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Terms of Use

CBS Interactive operates a network of interactive websites and online services, including content platforms and fee-based subscription features, under a shared set of terms.

Analyzed August 12, 2026

Summary

This document grants CBS Interactive broad rights over user-submitted content, including commercial use and sale, with rights surviving account deletion for prior uses. The company can terminate or restrict access at any time without notice, and subscriptions auto-renew with non-refundable fees. Dispute resolution includes a company-elected arbitration option and California court venue.

Category Breakdown

The document defers to a separate Privacy Policy for data collection practices and does not itself detail specific data types collected.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEOur Privacy Policy describes our practices concerning data that you provide or that we may collect about you through the Services, and you consent to our use of data in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
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Data sharing details are deferred to a separate Privacy Policy not included in this document, so only standard incorporation language is present.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEyou consent to our use of data in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
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The service takes a broad, sublicensable license to user submissions including commercial rights like selling and using content for product marketing, and pre-existing uses survive deletion.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEgrant to CBS Interactive... a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully sublicenseable license to use, distribute, edit, display, archive, publish, sublicense, perform, reproduce, make available, transmit, broadcast, sell, translate, and create derivative works of those User Submissions... including, without limitation, for developing, manufacturing, and marketing products... if we made use of your User Submission before you deleted it, we will continue to have the right to make, duplicate, redistribute, and sublicense those pre-existing uses, even after you delete the User Submission.
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The company can restrict, terminate, or deactivate accounts and delete related information at any time, for any reason, without prior notice, and disclaims liability for doing so.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEWe may take any of the following actions in our sole discretion at any time and for any reason without giving you prior notice: Restrict or terminate your access to the Services; ... Deactivate your accounts and delete all related information and files in your accounts... We will not be liable to you or any third party for taking any of these actions
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Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 10 days prior, and all fees are stated as non-refundable including unused portions of cancelled subscriptions, with no price protection for promotional drops.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEthese trial subscriptions and any other subscription services we provide will be automatically renewed at the current subscription rate if you do not cancel before the end of the trial or subscription period... Unless otherwise stated, all fees and charges are non-refundable, including for unused portions of cancelled subscriptions. We do not provide price protection or refunds in the event of a price drop or promotional offering.
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