service: name: YouTube
sector: Video
date: 05.01.2022
document: text: Terms of Service
What’s in these Terms?
This index is designed to help you navigate our Terms of Service (Terms). We hope this serves
as a useful guide, but please ensure you read the Terms in full.
Welcome to YouTube!
This section outlines our relationship with you. It includes a description of the Service, defines
our Agreement, and names your service provider.
Who May Use the Service?
This section sets out certain requirements for use of the Service, and defines categories of
users.
Your Use of the Service
This section explains your rights to use the Service, and the conditions that apply to your use of
the Service. It also explains how we may make changes to the Service.
Your Content and Conduct
This section applies to users who provide Content to the Service. It defines the scope of the
permissions that you grant by uploading your Content, and includes your agreement not to
upload anything that infringes on anyone else’s rights. 
Account Suspension and Termination
This section explains how you and YouTube may terminate this relationship.
About Software in our Service
This section includes details about software on the Service.
Other Legal Terms
This section includes our service commitment to you. It also explains that there are some things
we will not be responsible for.
About this Agreement

This section includes some further important details about our contract, including what to
expect if we need to make changes to these Terms; or which law applies to them.
Terms of Service
Dated: January 5, 2022
English Courtesy Translation
TERMS OF SERVICE
Welcome to YouTube!
Introduction
Thank you for using the YouTube platform and the products, services and features we make
available to you as part of the platform (collectively, the “Service”).  
Our Service
The Service allows you to discover, watch and share videos and other content, provides a forum
for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe, and acts as a distribution
platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. We provide lots of
information about our products and how to use them in our Help Center. Amongst other things, you
can find out about YouTube Kids, the YouTube Partner Program and YouTube Paid Memberships
and Purchases. You can also read all about enjoying content on other devices like your television,
your games console, or even Google Home.
Your Service Provider
The entity providing the Service in the European Economic Area and Switzerland is Google Ireland
Limited, a company incorporated and operating under the laws of Ireland, (Registered Number:
368047), located at Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (referred to as “YouTube”,
“we”, “us”, or “our”).  References to YouTube’s “Affiliates” in these terms means the other
companies within the Alphabet Inc. corporate group.
Applicable Terms
Your use of the Service is subject to these terms, the YouTube Community Guidelines and
the Policy, Safety and Copyright Policies (together, the "Agreement"). Your Agreement with us will
also include the Advertising on YouTube Policies if you provide advertising or sponsorships to the
Service or incorporate paid promotions in your Content.

Please read this Agreement carefully and make sure you understand it. If you do not understand
the Agreement, or do not accept any part of it, then you may not use the Service.
Who may use the Service?
Age Requirements
You may use the Service if you are at least 16 years old; however, children of all ages may use the
Service and YouTube Kids (where available) if enabled by a parent or legal guardian.
Permission by Parent or Guardian
If you are under 18, you must have your parent or legal guardian’s permission to use the Service.
Please have them read this Agreement with you.
If you are a parent or legal guardian of a user under the age of 18, by allowing your child to use the
Service, you are subject to the terms of this Agreement and responsible for your child’s activity on
the Service. You can find tools and resources to help you manage your family’s experience on
YouTube (including how to enable a child under the age of 16 to use the Service and YouTube
Kids) in our Help Center and through Google’s Family Link.
Businesses
If you are using the Service on behalf of a company or organisation, you confirm to us that you
have authority to act on behalf of that entity, and that entity accepts this Agreement.
Your Use of the Service
Content on the Service
The content on the Service includes videos, audio (for example music and other sounds), graphics,
photos, text (such as comments and scripts), branding (including trade names, trademarks, service
marks, or logos), interactive features, software, metrics, and other materials (collectively,
"Content”). Content may be provided to the Service and distributed by our users and YouTube is a
provider of hosting services for such Content. Content is the responsibility of the person or entity
that provides it to the Service. If you see any Content you believe does not comply with these
terms, such as by violating the Community Guidelines or the law, you can report it to us.
Google Accounts and YouTube Channels
You can use parts of the Service, such as browsing and searching for Content, without having
a Google account. However, you do need a Google account to use some features. With a Google
account, you may be able to like videos, subscribe to channels, create your own YouTube channel,
and more. You can follow these instructions to create a Google account.

