Twitch · Terms of Service

What This Is

This is Twitch's Terms of Service — the legal agreement you enter into any time you use Twitch, whether or not you have an account. By using the site, you're agreeing to everything in this document.

Your Content Belongs to You, But Twitch Gets Broad Rights to Use It

When you post videos, stream, chat, or upload anything else, you keep ownership — but you give Twitch an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, modify, republish, and make money from your content, essentially forever (or as long as law allows). Even if you delete your content or close your account, Twitch can keep using it if others clipped it, it was used for promotions, or it's in backups. Other users also get a broad license to reuse your content if you have sharing enabled.

Rules and Restrictions

Twitch can suspend or terminate your account at any time, without notice, for any reason it considers legitimate — including broad business reasons. You must try to resolve any dispute informally before suing, and any lawsuit must be filed within one year of the problem occurring. For most users, disputes are governed by California law in San Francisco courts.

A Few Things Worth Knowing

Twitch has the exclusive right to run ads on its platform — you can't bring in outside ad networks. If you submit ideas or suggestions to Twitch, you give up any right to compensation. Twitch's liability to you is capped at whatever you paid in the last 12 months, or $100 — whichever is more. EU/UK/Swiss consumers have some extra protections, including advance notice of changes and local court access.