This page covers UpScrolled's Terms of Service from a single scrape (2026-02-15), with 5 unique snippets. Upscrolled_Community_Guidelines.jsonl and Upscrolled_Privacy_Policy.jsonl are both empty (0 lines) and have been skipped. UpScrolled is operated by Recursive Methods Pty Ltd. (Australia), and is a much smaller platform than most others in this wiki — only one scrape exists in the dataset, so no change-over-time analysis is possible yet.
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UpScrolled – 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:
Source: sources/jsonl/Upscrolled_Terms_of_Service.jsonl
Last updated: 2026-02-15
Overview
This page covers UpScrolled’s Terms of Service from a single scrape (2026-02-15), with 5 unique snippets. Upscrolled_Community_Guidelines.jsonl and Upscrolled_Privacy_Policy.jsonl are both empty (0 lines) and have been skipped. UpScrolled is operated by Recursive Methods Pty Ltd. (Australia), and is a much smaller platform than most others in this wiki — only one scrape exists in the dataset, so no change-over-time analysis is possible yet.
UpScrolled’s Content-license clause is conventional in scope (worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable) but unusually blunt in its compensation disclaimer: “No compensation is owed to you for such additional uses, as your use of the Services is deemed sufficient compensation for the Content and grant of rights herein” — explicitly framing access to the Services itself as full payment for an otherwise-unlimited Content license. A TL;DR-style summary paragraph at the top of the document previews this same grant in plain language (“you grant us a broad, royalty-free licence to share it with others”). Separate, conventional EULA-style clauses grant users a narrow, non-assignable license to use UpScrolled’s own software, and a non-transferable license to use the UpScrolled mobile app under app-store terms.
Flagged Keywords & Risks
royalty-free— Tags both the main Content-license grant (with sublicensing right) and the TL;DR summary paragraph that previews it, plus the separate consumer software-EULA clause. Why it matters: the Content grant is paired with an explicit “no compensation” clause — one of the more direct statements in this wiki that a user’s continued access to the service, not payment, counts as the “consideration” (the legal term for what each side gets in a contract) for the license.sublicense,transferable— Tag a “Mobile Application Terms” clause: users may not “transfer, redistribute, or sublicense the UpScrolled application,” and the app license itself is “non-transferable.” Why it matters: conventional app-store-mandated restriction, the same direction as Spotify’s/Tumblr’s “Assignment” clauses but specific to the mobile app rather than the whole Agreement.assignable— Tags the conventional consumer software-EULA clause: “a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, and non-exclusive licence to use the software.” Why it matters: the same industry-standard boilerplate seen on Twitter’s/X’s/YouTube’s/BeReal’s/Snapchat’s Terms of Service.
Legal Context & Research Significance
UpScrolled’s explicit statement that “[n]o compensation is owed to you for such additional uses, as your use of the Services is deemed sufficient compensation for the Content and grant of rights herein” is an unusually blunt example of wearetosed’s “rights & liability waivers” category, since it directly forecloses any argument that a user is owed payment for the platform’s broad, royalty-free, sublicensable reuse of their content. Soneji et al. (2025) found that over 72% of survey respondents rated ToS;DR-style clauses as highly understandable even while disagreeing on severity, and UpScrolled’s TL;DR summary (“you grant us a broad, royalty-free licence to share it with others”) is a real-world instance of that plain-language framing — readable, yet still attaching an unlimited license with no payment in return. Because this is a smaller platform (Recursive Methods Pty Ltd., Australia) with only a single scrape in the dataset, this note is necessarily limited to the one clause documented above rather than any pattern across time.
Changes Summary
| Date | What changed |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-15 | Baseline version (only scrape in this dataset). |
Version History
2026-02-15
- Explicit AI clause: NO
- Non-explicit predatory: YES
- Flagged keywords:
royalty-free,sublicense,transferable,assignable
Clause: royalty-free
- It’s imperative to comply with the acceptable use terms of the Services, meaning you must access them solely through the officially provided interfaces. This prohibits actions such as scraping data or attempting to circumvent technical constraints, which could disrupt the Services. * UpScrolled retains the right to enforce these terms and take necessary actions if violations occur, including removing Content, restricting visibility, or terminating access to the UpScrolled platform. Additionally, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts for reasons like extended inactivity, legal risk, or commercial impracticality. * Intellectual property licences are outlined in these Terms, ensuring that while you maintain ownership of your posted Content, you grant us a broad, royalty-free licence to share it with others. Conversely, we grant you a licence to use our provided software, such as the UpScrolled mobile application, solely for enjoying the Services. * Your use of the Services is at your own risk, provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis, with disclaimers of warranties, responsibilities, and liabilities to the extent permitted by law. You may encounter offensive or harmful content posted by other users, and the Services may evolve over time, with features being limited or terminated at our discretion. * While you have remedies and redress mechanisms available, our liability is limited, as detailed in the agreement.