Creating a YouTube channel will give you access to additional features and functions, such as
uploading videos, making comments or creating playlists. Here are some details about how
to create your own YouTube channel.
To protect your Google account, keep your password confidential. You should not reuse your
Google account password on third-party applications. Learn more about keeping your Google
account secure, including what to do if you learn of any unauthorised use of your password or
Google account.
Your Information
Our Privacy Policy explains how we treat your personal data and protect your privacy when you
use the Service. The YouTube Kids Privacy Notice provides additional information about our
privacy practices that are specific to YouTube Kids.
We will process any audio or audiovisual content uploaded by you to the Service in accordance
with the YouTube Data Processing Terms, except in cases where you uploaded such content for
personal purposes or household activities. Learn More.
Permissions and Restrictions
You may access and use the Service as made available to you, as long as you comply with this
Agreement and the law. You may view or listen to Content for your personal, non-commercial use.
You may also show YouTube videos through the embeddable YouTube player.
The following restrictions apply to your use of the Service. You are not allowed to:
1. access, reproduce, download, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, alter,
modify or otherwise use any part of the Service or any Content except: (a) as specifically
permitted by the Service;  (b) with prior written permission from YouTube and, if applicable, the
respective rights holders; or (c) as permitted by applicable law;
2. circumvent, disable, fraudulently engage, or otherwise interfere with the Service (or attempt to
do any of these things), including security-related features or features that: (a) prevent or
restrict the copying or other use of Content; or (b) limit the use of the Service or Content;
3. access the Service using any automated means (such as robots, botnets or scrapers) except:
(a) in the case of public search engines, in accordance with YouTube’s robots.txt file; (b) with
YouTube’s prior written permission; or (c) as permitted by applicable law;
4. collect or use any information that might identify a person (for example, harvesting
usernames or faces), unless permitted by that person or allowed under section 3 above;
5. use the Service to distribute unsolicited promotional or commercial content or other unwanted
or mass solicitations (spam);

6. cause or encourage any inaccurate measurements of genuine user engagement with the
Service, including by paying people or providing them with incentives to increase a video’s
views, likes, or dislikes, or to increase a channel’s subscribers, or otherwise manipulate
metrics;
7. misuse any reporting, flagging, complaint, dispute, or appeals process, including by making
groundless, vexatious, or frivolous submissions;
8. run contests on or through the Service that do not comply with YouTube’s contest policies and
guidelines;
9. use the Service to view or listen to Content other than for personal, non-commercial use (for
example, you may not publicly screen videos or stream music from the Service); or
10. use the Service to: (a) sell any advertising, sponsorships, or promotions placed on, around, or
within the Service or Content, other than those allowed in the Advertising on YouTube policies
(such as compliant product placements); or (b) sell advertising, sponsorships, or promotions
on any page of any website or application that only contains Content from the Service or
where Content from the Service is the primary basis for such sales (for example, selling ads
on a webpage where YouTube videos are the only content of value).
Reservation
Any right not expressly granted to you in this Agreement remains the right of YouTube or the
respective rights holders. This means, for example, that using the Service does not give you
ownership of any intellectual property rights in the Content you access (including any branding
used on or displayed in the Service).
Develop, Improve and Update the Service
YouTube is constantly changing and improving the Service. As part of this continual evolution of
our digital content and services, we may make modifications or changes (to all or part of the
Service) such as adding or removing features and functionalities, offering new digital content or
services or discontinuing old ones. We may also change the Service for these other reasons:
to adapt to new technologies
to reflect increases or decreases in the number of people who use a particular product, service
or feature
to respond to key changes in the licences and partnerships we have with others
to prevent abuse or harm
to address legal, regulatory, safety or security issues.
In particular, we sometimes make legally-required updates, which are modifications that keep
digital content, services or goods in conformity with the law. We make these updates to our digital

