Terms of Service; Didn't Read
We are a user rights initiative to rate and label website terms & privacy policies, from very good Class A to very bad Class E.
Terms of service are often too long to read, but it's important to understand what's in them. Your rights online depend on them. We hope that our ratings can help you get informed abour your rights. Do not hesitate to click on a service below, to have more details! You can also get the ratings directly in your browser by installing our web browser add-on:
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ToS:DR in Action: “What is yours stays yours”: Oh, really?
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Hugo Roy
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ToS;DR in Action: “I have read and agree to the terms”
by
Hugo Roy
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YouTube's Terms of Service
by
Suzanne Azmayesh
Ratings
Google
- - Google keeps your searches and other identifiable user information for an undefined period of time
- - Google can use your content for all their existing and future services
- - Google can share your personal information with other parties
- + Limited copyright license to operate and improve all Google Services
- - Google may stop providing services to you at any time
YouTube
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - They can remove your content at any time and without prior notice
- - The copyright license is broader than necessary
- - Reduction of legal period for cause of action
- × Deleted videos are not really deleted
SoundCloud
- + You stay in control of your copyright
- + Collected personal data used for limited purposes
- - Indemnification from claims related to your content or your account
- + 6 weeks to review changes
- + Pseudonyms allowed
GitHub
- + You don't grant any copyright license to github
- - Changes can happen any time, sometimes without notice
- - You shall defend and indemnify GitHub
- + Your personal information is used for limited purposes
- - Your account can be suspended and your data deleted any time for any reason
Twitpic
- × Twitpic takes credit for your content
- - Your content is for Twitpic and their partners
- - Reduction of legal period for cause of action
- - You indemnify Twitpic from any claim related to your content
- × Deleted images are not really deleted
Delicious
- - Very broad copyright license on your content, includes right for Delicious to distribute through any media
- - Delicious can license your content to third-parties
- × No Right to leave the service
- - Only for personal and non-commercial use
- - Non-transparent use of cookies and third party ads
500px
- × 500px Store: Authorship
- - Waiver of legal actions
- - Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.
- - You are responsible for any claim and agree to indemnify them
- - Broad copyright license
DuckDuckGo
- + No Tracking
SeenThis
- + You are free to choose your copyright license
- + You can get your data back
- + Right to leave the service
Cloudant
- + You don't grant any copyright license to Cloudant
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - You shall defend and indemnify Cloudant
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - Cloudant uses third-party cookies
Facebook
- - Very broad copyright license on your content
- - Facebook automatically shares your data with many other services
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
- - No pseudonym allowed
Yahoo!
- + Yahoo's copyright license for photos, graphics, audio and video limited for purpose
- + Yahoo's copyright license for groups limited for purpose
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
Wikipedia
- + You publish your contributions under free licenses
- + You can give comments before changes
- + Wikipedia uses temporary session cookies
twitter
- + Twitter deletes tracking data in 10 days and offers an opt-out
- - Very broad copyright license on your content
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - Critical changes to the terms with little users' involvement
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Amazon
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - Amazon tracks you on other websites
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - Amazon enables third-party advertisers to target you by default
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
Apple
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
Flickr
- + Yahoo's copyright license for photos, graphics, audio and video limited for purpose
- + Flickr lets you choose a copyright license
- ⋅ Users are subject to Yahoo!'s terms
- + You can chose with whom you share your photo
Skype
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- × You cannot delete your account
XING
- - No pseudonym allowed
App.net
- - You defend, indemnify, and hold app.net harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
- - Changes can happen at any time and sometimes without notice.
- + You can delete your content
- - You may not scrape the site
- + Pseudonyms allowed
Steam
- - Defend and indemnify Valve. Survives termination of the agreement.
- + Can request review and/or removal of personally identifiable info.
- - Valve can cancel your account at any time.
- ⋅ No refund policy
- + Notifications 30 days before changes.
OwnCube
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - they can remove your account after complaints
- + user data is not sold
Flattr
- - Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.
- ⋅ Age limit of 18
Foursquare
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Freeforums
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
bitly
- × You cannot delete your account
Grammarly
- ⋅ No promise to inform about government requests
- - Grammarly usage restrictions
- - Grammarly uses third-party cookies and Google to show ads
- - Grammarly does not notify users before being involved in a merger, sale, or acquisition
- - Grammarly doesn't list pricing packages without signing up
Gravatar
- × No right to leave the service
- + Broad copyright license to perform the service
Habbo
- × You cannot delete your account
Hypster
- × You cannot delete your account
identi.ca
- + Content published under a free license
IFTTT
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
Informe
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
Instagram
- - Very broad copyright license on your content
- - Terms may be changed at their discretion, but they will notify you before.
lastpass
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
allrecipes
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
Loopt
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
Microsoft
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- × Lawsuit and class action waiver. Arbitration for dispute resolution in the United States
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Microsoft Store
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
Minecraft
- × You cannot delete your account
myspace
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Nabble
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
netflix
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - Netflix reserve the right to disclose personal info, no notification.
- - Netflix uses 3rd party advertisers that use tracking cookies to target ads.
- + Users can request access and deletion of personal info.
- - Netflix can terminate your account for any reason without notice.
OLX
- × You cannot delete your account
Comcast
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
phpBB
- × You cannot delete your account
RuneScape
- × You cannot delete your account
couchsurfing
- - The copyright license on user data is broader than necessary
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - Couchsurfing may retain your data after deactivation for legitimate business purposes
- - Couchsurfing keeps the license on your content, even after you close your account
- + Couchsurfing informs you about the fact that you can disable cookies
Zoosk
- × You cannot delete your account
Sonic.net
- + They delete user logs after 2 weeks
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Disqus
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
Spideroak
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Spotify
- - You grant perpetual license to anything you publish
- - Spotify can delete your account without telling you
- + Spotify states risks of public information
- ⋅ No promise to inform about government requests
- - Spotify may transfer and process your data to somewhere outside of your country
Dropbox
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Tumblr
- - Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Apple iCloud
- × They can delete any of your data (files, music, messages, etc.) at any time and without notice
eBuddy
- × You cannot delete your account
vBulletin
- × You cannot delete your account
Verizon
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
videoBB
- × You cannot delete your account
WhatsApp
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
envato
- - Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.
Wordfeud
- × You cannot delete your account
Wordpress.com
- + Limited copyright license to Wordpress.com including for promotion
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
- × You cannot delete your account
World of Warcraft
- × You cannot delete your account
Xfire
- × You cannot delete your account
Evernote
- × You cannot delete your account
AT&T
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
faranow
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
LinkedIn
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests