Rumble
Weighted across nine legal categories. Lower is worse.
Executive summary
Rumble's Terms of Service heavily favor the platform, with aggressive content licensing that locks creators into perpetual exclusive worldwide distribution rights for 50-year terms, automatic account termination without notice or cause, blanket liability disclaimers, one-way indemnification, and automatic subscription renewals. While the platform offers transparent channel options for creators, the core terms severely restrict user control over content and dispute resolution.
Category breakdown
1 of the nine categories are not addressed by this document, so they are left out rather than scored.
Acceptance of Terms & Scope
Contract formation and service boundaries
The platform clearly defines its scope as a video hosting service with multiple delivery channels (website, apps, syndication). However, the acceptance mechanism relies on continued use after unannounced changes, placing the burden on users to monitor the website periodically. No affirmative re-acceptance is required for modifications. The age requirement (18+) is clear and explicitly stated.
Key findings
- Age requirement is clear and well-defined (18+ only)
- Acceptance occurs through use without need for affirmative agreement beyond initial signup
- No prominent notice given when terms change; users must check periodically
- Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance without opportunity to review
- Service scope is clearly described including multiple distribution channels
Evidence from the document
By using the Rumble Service, you signify your agreement to all terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein (the 'Terms of Use'). Rumble reserves the right, in its discretion, to update or revise the Terms of Use. Please check the Terms of Use periodically for changes.
Your use of the Rumble Service subsequent to the posting of any change(s) to the Terms of Use will be deemed your acceptance of such change(s).
No person under the age of 18 is permitted to use the Rumble Site.
Recommendations
- Rumble should provide email notification of material changes at least 30 days in advance
- Consider requiring affirmative re-acceptance for significant changes rather than relying on continued-use acceptance
- Maintain a dated version history with clear change logs
User Accounts
Registration, suspension, and termination
Rumble reserves unlimited unilateral termination rights with no notice requirement, no explanation owed, no opportunity to cure violations, and no appeal mechanism. The company explicitly states it is not liable for account suspension or termination. There is no mention of data export, content backup rights, or preservation of purchased content. Termination can occur instantly and for unstated reasons, and the user has no recourse.
Key findings
- Termination without notice or reason permitted at Rumble's sole discretion
- No explanation requirement for account suspension or termination
- No appeal process or opportunity to cure violations before termination
- Rumble assumes zero liability for wrongful termination
- No data export or content preservation rights mentioned
- Broad termination trigger includes 'inconsistent with the letter or spirit' of terms
Evidence from the document
Rumble reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Rumble Service, with or without notice, for any reason, including, without limitation, if Rumble believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use
You acknowledge and agree that Rumble shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination or suspension of your access to the Rumble Services.
Rumble has a zero tolerance for any violation of Content Policies and/or Conduct outlined in these Terms, especially, but not limited to copyright infringement. The determination of suspension or termination is at the sole discretion of Rumble.
Recommendations
- Implement 30-day notice before account termination for non-urgent violations
- Require Rumble to provide specific reasons for suspension or termination
- Establish an appeal process with human review
- Guarantee data export rights and content backup period after termination
- Add graduated enforcement (warnings before suspension, suspension before termination)
Intellectual Property & UGC
Content ownership and licensing
Rumble's content licensing structure is heavily one-sided and exploitative. Creators grant Rumble exclusive worldwide perpetual rights to distribute, license, rent, sell, and monetize content for 50-year terms with automatic renewal, cannot remove content in most options, waive moral rights, grant AI training rights without compensation, and authorize Rumble to modify and relicense content without further notice. The copyright assignment option allows Rumble to acquire full ownership for minimal compensation ($500-$1000). Users have virtually no control over their creative works once uploaded.
Key findings
- Exclusive worldwide perpetual agency rights for 50-year terms with automatic multi-decade renewals
- Users cannot remove content from platform in most agency options despite owning copyright
- Creators waive moral rights (attribution, integrity) for options A and B
- Rumble can combine, modify, crop, and alter content without creator consent
- AI training rights granted without additional compensation
- Rumble can sublicense content to third parties and monetize without revenue sharing
- Copyright assignment option available for trivial compensation ($500 licensing + $500 assignment)
- Rumble controls all litigation with sole recovery rights; creator gets only first $1000 if claim exceeds it
Evidence from the document
You, as the principal (the 'Principal' or 'you'), may submit video Content to be published and managed by Rumble as your agent ('Agent') for the purposes of same... you are appointing and do hereby appoint Rumble as your exclusive, worldwide, perpetual Agent for such Content, and grant Rumble the exclusive right to distribute, display, reproduce, license, rent, sell, monetize, and otherwise exploit the Content in any medium, on any kind of display device, worldwide
The Agency Term means a 50 (fifty) year period commencing as of the date you enter into this Agreement. The Agency Term shall automatically renew for additional consecutive renewal terms of 50 (fifty) years each, unless either party gives written notice of its intent not to renew
you hereby grant to Rumble the right to use the Content to train AI and machine learning models and/or to sub-license the Content to third parties for such purposes.
you hereby grant to Rumble the actual authority, permission and right: i) to do so; ii) to do so without seeking your further consent and without providing notice to you; and iii) to do so in its own name
You specifically authorize Rumble as your Agent to combine the Content with other images, text, graphics, file, audio, audio-visual works; and alter, modify and crop the Content at Rumble's sole discretion, and hereby waive any reservation of moral rights in and to the Content.