content and services for safety or security reasons, and to make sure they meet the quality
standards that you expect, such as those described in our Legal Guarantee below.  We may
automatically install updates that address significant safety or security risks. For other updates, you
can choose whether you want them installed.
Before we change or stop offering any part of the Service, we carefully consider your interests as a
user, your reasonable expectations, and the potential impact on you and others. We only change or
stop offering any part of the Service for valid reasons. If a modification negatively affects your
ability to access or use the Service, we’ll provide you with reasonable advance notice by email,
including a description of the changes, when they’ll take place, and your right to end your contract
with us if our modifications create more than a minor negative impact, except in urgent situations
such as preventing abuse or harm, responding to legal requirements, or addressing security and
operability issues. We’ll also provide you with an opportunity to export your Content using Google
Takeout, subject to applicable law and policies. 
Your Content and Conduct
Uploading Content
If you have a YouTube channel, you may be able to upload Content to the Service. You may use
your Content to promote your business or artistic enterprise. If you choose to upload Content, you
must not submit to the Service any Content that does not comply with this Agreement or the law.
For example, the Content you submit must not include third-party intellectual property (such as
copyrighted material) unless you have permission from that party or are otherwise legally entitled to
do so (including by way of any available exceptions or limitations to copyright or related rights
provided for in European Union law). You are legally responsible for the Content you submit to the
Service. We may use automated systems that analyze your Content to help detect infringement
and abuse, such as spam, malware, and illegal content.
Rights you Grant
You retain all of your ownership rights in your Content. In short, what belongs to you stays yours.
However, we do require you to grant certain rights to YouTube and other users of the Service, as
described below.
Licence to YouTube
By providing Content to the Service, you grant to YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free,
transferable, sublicensable licence to use that Content (including to reproduce, distribute,
modify, display and perform it) for the purpose of operating, promoting, and improving the Service.
Licence to Other Users

You also grant each other user of the Service a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to
access your Content through the Service, and to use that Content (including to reproduce,
distribute, modify, display, and perform it) only as enabled by a feature of the Service.
Duration of Licence
The licences granted by you continue until the Content is removed as described below. Once
removed, the licences will terminate, except where the operation of the Service, use of Content
permitted before your removal, or the law requires otherwise.  For example, removal of Content by
you does not require YouTube to: (a) recall Content that is being used by other users within any
limited offline viewing functionality of the Service; or (b) delete copies we reasonably need to keep
for legal purposes.
Right to Monetize
You grant to YouTube the right to monetize your Content on the Service (and such monetization
may include displaying ads on or within Content or charging users a fee for access). This
Agreement does not entitle you to any payments. Starting June 1, 2021, any payments you may be
entitled to receive from YouTube under any other agreement between you and YouTube (including
for example payments under the YouTube Partner Program, Channel memberships or Super Chat)
will be treated as royalties.  If required by law, Google will withhold taxes from such payments.
Removing Your Content
You may remove your Content from the Service at any time. You also have the option to make a
copy of your Content before removing it. You must remove your Content if you no longer have the
rights required by these terms.
Removal of Content By YouTube
If we reasonably believe that any of your Content (1) is in breach of this Agreement or (2) may
cause harm to YouTube, our users, or third parties, we reserve the right to remove or take down
some or all of such Content. We will notify you with the reason for our action unless we reasonably
believe that to do so: (a) would violate the law or the direction of a legal enforcement authority, or
would otherwise risk legal liability for YouTube or our Affiliates; (b) would compromise an
investigation or the integrity or operation of the Service; or (c) would cause harm to any user, other
third party, YouTube or our Affiliates. You can learn more about reporting and enforcement,
including how to appeal on the Troubleshooting page of our Help Center.
Community Guidelines Strikes
YouTube operates a system of “strikes” in respect of Content that violates the YouTube Community
Guidelines. Each strike comes with varying restrictions and may result in the permanent removal of
your channel from YouTube.  A full description of how a strike affects your channel is available on

