Twitch owns the Services; limited license for personal or internal business use
The services are owned and operated by Twitch, and unless otherwise indicated all content, information and other materials on them, excluding User Content, including trademarks and logos, interfaces, graphics, design, software, code, text, pictures, data and sound files (the “Materials”), are protected by intellectual property laws and are the property of Twitch, its subsidiaries or affiliates or third-party licensors. Unless Twitch states otherwise in writing, agreeing to the Terms grants you a limited, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to access and use the services for your personal use or internal business use only. Twitch reserves all rights not expressly granted and nothing in the Terms confers a license by estoppel, implication or other legal principles, and Twitch can terminate the license as set out in Section 18.
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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)
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.
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. Twitch can terminate this license as set out in Section 18.
The license bars resale, scraping, downloading, modification and unintended uses
The license does not permit resale or commercial use of the services or Materials; distribution, public performance or public display of any Materials; modifying or making derivative uses of the services or Materials; using data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods; downloading any portion of the services, Materials or information in them, except page caching and as expressly permitted; or any use except their intended purposes. Any use not specifically authorized without Twitch's prior written permission is strictly prohibited and may violate intellectual property rights or other laws.
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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.
User Content covers all you create; Twitch may cache and store each piece
“User Content” is everything you create on Twitch or provide to it, including content created by your authorized users, third-party tools you use and Twitch's automated tools you use. Twitch allows you to distribute live and pre-recorded audio-visual works and to use services such as chat, bulletin boards, forum postings, wiki contributions and voice interactive services. By live streaming or otherwise making User Content available, you direct Twitch to cache or store it and every individual piece of it, such as each clip, audio segment, image or text, and to use any automated tools enabled on your account to generate and store additional content for you, which is also your User Content. If you enable Authorized Users or third-party applications to act under your account, you direct them to create content for you, and it is also your User Content.
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We refer to everything you create on Twitch or provide to us as “User Content”. This includes content created by your authorized users, third-party tools you use, and Twitch’s automated tools you use.
By live streaming or otherwise making User Content available on Twitch, you are directing Twitch to also cache and/or store your User Content and every individual piece of it (such as each video clip, audio segment, image, or text). You are also directing Twitch to use any automated tools enabled on your account to generate and store additional content for you, which is also your User Content.
if you choose to enable Authorized Users or third-party applications to perform any activities under your account, you are directing them to create content for you and it is also your User Content.
You grant Twitch a worldwide, irrevocable, sublicensable license to your content
Unless a signed written agreement with Twitch says otherwise, if you submit, transmit, display, perform, post or store User Content you grant Twitch and its sub-licensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum duration permitted by law, including in perpetuity if permitted, an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive and royalty-free right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display your User Content, including for promoting and redistributing part or all of the services, in any form, format or media now known or later developed, and to use the name, identity, likeness and voice or other biographical information you submit with it. Twitch can exercise these rights in connection with its and its affiliates' business. The text says you grant these rights to make your User Content available to the world.
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When you provide User Content on Twitch, you grant us the rights and permissions described in this section to make your User Content available to the world and let others do the same.
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 Twitch and/or its affiliates’ business.
If sharing is on, other Twitch users get a license to reuse your content
If features letting other Twitch users use or share your User Content off Twitch are turned on in your account settings, you grant each other Twitch user, solely as necessary to enable that functionality, a worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display your User Content and derivative works in any form, format or media now known or later developed, and to use the name, identity, likeness and voice or other biographical information included in it.
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If features that give other Twitch users the ability to use or share your User Content off of Twitch are turned on for your account, then you also grant other Twitch users the rights and permissions described in this section to enable them to share your User Content.
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:
(b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) included in your User Content.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies if the sharing functionality is turned on in your account settings, and only as necessary to enable that functionality.
You warrant you may use anyone else’s name or likeness in your content
If your User Content contains anyone else's biographical information, you promise you have the right or permission to use it and that Twitch and other users may also use it as described in the Terms. 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 or licenses and that Twitch, other users (where the sharing license applies) and their sub-licensees may use them to the extent indicated.
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If your User Content contains anyone else’s biographical information, then you promise us that you have the right or permission to use it, and that Twitch and other users are also allowed to use it as described in these terms.
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.
You warrant your content is yours, lawful and free of malware
You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. You represent and warrant that you are the creator or own or control all rights in it or have sufficient rights and authority to grant the rights given; that it does not and will not infringe, violate or misappropriate any third-party right, including copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral, privacy or publicity rights or other intellectual property or proprietary rights, or defame any other person; that it contains no viruses, adware, spyware, worms or other harmful or malicious code; and that, unless you have prior written authorization, it contains no pre-release or non-public beta software or game content or confidential information of Twitch or third parties. Twitch reserves all rights and remedies against users who breach these warranties.
