitted through CurseForge.com or similar sites (the “Submitted Projects”), the rights granted by you hereunder terminate once you remove or delete such Submitted Projects from the Twitch Services. You also acknowledge that Twitch may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of Submitted Projects that have been removed or deleted.

2024-04-09

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

All clauses unchanged from 2024-03-27 (see above).

2024-08-13

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

sublicensable, automated means, transferable unchanged from 2024-04-09.

Clause: royalty-free, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable

Twitch can terminate this license as set out in Section 17. #### 8. User Content Twitch allows you to distribute streaming live and pre-recorded audio-visual works; to use services, such as chat, bulletin boards, forum postings, wiki contributions, and voice interactive services; and to participate in other activities in which you may create, post, transmit, perform, or store content, messages, text, sound, images, applications, code, or other data or materials on the Twitch Services (“User Content”). ##### a. License to Twitch (i) Unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement between you and Twitch that was signed by an authorized representative of Twitch, if you submit, transmit, display, perform, post, or store User Content using the Twitch Services, you grant Twitch and its sub-licensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum duration permitted by applicable law (including in perpetuity if permitted under applicable law), an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free right to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Content (including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Twitch Services (and derivative works thereof) in any form, format, media, or media channels now known or later developed or discovered; and (b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) that you submit in connection with such User Content. Twitch can exercise these rights in connection with monetizing the Twitch Services.  Should such User Content contain the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) of third parties, you represent and warrant that you have obtained the appropriate consents and/or licenses for your use of such features and that Twitch and its sub-licensees are allowed to use them to the extent indicated in these Terms of Service. (ii) With respect to User Content known as “add-ons”, “maps”, “mods”, or other types of projects submitted through CurseForge.com or similar sites (the “Submitted Projects”), the rights granted by you hereunder terminate once you remove or delete such Submitted Projects from the Twitch Services. You also acknowledge that Twitch may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of Submitted Projects that have been removed or deleted. (iii) With respect to streaming live and pre-recorded audio-visual works, the rights granted by you hereunder terminate once you delete such User Content from the Twitch Services, or generally by closing your account, except: (a) to the extent you shared it with others as part of the Twitch Services and others copied or stored portions of the User Content (e.g., made a Clip); (b) Twitch used it for promotional purposes; (c) for the reasonable time it takes to remove from backup and other systems; or (d) Twitch is required by applicable law to retain it.

2024-08-14

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

royalty-free, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable reverted to the 2024-04-09 wording (see above).

sublicensable, automated means, transferable unchanged from 2024-08-13.

2025-04-10

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

automated means unchanged from 2024-08-14.

Clause: royalty-free, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable

Twitch can terminate this license as set out in Section 18. 8. User Content ---------------- Twitch allows you to distribute streaming live and pre-recorded audio-visual works; to use services, such as chat, bulletin boards, forum postings, wiki contributions, and voice interactive services; and to participate in other activities in which you may create, post, transmit, perform, or store content, messages, text, sound, images, applications, code, or other data or materials on the Twitch Services (“User Content”). #### a. License to Twitch & Other Twitch Users (i) Unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement between you and Twitch that was signed by an authorized representative of Twitch, if you submit, transmit, display, perform, post, or store User Content using the Twitch Services, you grant Twitch and its sub-licensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum duration permitted by applicable law (including in perpetuity if permitted under applicable law), an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free right to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display your User Content (including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Twitch Services (and derivative works thereof)) in any form, format, media, or media channels now known or later developed or discovered; and (b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) that you submit in connection with such User Content. Twitch can exercise these rights in connection with monetizing the Twitch Services. (ii) The Twitch Services may allow users to access, use, and/or share User Content outside the Twitch Services. If this sharing functionality is turned on in your account settings, you grant each other Twitch user, solely as necessary to enable such functionality, a worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free license to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display your User Content and any derivative works thereof in any form, format, media, or media channels now known or later developed or discovered; and (b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) included in your User Content. (iii) Should your User Content contain the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) of third parties, you represent and warrant that you have obtained the appropriate consents and/or licenses for your use of such elements and that Twitch, other users (as described in section (a)(ii) above), and their respective sub-licensees (as applicable) are allowed to use them to the extent indicated in these Terms of Service.

