Duolingo Max policy evolution
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Sep 21, 2026ownershiphigh
content license
Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable
“Subject to the terms of these Terms and Conditions, Duolingo grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to download, install, and use one copy of each App in object code form only on an interactive wireless device that you own or control. You may not derive or attempt to derive the source code of all or any portion of any App, permit any third party to derive or attempt to derive such source code, or reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or translate any App or any part thereof. Duolingo and its licensors own and shall retain all intellectual property rights and other rights in and to the Apps, and any changes, modifications, or corrections thereto. The following terms and conditions apply to you only if you are using the Apps from the Apple App Store. To the extent the other terms and conditions of these Terms and Conditions are less restrictive than, or otherwise conflict with, the terms and conditions of this paragraph, the more restrictive or conflicting terms and conditions in this paragraph apply, but solely with respect to Apps from the Apple App Store. You acknowledge and agree that these Terms and Conditions are solely between you and Duolingo, not Apple, and that Apple has no responsibility for the Apps or content thereof. Your use of any App must comply with the App Store Terms of Service. You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Apps.”
Open citationSep 21, 2026ownershiplow
content ownership
Latest stance: user retains rights
“As a condition of submitting any ratings, reviews, information, data, text, photographs, audio clips, audiovisual works, translations, flashcards, or other materials on the Service (collectively, “Content”), you hereby grant to Duolingo a full-paid, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from the Content; incorporate the Content into other works; and sublicense through multiple tiers the Content. You acknowledge that this license cannot be terminated by you once your Content is submitted to the Service. You represent that you own or have secured all legal rights necessary for the Content submitted by you to be used by you, Duolingo, and others as described and otherwise contemplated in these Terms and Conditions. You understand that other users will have access to the Content and that neither they or Duolingo have any obligation to you or anyone else to maintain the confidentiality of the Content.”
Open citationSep 21, 2026ownershiphigh
content license
Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable
“As a condition of submitting any ratings, reviews, information, data, text, photographs, audio clips, audiovisual works, translations, flashcards, or other materials on the Service (collectively, “Content”), you hereby grant to Duolingo a full-paid, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from the Content; incorporate the Content into other works; and sublicense through multiple tiers the Content. You acknowledge that this license cannot be terminated by you once your Content is submitted to the Service. You represent that you own or have secured all legal rights necessary for the Content submitted by you to be used by you, Duolingo, and others as described and otherwise contemplated in these Terms and Conditions. You understand that other users will have access to the Content and that neither they or Duolingo have any obligation to you or anyone else to maintain the confidentiality of the Content.”
Open citationSep 21, 2026ownershipmedium
content license
Latest stance: broad license
“Subject to the terms of these Terms and Conditions, Duolingo grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to download, install, and use one copy of each App in object code form only on an interactive wireless device that you own or control. You may not derive or attempt to derive the source code of all or any portion of any App, permit any third party to derive or attempt to derive such source code, or reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or translate any App or any part thereof. Duolingo and its licensors own and shall retain all intellectual property rights and other rights in and to the Apps, and any changes, modifications, or corrections thereto. The following terms and conditions apply to you only if you are using the Apps from the Apple App Store. To the extent the other terms and conditions of these Terms and Conditions are less restrictive than, or otherwise conflict with, the terms and conditions of this paragraph, the more restrictive or conflicting terms and conditions in this paragraph apply, but solely with respect to Apps from the Apple App Store. You acknowledge and agree that these Terms and Conditions are solely between you and Duolingo, not Apple, and that Apple has no responsibility for the Apps or content thereof. Your use of any App must comply with the App Store Terms of Service. You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Apps.”
Open citationSep 21, 2026ownershipmedium
content license
Latest stance: broad license
“As a condition of submitting any ratings, reviews, information, data, text, photographs, audio clips, audiovisual works, translations, flashcards, or other materials on the Service (collectively, “Content”), you hereby grant to Duolingo a full-paid, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from the Content; incorporate the Content into other works; and sublicense through multiple tiers the Content. You acknowledge that this license cannot be terminated by you once your Content is submitted to the Service. You represent that you own or have secured all legal rights necessary for the Content submitted by you to be used by you, Duolingo, and others as described and otherwise contemplated in these Terms and Conditions. You understand that other users will have access to the Content and that neither they or Duolingo have any obligation to you or anyone else to maintain the confidentiality of the Content.”
