Twitch says it uses personal information for generative AI

Twitch says it uses personal information to test and improve technology, including developing or deploying generative AI models and services.

Twitch may combine your data with Amazon customer information

Twitch may combine personal information it collects with Amazon customer information, which Twitch and Amazon may use for both companies’ products and services.

Twitch may share identifiers for advertising beyond Twitch

Twitch may use partners to target ads on and off Twitch, including sharing your email or a resettable device identifier to match partner records.

Broadcasts, chats, and some account activity can be public

Broadcasts, chat, profile details, follows, and subscriptions may be public or intended to be public, and other users may collect or disclose that information.

Twitch gets an irrevocable license to your uploads

Posting grants Twitch a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, irrevocable license; live and prerecorded audiovisual rights end after deletion or closure only after a reasonable time and subject to exceptions.

Twitch may remove or moderate your content without notice

The terms reserve the right to remove, screen, or moderate your posted or stored content without notice, and put backup responsibility on you.

If enabled, other users get rights to reuse your content

Turning on off-Twitch sharing grants other Twitch users an irrevocable, sublicensable, royalty-free license to use your content as needed for that feature.

This applies only if off-Twitch sharing functionality is turned on in your account settings.

Twitch may end access, including paid services if you buy them

The terms reserve broad power to end or suspend access for any reason, including access to purchased services if you use them.

The purchased-access consequence applies if you buy a Twitch product or service; no plan or paid feature is selected here.

The terms require informal dispute resolution before formal claims

The terms require a specified dispute notice and informal resolution before a formal process, to the extent permitted by law.

The terms specify California law and courts for disputes

The terms specify California law and require disputes to be brought in federal court in Northern California or a state court in San Francisco County.

The terms seek to bar claims started more than one year later

The terms say claims related to Twitch must begin within one year after they accrue or they are permanently barred, to the extent permitted by law.

The terms seek to limit Twitch's liability for damages

The terms seek to exclude many damages and cap total liability at the greater of $100 or what you paid in the prior 12 months, subject to legal limits and exceptions.

The terms seek to make you cover claims tied to your use

The terms require you to indemnify and defend Twitch for claims tied to your use, your content, or breaches of your promises, including legal fees.