Recommendations
- Limit agency term to 7 years with optional 7-year renewals rather than 50 years
- Allow creator removal of content in all options, not just C and D
- Preserve moral rights; require attribution for any use
- Require specific consent for AI training use and offer separate compensation
- Share revenue fairly on sublicenses (minimum 50% to creator)
- Increase copyright assignment fees and require affirmative creator consent
- Give creator control over modification and derivative uses
Payment & Subscriptions
Billing and subscription management
Payment terms lack consumer-friendly practices despite some notice provisions. The Custom Video Player Service provides 30-day notice of price changes but auto-upgrades subscriptions without affirmative consent when bandwidth is exceeded, with only an opt-out requirement. Free trials auto-convert to paid subscriptions unless manually cancelled 5 days before expiry. Premium Subscriptions are non-refundable and auto-renew. Cancellation requires contacting support 5 days before renewal. No online cancellation method is clearly described, and users must stay vigilant to avoid unwanted charges.
Key findings
- Auto-renewal without affirmative consent for both free trials and subscriptions
- No refunds allowed for any CPS Subscription or Premium Subscription fees
- Bandwidth overage auto-upgrades subscriptions to higher tiers without affirmative consent
- Requires 5-day advance notice for cancellation (tight window)
- 30-day notice for CPS price changes is reasonable but not affirmative re-consent
- Free trials auto-convert to paid after 30 days unless cancelled
- No clear online cancellation method for Premium Subscriptions
Evidence from the document
All CPS Subscriptions terms are monthly and are automatically renewed for successive months until terminated.
No refunds are available in respect of any fees to Rumble. In order to cancel, contact [email] at least five days prior to your Subscription Anniversary Date or New Subscription Start Date
You acknowledge and agree that all Free Trials are of a maximum duration of 30 days unless otherwise specified by Rumble, and shall be automatically converted to a CPS Subscription requiring payment of CPS Subscription Fees
once you use the Maximum Allotted Bandwidth, and absent a duly received Notice of Overage Disablement... your CPS Subscription will automatically and immediately be upgraded to the next superior CPS Subscription plan available
Recommendations
- Require affirmative consent (not just notice) for bandwidth overage upgrades
- Extend cancellation notice period to at least 14 days
- Provide simple online cancellation matching signup method
- Offer pro-rated refunds for prepaid but unused subscription periods
- Send email reminder before trial conversion and before each auto-renewal
- Clearly display cancellation method and process during signup
Limitation of Liability
Risk allocation and legal protection
Rumble's liability disclaimers are sweeping and leave consumers with virtually no legal recourse. The platform provides services 'as is' without any warranties, disclaims liability for all categories of damages including direct damages, and explicitly excludes itself from responsibility for data loss, service interruption, security failures, and accuracy of content. The disclaimers apply even when Rumble has been advised of potential damage. While jurisdictions that prohibit such exclusions may limit their effect, the terms as written eliminate meaningful consumer remedies.
Key findings
- Complete disclaimer of all warranties (merchantability, fitness for purpose)
- Blanket exclusion of direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, and consequential damages
- Liability exclusion applies even if Rumble knew damage was possible
- User bears all risk for data loss, security breaches, and service failures
- No caps on liability (it's simply excluded entirely)
- Terms survive despite likely unenforceability in many jurisdictions
Evidence from the document
THE RUMBLE PLAYER AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, RUMBLE FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL RUMBLE, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, MEMBERS OR EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE.
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR RISK.
Recommendations
- Retain liability for gross negligence and willful misconduct
- Cap direct damages at subscription fees paid in the past year
- Explicitly cover liability for data breaches and security failures
- Preserve small-dollar damages claims
- Acknowledge non-waivable consumer protections by jurisdiction
- Provide reasonable security standards and breach notification procedures
Indemnification
Legal responsibility allocation
Rumble's indemnification clauses are unilateral and extremely broad, requiring users to indemnify the company, all affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, and partners for virtually any third-party claim arising from user's use of the site, content submission, or monetization activities. Users must pay Rumble's legal fees even when defending against claims that may be meritless. Rumble controls the defense strategy and users must cooperate, but users bear the financial risk. No reciprocal indemnity from Rumble protects users. This is a textbook one-way, uncapped indemnity in a consumer adhesion contract.