Clause: royalty-free
We reserve the right to remove any Content that violates the User Agreement, including but not limited to copyright or trademark violations, impersonation, unlawful conduct, or harassment. If you believe your Content has been copied in a manner constituting copyright infringement, please report it by contacting us. Your Rights and Grant of Rights in the Content ---------------------------------------------- You retain ownership rights to any Content you submit, post, or display on or through the Services. Your Content, including incorporated audio, photos, and videos, remains yours. By submitting, posting, or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence (with the right to sublicence) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, and distribute such Content through any and all media or distribution methods, whether currently known or developed in the future (including curating, transforming, and translating). This licence permits us to share your Content with the world and allows others to do the same. You agree that this licence extends to our provision, promotion, and improvement of the Services, as well as making Content submitted through the Services available to other entities for syndication, broadcast, distribution, reposting, promotion, or publication on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use. No compensation is owed to you for such additional uses, as your use of the Services is deemed sufficient compensation for the Content and grant of rights herein. You affirm that you have obtained all necessary rights, licences, consents, permissions, power, and/or authority required to grant the rights outlined herein for any Content you submit, post, or display on or through the Services.
Clause: royalty-free, assignable
We cannot be held liable for any loss or damage resulting from your failure to comply with these security measures. While you have control over most communications from the Services, certain essential communications such as service announcements and administrative messages may be necessary and cannot be opted out of. If you have linked an email address to your account and later change, deactivate, or lose access to that email, it is your responsibility to promptly update your account information. Failure to do so may result in missed communications, limited access to your account, or difficulties with account recovery. Your Licence to Use the Services -------------------------------- We grant you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, and non-exclusive licence to use the software provided as part of the Services. This licence is solely intended to enable you to utilise and benefit from the Services as offered on the UpScrolled platform, in accordance with these Terms. The Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of Australia and other countries. Nothing in these Terms grants you the right to use the UpScrolled name or any UpScrolled or Recursive Methods Pty Ltd. trademarks, logos, domain names, or other distinctive brand features.
Clause: sublicense
only, and not with the App Provider. As between us and the App Provider, we are solely responsible for the UpScrolled application and its content. The App Provider has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the UpScrolled application. (b) Licence Scope: The licence granted to you under these Terms is limited to a non-transferable licence to use the UpScrolled application on devices that you own or control and as permitted by the applicable App Provider’s terms of service and usage rules. You may not transfer, redistribute, or sublicense the UpScrolled application. If you sell your device to a third party, you must remove the UpScrolled application before doing so. (c) Warranty and Refunds: In the event of any failure of the UpScrolled application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the applicable App Provider, and the App Provider may refund the purchase price (if any) for the application to you in accordance with its terms and policies. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Provider will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the application, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be our sole responsibility. (d) Product Claims: The App Provider is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the UpScrolled application or your possession and/or use of the application, including but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation.
Clause: transferable
Mobile Application Terms ------------------------ If you access the Services through a mobile application downloaded from any third-party application distribution platform (including but not limited to the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or any other distribution platform) (each, an “App Provider”), the following additional terms apply: (a) Scope of Agreement: You acknowledge that these Terms are concluded between you and Recursive Methods Pty Ltd. only, and not with the App Provider. As between us and the App Provider, we are solely responsible for the UpScrolled application and its content. The App Provider has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the UpScrolled application. (b) Licence Scope: The licence granted to you under these Terms is limited to a non-transferable licence to use the UpScrolled application on devices that you own or control and as permitted by the applicable App Provider’s terms of service and usage rules. You may not transfer, redistribute, or sublicense the UpScrolled application. If you sell your device to a third party, you must remove the UpScrolled application before doing so. (c) Warranty and Refunds: In the event of any failure of the UpScrolled application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the applicable App Provider, and the App Provider may refund the purchase price (if any) for the application to you in accordance with its terms and policies. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Provider will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the application, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be our sole responsibility.