Clause: royalty-free, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable

a. License to Twitch & Other Twitch Users (i) Unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement between you and Twitch that was signed by an authorized representative of Twitch, if you submit, transmit, display, perform, post, or store User Content using the Twitch Services, you grant Twitch and its sub-licensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum duration permitted by applicable law (including in perpetuity if permitted under applicable law), an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free right to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display your User Content (including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Twitch Services (and derivative works thereof)) in any form, format, media, or media channels now known or later developed or discovered; and (b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) that you submit in connection with such User Content. Twitch can exercise these rights in connection with monetizing the Twitch Services. (ii) The Twitch Services may allow users to access, use, and/or share User Content outside the Twitch Services. If this sharing functionality is turned on in your account settings, you grant each other Twitch user, solely as necessary to enable such functionality, a worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free license to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display your User Content and any derivative works thereof in any form, format, media, or media channels now known or later developed or discovered; and (b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) included in your User Content. (iii) Should your User Content contain the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) of third parties, you represent and warrant that you have obtained the appropriate consents and/or licenses for your use of such elements and that Twitch, other users (as described in section (a)(ii) above), and their respective sub-licensees (as applicable) are allowed to use them to the extent indicated in these Terms of Service. (iv) With respect to User Content known as “add-ons”, “maps”, “mods”, or other types of projects submitted through CurseForge.com or similar sites (the “Submitted Projects”), the rights granted by you hereunder terminate once you remove or delete such Submitted Projects from the Twitch Services. You also acknowledge that Twitch may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of Submitted Projects that have been removed or deleted. (v) With respect to streaming live and pre-recorded audio-visual works, the rights granted by you hereunder terminate once you delete such User Content from the Twitch Services, or generally by closing your account, except: (a) to the extent you shared it with others as part of the Twitch Services and others copied or stored portions of the User Content (e.g., made a Clip); (b) to the extent others accessed, used, and/or shared your User Content outside the Twitch Services pursuant to the license granted in Section 8(a) above, (c) to the extent Twitch used it for promotional purposes; (d) for the reasonable time it takes to remove from backup and other systems; or (e) to the extent Twitch is required by applicable law to retain it.

Clause: sublicensable, transferable

7. License ----------- The Twitch Services are owned and operated by Twitch. Unless otherwise indicated, all content, information, and other materials on the Twitch Services (excluding User Content, set out in Section 8 below), including, without limitation, Twitch’s trademarks and logos, the visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, software, computer code (including source code or object code), services, text, pictures, information, data, sound files, other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, the “Materials”) are protected by relevant intellectual property and proprietary rights and laws. All Materials are the property of Twitch or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies and/or third-party licensors. Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing by Twitch, by agreeing to these Terms of Service you are granted a limited, non-sublicensable, and non-transferable license (i.e., a personal and limited right) to access and use the Twitch Services for your personal use or internal business use only. Twitch reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Service. This license is subject to these Terms of Service and does not permit you to engage in any of the following: (a) resale or commercial use of the Twitch Services or the Materials; (b) distribution, public performance or public display of any Materials; (c) modifying or otherwise making any derivative uses of the Twitch Services or the Materials, or any portion of them; (d) use of any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering or extraction methods; (e) downloading (except page caching) of any portion of the Twitch Services, the Materials, or any information contained in them, except as expressly permitted on the Twitch Services; or (f) any use of the Twitch Services or the Materials except for their intended purposes. Any use of the Twitch Services or the Materials except as specifically authorized in these Terms of Service, without the prior written permission of Twitch, is strictly prohibited and may violate intellectual property rights or other laws. Unless explicitly stated in these Terms of Service, nothing in them shall be interpreted as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or other legal principles.

2025-06-27

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

All clauses unchanged from 2025-04-10 (see above).

2025-07-09

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

All clauses unchanged from 2025-06-27 (see above).

2025-09-16

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

All clauses unchanged from 2025-07-09 (see above).

2025-10-23

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

All clauses unchanged from 2025-09-16 (see above).

2025-11-26

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

All clauses unchanged from 2025-10-23 (see above).

2025-12-07

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

All clauses unchanged from 2025-11-26 (see above).

2025-12-09

• Explicit AI clause: NO
• Non-explicit predatory: YES
• Flagged keywords: royalty-free, sublicensable, derivative works, create derivative, irrevocable, automated means, transferable

All clauses unchanged from 2025-12-07 (see above).