Key findings
- One-way indemnity from user to Rumble with no reciprocal company indemnification
- Broad triggering language: 'due to, arising out of, or asserted in connection with your use or misuse'
- Extensive indemnified-party list: parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders, partners, contractors, employees
- Uncapped financial exposure for user (attorney fees and claims)
- Rumble controls defense and settlement while user pays
- Separate indemnity for host-read advertisement performance violations
- No requirement for Rumble negligence carve-out
Evidence from the document
You agree to indemnify and hold Rumble, and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents, co-branders and other partners, contractors, and employees, harmless from and against any and all claims, expenses, and demands, including attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to, arising out of, or asserted in connection with your use or misuse of this Site
Rumble reserves the right to have control of any defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Rumble, its agents, advertisers, affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, and applicable third parties harmless from and against any and all third party claims, liability, loss, demand for payment, and expense (including damage awards, settlement amounts, and reasonable legal fees)
Recommendations
- Remove indemnification obligation or limit to user's intentional misconduct and unlawful use
- Add explicit carve-out for Rumble's own negligence, breach, or IP infringement
- Limit indemnified parties to Rumble only (not affiliates)
- Cap indemnified costs at subscription fees or add reasonableness qualifier
- Give user control over defense or require Rumble to limit settlement without consent
- Add notice and cooperation requirements for indemnified claims
Modification of Terms
How agreements can be changed
Rumble reserves the right to change terms unilaterally with minimal notice procedures. For general terms, users must 'check periodically' for changes with no affirmative notification requirement, and continued use constitutes acceptance. For subscription-specific terms, 30-day notice applies to CPS pricing changes, but this is still one-sided without true opt-out or termination rights for rejecting changes. The terms do not address retroactivity, version control, or archived prior terms. This creates persistent uncertainty about what contract governs the user's relationship with Rumble.
Key findings
- General terms changes effective upon posting to website with no email notice
- Continued use automatically constitutes acceptance of changes
- Users bear burden of monitoring website for changes
- CPS pricing changes get 30-day notice but no opt-out other than cancellation
- No archived version history or dated changelog mentioned
- No statement about prospective vs. retroactive application
- No termination right to reject changes and exit gracefully
Evidence from the document
Rumble reserves the right, in its discretion, to update or revise the Terms of Use. Please check the Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your use of the Rumble Service subsequent to the posting of any change(s) to the Terms of Use will be deemed your acceptance of such change(s).
Rumble reserves the right to change any terms, features, or pricing of CPS Subscriptions at any time with all such changes having effect upon thirty (30) days' notice or as otherwise notified to you by Rumble.
Recommendations
- Provide 30+ days' email notice for all material changes before effectiveness
- Allow users to reject changes and terminate with pro-rated refund of prepaid fees
- Maintain public archive of all prior versions with effective dates
- Specify that changes apply prospectively only to future uses
- Exclude dispute resolution section from continued-use acceptance
- Define 'material' objectively (don't leave to Rumble's discretion)
Governing Law & Disputes
Jurisdiction and conflict resolution
Rumble imposes exclusive venue requirements in Ontario Superior Court (Toronto) or U.S. Federal District Court at Rumble's discretion, with choice of law also at Rumble's discretion. While the platform preserves court access (avoiding mandatory arbitration), exclusive venue in distant forums combined with Rumble's control over venue selection creates a significant barrier to individual dispute resolution. No small claims carve-out is mentioned, no opt-out window is provided, and no alternative dispute resolution is offered. The exclusive forum selection combined with liability disclaimers makes recovery practically impossible for small-dollar claims.
Key findings
- Exclusive venue in Ontario Superior Court or U.S. Federal District Court at Rumble's discretion
- No consumer's home state/province forum option
- Choice of law also at Rumble's discretion (Ontario or U.S. federal)
- No small claims court carve-out
- No arbitration clause (preserves court access but in distant forum)
- No jury trial waiver explicitly, but federal court venue limits jury availability
- No mention of savings clause for mandatory local consumer protections
Evidence from the document
These Terms of Use and the Agency Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario or, at Rumble's discretion, the federal laws of the United States, excluding its conflicts of law rules.
You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use, the Agency Agreement, or your use of the Rumble Services, shall lie only in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice at Toronto, or at Rumble's discretion, in the United States Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located
Recommendations
- Preserve consumer's right to sue in their home state/province or use small claims
- Remove Rumble's discretion over venue; default to consumer's residence
- Add savings clause: mandatory local consumer laws not waived
- Provide mediation or expedited procedure for claims under $5,000
- Allow carve-out of small claims court from exclusive venue requirement
- For EU/UK/Brazil users, explicitly exempt from exclusive venue requirement
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