Draft2Digital Rights, privacy & AI terms

A non-exclusive, worldwide licence to distribute the work in the formats and to the channels you choose. It is irrevocable only "unless and until you terminate this Agreement according to its terms" — so unlike an unconditionally irrevocable grant, ending the agreement ends it. On termination Draft2Digital must stop distributing and tell sales channels to cancel listings. You retain copyright, and section 15(e) adds a genuinely uncommon term: you own the Work files Draft2Digital creates for you, such as the formatted EPUB, subject only to the rights you granted. One qualification on the clean exit — the rights continue after the term "as necessary for us to allow sales channels to market, sell and distribute your Works as contemplated hereunder", so the grant tapers rather than stopping dead.

The terms do not mention AI or machine learning, but they do grant "the additional right to use your manuscript and Work files for the purpose of improving and enhancing our systems for converting and distributing electronic and physical books", adding that no sale or licensing of the work happens under that clause. Whether that covers training a model on manuscripts is not stated either way — the clause is scoped by purpose rather than by technique.

Individual works can be delisted at any time, and the agreement can be terminated at any time, with or without cause, on notice.

Distribution is opt-in per storefront and non-exclusive throughout, so nothing prevents publishing the same work elsewhere at the same time or moving away entirely.