Lyft User Generated Content Terms of Use

These User Generated Content Terms of Use (“UGC Terms”) apply to your submission to Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”) of certain user-generated content for use on Lyft’s various websites, social channels, and other promotional materials.   By agreeing to these terms you are providing Lyft with your permission to use your content including, without limitation, any photograph, video, illustration, text, music, lyrics or other intellectual property included thereon (“User Content”) provided to Lyft sent in accordance with these UGC Terms.

Lyft reserves the right to modify these UGC Terms without advance notice by posting a revised version of these UGC Terms, which modifications will be effective immediately. Accordingly, you should review the Terms of Use each time you grant permission or authorization to feature your User Content.

You consent to and acknowledge the use of any personal data associated with your User Content by Lyft pursuant to the terms of the Lyft Privacy Policy.

USER CONTENT LICENSE

You shall at all times retain ownership of your User Content. You hereby grant to Lyft and its affiliates, related companies, agents, licensees, sublicensees, contractors, and successors and assigns (the “Licensed Parties”) a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully-paid, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable right to use, publish, broadcast, and re-post (i) your User Content and (ii) your username, name, voice, picture, likeness or other identifying information (“Name and/or Likeness”) as the same appears in connection with your User Content, in any manner to be determined in the Licensed Parties’ sole discretion, including but not limited to on webpages and social media pages operated by the Licensed Parties, in promotional emails and advertisements, and in any and all other marketing, promotional and advertising initiatives, and in any media now or hereafter known. 

The Licensed Parties may use, display, reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works from, combine with other materials, alter and/or edit your User Content in any manner in their sole discretion, with no obligation to you whatsoever. No use of the User Content or your Name and/or Likeness related to the User Generated Content need be submitted to You for any further approval for use by the Licensed Parties.

Notwithstanding the above, the Licensed Parties will have no obligation to make any use of any of the rights granted by you. The Licensed Parties may choose to use, use and stop using, reuse or not use your User Content or Name and/or Likeness at any time. The Licensed Parties’ use of your User Content or your Name and/or Likeness does not imply any endorsement of or any affiliation with you.  You hereby waive any right to inspect or approve any use of the User Content or Name and/or Likeness by the Licensed Parties as permitted hereunder.  

YOUR REPRESENTATIONS

You represent and warrant that:

(i) you are not a minor;

(ii) you have the full right, power and authority to grant the rights described in these UGC Terms of Use;

(iii) you own all rights in and to your User Content and Name and/or Likeness and/or have obtained appropriate rights and permissions from any and all other persons and/or entities who own, manage or otherwise claim any rights with respect to such User Content and Name and/or Likeness, such that you have all necessary licenses, rights, consents and permissions to publish the User Content and Name and/or Likeness and to grant the rights granted herein, including permission from all person(s) appearing in your User Content;

(iv) the Licensed Parties’ use of your User Content and Name and/or Likeness as described herein will not violate the rights of any third party, or any law, rule or regulation, including but not limited to consumer protection, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, privacy, publicity, moral, proprietary or other rights and laws;

(v) the User Content and Name and/or Likeness is not confidential, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, indecent, threatening, harassing, hateful, or offensive or otherwise unlawful.

(vi) you are the parent/guardian of all minors depicted in your User Content, if any.

You hereby release, discharge and agree to hold the Licensed Parties, and any person acting on their behalf, harmless from any liability related in any way to the Licensed Parties’ use of your User Content and your Name and/or Likeness.

If requested, you will sign any documentation in such manner and at such location as may be required to protect, perfect or enforce any of the rights you have granted to Lyft under these UGC Terms.

MISCELLANEOUS

These UGC Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, excluding its conflicts of law rules. You hereby consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts located in San Francisco, California.

You agree that if Lyft does not exercise or enforce any legal right or remedy which is contained in these UGC Terms(or which Lyft has the benefit of under any applicable law), this will not be taken to be a formal waiver of Lyft’s rights and that those rights or remedies will still be available to Lyft.

If any court of law, having the jurisdiction to decide on this matter, rules that any provision of these UGC Terms are invalid, then that provision will be removed without affecting the rest of the UGC Terms. The remaining provisions of these UGC Terms will continue to be valid and enforceable.

Last updated: April 16, 2020