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You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. You represent and warrant that: (1) you are the creator or own or control all rights in and to the User Content or otherwise have sufficient rights and authority to grant the rights granted herein
(2) your User Content does not and will not: (a) infringe, violate, or misappropriate any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right, or (b) defame any other person; (3) your User Content does not contain any viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other harmful or malicious code; and (4) unless you have received prior written authorization, your User Content specifically does not contain any pre-release or non-public beta software or game content or any confidential information of Twitch or third parties.
Twitch reserves all rights and remedies against any users who breach these representations and warranties.
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Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Branded Content must be disclosed with Twitch’s tool and follow the law
If you publish sponsored or promoted content you promise to use Twitch's Branded Content tool to disclose it to viewers and to ensure it complies with all applicable laws, regulations and guidelines. “Branded Content” is any User Content featuring, using, discussing or promoting products, services or specific content in exchange for something of value, such as payment or goods or services, including paid product placements, endorsements and sponsorships. Twitch allows you to publish Branded Content provided it complies with the Terms and applicable law. The Terms add that you are solely responsible for compliance with applicable advertising laws and guidelines, including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Guidelines, and must disclose paid or free-product arrangements or employment relationships in line with them.
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If you publish sponsored or promoted content, which is further described and defined below as “Branded Content”, you promise to use Twitch’s Branded Content tool to disclose the content to viewers, and you promise to ensure the content complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines.
which is any User Content featuring, using, discussing, or promoting products, services, or specific content in exchange for something of value, such as being paid or provided with goods or services. Branded Content includes without limitation paid product placements, endorsements, and sponsorships.
Twitch allows you to publish Branded Content using the Twitch Services provided that your Branded Content complies with these Terms of Service and applicable law.
If you choose to publish Branded Content on the Twitch Services you agree to use Twitch’s Branded Content tool, which provides a written disclosure to viewers that your live stream contains Branded Content.
you agree that you are solely responsible for ensuring that your Branded Content complies with any and all applicable advertising laws, regulations, and guidelines, including without limitation the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Guidelines (the “Advertising Guidelines”).
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Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Twitch disclaims liability for User Content and may moderate without notice
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Twitch takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content or resulting loss or damage, or for mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter, and your use of the services is at your own risk. The rules create no private right of action for third parties or expectation that the services will not contain prohibited content. Twitch is not liable for statements in User Content and does not endorse any content, opinion, recommendation or advice in it. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law Twitch reserves the right to remove, screen or otherwise moderate any User Content at any time and without notice, including where it violates the Terms or law, and you are solely responsible, at your sole cost, for creating backup copies of and replacing any User Content you post or store. Use in violation of the rules may result in termination or suspension of your rights to use the services. For residents of the European Union or European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland acting as a Consumer, the Terms say Twitch will only remove, screen or otherwise moderate User Content for justified reasons, including where it violates the Terms or applicable law, and, except where notice would be unreasonable or legally prohibited given the circumstances of the case, will without delay notify you of the reason for the step.
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, Twitch takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content or for any loss or damage resulting therefrom
Your use of the Twitch Services is at your own risk. In addition, these rules do not create any private right of action on the part of any third party or any reasonable expectation that the Twitch Services will not contain any content that is prohibited by such rules.
Twitch does not endorse any User Content, opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Twitch expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Twitch reserves the right to remove, screen, or otherwise moderate any User Content posted or stored on the Twitch Services at any time and without notice, including where such User Content violates these Terms of Service or applicable law, and you are solely responsible for creating backup copies of and replacing any User Content you post or store on the Twitch Services at your sole cost and expense.
Any use of the Twitch Services in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms of Service and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Twitch Services.
For residents of the European Union or the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland who are acting as a Consumer, (i) Twitch will only remove, screen, or otherwise moderate User Content for justified reasons, including without limitation where such User Content violates these Terms of Service or applicable law, and (ii) except where such notice would be unreasonable or legally prohibited considering the specific circumstances of the individual case, Twitch will without delay notify you of the reason for taking the relevant step.
Qualifications & exceptions
To the extent permitted by applicable law.
EU, EEA, UK and Swiss consumers: moderation only for justified reasons, with notice of the reason unless unreasonable or legally prohibited.