the Community Guidelines Strikes Basics page. If you believe that a strike has been issued in
error, you may appeal here.
If your channel has been restricted due to a strike, you must not use another channel to circumvent
these restrictions. Violation of this prohibition is a material breach of this Agreement and Google
reserves the right to terminate your Google account or your access to all or part of the Service.
Copyright Protection
We provide information to help copyright holders manage their intellectual property online in
our YouTube Copyright Center. If you believe your copyright has been infringed on the Service,
please send us a notice.
We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement according to the process in our YouTube
Copyright Center, where you can also find information about how to resolve a copyright strike.
YouTube's policies provide for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of repeat infringers’
access to the Service.
Account Suspension and Termination
Terminations by You
You may stop using the Service at any time. You can also delete the Service from your Google
Account, which involves closing your YouTube channel and removing your data, with the option to
download a copy of your data first. 
Terminations and Suspensions by YouTube
YouTube reserves the right to suspend or terminate your Google account or your access to all or
part of the Service if: (a) you materially or repeatedly breach this Agreement; (b) we are required to
do so to comply with a legal requirement or a court order; or (c) we reasonably believe there has
been conduct that creates liability or harm to any user, other third party, YouTube or our Affiliates.
Notice for Termination or Suspension
We will notify you with the reason for termination or suspension by YouTube unless we reasonably
believe that to do so: (a) would violate the law or the direction of a legal enforcement authority; (b)
would compromise an investigation; (c) would compromise the integrity, operation or security of the
Service; or (d) would cause harm to any user, other third party, YouTube or our Affiliates.
Effect of Account Suspension or Termination
If your Google account is terminated or your access to the Service is restricted, you may continue
using certain aspects of the Service (such as viewing only) without an account, and this Agreement

will continue to apply to such use. If you believe that the termination or suspension has been
made in error, you can appeal using this form.
About Software in our Service
Downloadable Software
When the Service requires or includes downloadable software (such as the YouTube Studio
application), unless that software is governed by additional terms which provide a licence, YouTube
gives you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive licence to use the
software provided to you by YouTube as part of the Service. This licence is for the sole purpose of
enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Service as provided by YouTube, in the manner
permitted by this Agreement. You are not allowed to copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part
of the software, or to reverse-engineer or attempt to extract the source code of that software,
unless laws prohibit these restrictions or you have YouTube’s written permission.
Open Source
Some software used in our Service may be offered under an open source licence. There may be
provisions in an open source licence that expressly override some of these terms.  If so, we will
make that open source licence available to you.
Other Legal Terms
Legal Guarantee
If you’re an EEA-based consumer, and you’ve agreed to our Terms of Service, then EEA consumer
laws provide you with a legal guarantee covering the digital content or services that we provide
you. Under this guarantee, we’re liable for any lack of conformity that you discover:
within two years of the one-time supply of digital content or services (such as purchasing a
movie)
at any time during the “continuous” supply of digital content or services (such as a paid
subscription)
Your national laws may provide an even longer guarantee. Your rights under these legal
guarantees aren’t limited by any other commercial guarantees that we provide. If you want
to make a guarantee claim, please [contact us].
Disclaimer
By law, consumers have certain rights that cannot be excluded or altered by a contract. Nothing in
this Agreement affects those rights you may have as a consumer. Other than as expressly stated in
this Agreement or as required by law (see the Legal Guarantee), YouTube does not make any

specific promises about the Service. For example, we don’t make any additional promises about:
the Content provided through the Service; the specific features of the Service, or its accuracy,
reliability, availability, or ability to meet your needs; or that any Content you submit will be
accessible or stored on the Service.
Limitation of Liability
All users: Nothing in this Agreement is intended to exclude or limit any party’s liability for: death or
personal injury; fraud; fraudulent misrepresentation; or any liability that cannot be excluded or
limited by law.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, YouTube and its Affiliates will not be responsible for:
1. losses that were not caused by YouTube or its Affiliates’ breach of this Agreement;
2. any loss or damage that was not, at the time that this Agreement was formed between you
and YouTube, a reasonably foreseeable consequence of YouTube or its Affiliates breaching
this Agreement; or
3. the Content submitted by any user, or for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of
any user.
Business Users only: If you are using the Service for the purpose of your trade, business, craft or
profession, (a “Business User”), to the extent permitted by applicable law, the following limitations
of liability will also apply:
1. YouTube and its Affiliates will not be responsible for lost profits, revenues, or data; loss of
opportunity or anticipated savings; indirect or consequential losses, or punitive damages (in all
cases whether such losses were foreseeable or not); and
2. YouTube and its Affiliates’ total liability for any claims arising from or relating to the Service is
limited to the greater of: (a) the amount of revenue that YouTube has paid to you from your
use of the Service in the 12 months before the date of your notice, in writing to YouTube, of the
claim and (b) €500, whichever is higher.
Third-Party Links
The Service may contain links to third-party websites and online services that are not owned or
controlled by YouTube. YouTube has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, such
websites and online services. Be aware when you leave the Service; we suggest you read the
terms and privacy policy of each third-party website and online service that you visit.
About this Agreement
Changing this Agreement