Open citationJun 17, 2026ownershiplow
content ownership
Latest stance: user retains rights
“As a condition of submitting any ratings, reviews, information, data, text, photographs, audio clips, audiovisual works, translations, flashcards, or other materials on the Service (collectively, “Content”), you hereby grant to Duolingo a full-paid, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from the Content; incorporate the Content into other works; and sublicense through multiple tiers the Content. You acknowledge that this license cannot be terminated by you once your Content is submitted to the Service. You represent that you own or have secured all legal rights necessary for the Content submitted by you to be used by you, Duolingo, and others as described and otherwise contemplated in these Terms and Conditions. You understand that other users will have access to the Content and that neither they or Duolingo have any obligation to you or anyone else to maintain the confidentiality of the Content. You will not upload, display, or otherwise provide on or through the Service any Content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive, or otherwise violates any law or infringes upon the right of any third party (including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights); (ii) in Duolingo’s sole judgment, is objectionable, restricts or inhibits any other person from using the Service, or may expose Duolingo or its users to any harm or liability of any kind; or (iii) violates Duolingo’s Community Guidelines .”
Open citationJun 17, 2026ownershiphigh
content license
Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable
“As a condition of submitting any ratings, reviews, information, data, text, photographs, audio clips, audiovisual works, translations, flashcards, or other materials on the Service (collectively, “Content”), you hereby grant to Duolingo a full-paid, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from the Content; incorporate the Content into other works; and sublicense through multiple tiers the Content. You acknowledge that this license cannot be terminated by you once your Content is submitted to the Service. You represent that you own or have secured all legal rights necessary for the Content submitted by you to be used by you, Duolingo, and others as described and otherwise contemplated in these Terms and Conditions. You understand that other users will have access to the Content and that neither they or Duolingo have any obligation to you or anyone else to maintain the confidentiality of the Content. You will not upload, display, or otherwise provide on or through the Service any Content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive, or otherwise violates any law or infringes upon the right of any third party (including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights); (ii) in Duolingo’s sole judgment, is objectionable, restricts or inhibits any other person from using the Service, or may expose Duolingo or its users to any harm or liability of any kind; or (iii) violates Duolingo’s Community Guidelines .”
Open citationJun 17, 2026ownershipmedium
content license
Latest stance: broad license
“As a condition of submitting any ratings, reviews, information, data, text, photographs, audio clips, audiovisual works, translations, flashcards, or other materials on the Service (collectively, “Content”), you hereby grant to Duolingo a full-paid, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from the Content; incorporate the Content into other works; and sublicense through multiple tiers the Content. You acknowledge that this license cannot be terminated by you once your Content is submitted to the Service. You represent that you own or have secured all legal rights necessary for the Content submitted by you to be used by you, Duolingo, and others as described and otherwise contemplated in these Terms and Conditions. You understand that other users will have access to the Content and that neither they or Duolingo have any obligation to you or anyone else to maintain the confidentiality of the Content. You will not upload, display, or otherwise provide on or through the Service any Content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive, or otherwise violates any law or infringes upon the right of any third party (including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights); (ii) in Duolingo’s sole judgment, is objectionable, restricts or inhibits any other person from using the Service, or may expose Duolingo or its users to any harm or liability of any kind; or (iii) violates Duolingo’s Community Guidelines .”
Open citationJun 17, 2026ownershipmedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“As a condition of submitting any ratings, reviews, information, data, text, photographs, audio clips, audiovisual works, translations, flashcards, or other materials on the Service (collectively, “Content”), you hereby grant to Duolingo a full-paid, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from the Content; incorporate the Content into other works; and sublicense through multiple tiers the Content. You acknowledge that this license cannot be terminated by you once your Content is submitted to the Service. You represent that you own or have secured all legal rights necessary for the Content submitted by you to be used by you, Duolingo, and others as described and otherwise contemplated in these Terms and Conditions. You understand that other users will have access to the Content and that neither they or Duolingo have any obligation to you or anyone else to maintain the confidentiality of the Content. You will not upload, display, or otherwise provide on or through the Service any Content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive, or otherwise violates any law or infringes upon the right of any third party (including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights); (ii) in Duolingo’s sole judgment, is objectionable, restricts or inhibits any other person from using the Service, or may expose Duolingo or its users to any harm or liability of any kind; or (iii) violates Duolingo’s Community Guidelines .”
Open citationGenerated from live stance events. Informational only, not legal advice.