EU, EEA, UK and Swiss consumers: moderation needs justified reasons and notice
For residents of the European Union or European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland acting as a Consumer, Twitch will only remove, screen or otherwise moderate User Content for justified reasons, including where it violates the Terms or applicable law, and, except where notice would be unreasonable or legally prohibited given the circumstances of the individual case, will without delay notify you of the reason for the relevant step.
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For residents of the European Union or the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland who are acting as a Consumer, (i) Twitch will only remove, screen, or otherwise moderate User Content for justified reasons, including without limitation where such User Content violates these Terms of Service or applicable law, and (ii) except where such notice would be unreasonable or legally prohibited considering the specific circumstances of the individual case, Twitch will without delay notify you of the reason for taking the relevant step.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to residents of the EU or EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland acting as a Consumer.
Simulcasting needs equal Twitch quality, no redirects and no merged chat
When streaming live on Twitch you may simultaneously live stream or broadcast (“Simulcast”) on another platform that supports live streaming of user generated content only if you ensure the quality of Twitch users' experience of your Simulcast is at least no less than on other platforms, including through your engagement with the Twitch community such as in chat; you do not provide links or otherwise direct your community to leave Twitch for your simulcast elsewhere; and you do not use third-party services that combine activity from other platforms on your Twitch stream, such as merging chat or other features. Collectively these are the “Simulcast Guidelines”.
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When you are streaming live on the Twitch Services you may simultaneously live stream or broadcast (“Simulcast”) on any other network, platform, or service that supports live streaming of user generated content, only if:
You ensure that the quality of Twitch users’ experience of your Simulcast is, at a minimum, no less than the experience on other platforms or services, including by your engagement with the Twitch community, for example, via chat.
You do not provide links, or otherwise direct your community, to leave Twitch for your simulcast on other services
You do not use third-party services that combine activity from other platforms or services on your Twitch stream during your Simulcast, such as merging chat or other features
Collectively, these are referred to as the “Simulcast Guidelines.”
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Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Only Twitch may sell and serve ads; third-party ad networks are barred
Twitch has the exclusive right to monetize the services, including the exclusive right to sell, serve and display advertisements on them. Third-party advertising networks are not allowed to serve advertising through the services, though you can publish Branded Content as set out in Section 9.
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Twitch has the exclusive right to monetize the Twitch Services, including without limitation, the exclusive right to sell, serve, and display advertisements on the Twitch Services. Third-party advertising networks are not allowed to serve advertising through the Twitch Services. However, you can publish Branded Content using the Twitch Services as set forth in Section 9 above.
Copyright owners report infringement under the DMCA Guidelines
Twitch respects the intellectual property of others and follows the requirements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable laws. If you are the copyright owner or agent and believe content posted on the services infringes your copyright, you should submit a notice following Twitch's DMCA Guidelines, which include further information about policies, what to include in a notice and where to submit it.
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Twitch respects the intellectual property of others and follows the requirements set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable laws. If you are the copyright owner or agent thereof and believe that content posted on the Twitch Services infringes upon your copyright, please submit a notice following our [DMCA Guidelines](https://legal.twitch.com/legal/dmca-guidelines)
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The DMCA Guidelines were not supplied.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Twitch’s marks and look and feel need written permission to use
TWITCH, the Twitch logos, other product or service names, logos or slogans used by Twitch, and the look and feel of the services, including page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts, are trademarks or trade dress of Twitch and may not be used without prior written permission in whole or in part in connection with any product or service that is not Twitch's in any manner likely to cause confusion or otherwise prohibited by trademark laws, and any use must follow the Twitch Trademark Guidelines. All other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners, and referring to products, services or information by trade name or otherwise does not imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by Twitch or any affiliation.
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TWITCH, the Twitch logos, and any other product or service name, logo, or slogan used by Twitch, and the look and feel of the Twitch Services, including all page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts, are trademarks or trade dress of Twitch, and may not be used without our prior written permission in whole or in part in connection with any product or service that is not Twitch’s in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that is otherwise prohibited by applicable trademark laws.
All other trademarks referenced in the Twitch Services are the property of their respective owners.
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The Trademark Guidelines were not supplied.
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Ideas you send may be used for any purpose without compensation
By submitting ideas, suggestions, documents or proposals (“Submissions”) to Twitch or its employees, you acknowledge and agree that Twitch is entitled to use or disclose them for any purpose in any way without providing compensation or credit to you.
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By submitting ideas, suggestions, documents, and/or proposals (the “Submissions”) to Twitch or its employees, you acknowledge and agree that Twitch shall be entitled to use or disclose such Submissions for any purpose in any way without providing compensation or credit to you.