We may change this Agreement (1) to reflect changes to our Service or how we do business - for
example, when we add new products or features or remove old ones, (2) for legal, regulatory, or
security reasons, or (3) to prevent abuse or harm.
If we materially change this Agreement, we’ll provide you with reasonable advance notice and the
opportunity to review the changes, except (1) when we launch a new product or features, or (2) in
urgent situations, such as preventing ongoing abuse or responding to legal requirements. If you
don’t agree to the new terms you should remove any Content you uploaded and stop using the
Service.
Continuation of this Agreement
If your use of the Service ends, the following terms of this Agreement will continue to apply to you:
“Other Legal Terms”, “About This Agreement”, and the licenses granted by you will continue in
limited cases as described under “Duration of License”.
Severance
If it turns out that a particular term of this Agreement is not enforceable for any reason, this will not
affect any other terms.
Assignment
YouTube may transfer all or part of this Agreement to an Affiliate or, if YouTube is sold, to a third
party.
No Waiver
If you do not comply with this Agreement and we do not take action immediately, this doesn’t mean
that we are giving up any rights that we may have (such as the right to take action in the future).
Governing Law
If you live in the European Economic Area, or Switzerland, this Agreement, and your relationship
with YouTube under this Agreement, will be governed by the laws of your country of residence, and
legal proceedings may be brought in your local courts.
EEA Instructions on Withdrawal
If you’re an EEA-based consumer, then starting on May 28, 2022, EEA consumer law gives you the
right to withdraw from this contract as described in the EU’s Model Instructions on Withdrawal,
provided below:
Right of withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day of the conclusion of the contract.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, you must inform us of your decision to withdraw from this
contract by an unequivocal statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or e-mail). You can contact us by
email at account-withdrawal@google.com; by phone +35 31800832663 (see below for country-
specific telephone numbers); or by writing to us at Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow
Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. You may use the attached model withdrawal form, but it is not obligatory.
You can also electronically fill in and submit the model withdrawal form or any other unequivocal
statement on our website (g.co/EEAWithdrawalForm). If you use this option, we will communicate
to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail)
without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning
your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you,
including the costs of delivery (with the exception of the supplementary costs resulting from your
choice of a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us),
without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are
informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. We will carry out such reimbursement
using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have
expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such
reimbursement.
Model withdrawal form
(complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract)
— To __Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, [account-
withdrawal@google.com]__:
— I hereby give notice that I withdraw from my contract of sale for the provision of the following
service, __________________________________________
— Ordered on, _____________________________                                
— Name of consumer, _______________________
— Address of consumer, _____________________

— Signature of consumer (only if this form is notified on paper), ___________________
— Date _______________
Contact Google to withdraw from these terms
Country         Phone number
Austria                      0800-001-180          
Belgium              0800-58-142        
Bulgaria          0800-14-744
Czechia         800-720-070
Cyprus                800-92-492
Croatia                 0800-787-086
Denmark         80-400-111
Estonia                 800-2643
Finland                 0800-520-030
France                 0805-98-03-38
Germany         0800-627-0502
Greece                00800-4920-00536
Hungary        06-80-200-148
Iceland                800-4177
Ireland                1-800-832-663
Italy                800-598-905
Latvia                802-05-391
Liechtenstein        800-566-814

Lithuania        8-800-00-163
Luxemburg        800-40005
Malta                800-62-257
Netherlands        0800-360-0010
Norway                800-620-68
Poland                0800-410-575
Portugal        808-203-430
Romania        0800-672-350
Slovakia         0800-500-932
Slovenia        080-688-882
Spain                   0900-906-451
Sweden             020-012-5241              
Effective as of January 5, 2022 (view previous version)