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Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
This service can delete specific content. Usually they will claim they reserve the right to do it at their sole discretion, which is legalese for saying they won't give a specific reason. If the terms say they will not notify you, it shall be included in the quote but if it does not explicitly say they will give you a notice, it can be reasonably inferred that they can do it without telling you.Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Personal data or content you share with the service may be processed to make decisions by automated means without human involvement. This includes profiling, which is any form of automated processing of your information to analyse or predict things like your economic situation, health, personal preferences or interests; as well as Artificial Intelligence training.
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
Location-based information is collected and may be used and/or shared with third parties for purposes not directly related to the services provided (i.e. the Service doesn't rely on the use or share of location data to function properly).Many different types of personal data are collected
The service collects different kinds of personal data, such as name, demographic information, postal address, biometric data, device information, IDs, contacts, call logs...This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Your personal data is or may be given to third parties nonessential to the service’s operation. This could be a business partner that receives your data to provide targeted advertisements.Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out
There is a form to opt-out (typically California's CCPA) of the selling of your personal data. This is a bad a point because there are many services that don't have this form due to not selling your data in the first place.Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
At any time, your account can be terminated without explanation and without warning by the service.You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
This service forces users to use their own contracted arbitrator and forces users to waive their rights to jury trial.Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
Additional personal data may be collected through contests, surveys, promotions, petitions or sweepstakes.Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
The service may use your personal data for marketing, such as sending you personalised offerings.Information is gathered about you through third parties
This Service may employ, either identifiable or non-identifiable, data collection from third party sources about you.This service tracks which web page referred you to it
The service logs the URL of the last web page you visited before visiting the Site and may use that information to gather more data about you.Your profile is combined across various products
When using multiple services from one same company, they can combine these (unrelated) information sources about you to build up a single richer user profile about you.Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
If the Government governing the Terms requests personal data of a user of this service, they may not inform/notify the user while complying with the request.Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
If the service gets acquired or is involved in a merger, bankruptcy, reorganisation or sale, your personal data may be transferred or sold.Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Your Personal Information is traded and shared with advertising companies to target ads on you, either on the website you were visiting or in third party websites. Your interaction with the service and data you have shared with them may be gathered to create an advertising ID or profile.Your personal information is used for many different purposes
Personal Data can be processed for many reasons, including non essential processing such as for advertising, marketing and analytics purposes.This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Your personal data is or may be given to third parties essential to the service’s operation. This could be an external spam detection service for an internet forum.Your personal data is used for advertising
Your interaction with the service and data you have shared with them may be gathered to create an advertising ID or profile to target ads on you, either on the website you were visiting or in third party websites.Your biometric data is collected
This service can collect or use your biometric data. This includes but is not limited to facial recognition, fingerprints, and iris scans. Although this feature can sometimes be convenient to the user, providing this type of information to the service could open your personal data to being sold or stolen.Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
Your data is stored all over the world, including in countries where data protection rules may differ from the ones of the service's jurisdiction or those of your country jurisdiction.Third-party cookies are used for statistics
For instance, Google Analytics, rather than self-hosted (first-party) statistics software.Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication
The service tracks the user count or some actions of the user; this is usually used for statistics. For example, emails sent by a service can contain a pixel tag, which is a small, clear image that can tell them whether or not you have opened an email and what your IP address is.Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes
The service will remove personal data from its systems once it is no longer required. Depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected, data retention periods will vary.You maintain ownership of your content
This service does not claim ownership over user-generated content or materials, and the user doesn't need to waive any moral rights by posting owned content.Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
The service details situations in which they collect personal information or means by which they do.You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Users have the right to access personal data hold by the Service, correct it and/or permanently delete it. This usually applies to Services GDPR compliants.The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection (California, U.S.A.)
The Terms are governed by the applicable laws of a jurisdiction known for protecting citizens privacy with strong data regulations. Usually contributors will need to explain in the Analysis view of each point linked to this Case why the jurisdiction is friendly to user privacy protection.You can retrieve an archive of your data
Users can request a copy of the data collected through the services and infer from it the amount of personal information that is processed and stored by the Service. This usually applies to Services GDPR compliants.A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
The service provides users with contact information for an internal or external structure to lodge complaints. It also provides users with contact information for a higher data protection / privacy office in case the internal mechanism fails to satisfy the user.Information is provided about how your personal data is used
The Privacy Policy explains the purposes for which data is collected and the way it is processed, used and shared.Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
The Privacy Policy describes in detail the data collected through the website and through the services provided.You can opt out of targeted advertising
The service employs your data to target ads to you, but you can opt-out of this interest-based advertising.The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
The service has a different behavior towards users protected by the GDPR.The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
The service has a different behavior towards users protected by the California Consumer Privacy Act.Third parties used by the service are bound by confidentiality obligations
The Third Parties accessing your personal information must keep it confidential and only use it for limited purposes.You can opt out of promotional communications
You can update your account preferences and/or easily unsubscribe of email/sms lists to stop receiving promotional communications.
Harming minors in any ways is prohibited
This service prohibits harming minor in any ways. Since both “minor” and “in any ways” are vague and can be cited to restrict possibly any actions, the case is not classified as “good”.There is a date of the last update of the agreements
The given text has a date that allows to know when it was last updated.Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms
Content infringing the Terms of Service (or the Acceptable Use Policy or equivalent) may be removed, with or without notice.The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs, including tangible (e.g. profits) and intangible losses (e.g. data), resulting from the use or inability to use the service or any other matter relating to the service.The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
You agree to indemnify and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
You are responsible for your use of the service. If a claim arises related to that use, you agree to indemnify and hold the service harmless. If users are also required to defend the service, see Case 146 instead.Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
The service provider expressly does not claim to provide uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service.You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
Users are not allowed to use the service for chain letters, junk mail, spamming or any other distribution of content to people who have not agreed to receiving it.You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values
Users are not allowed to post extremist political or religious content. They are also not allowed to post content that glorifies violence.The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
This service does not provide any guarantees as to its usability or fitness for the users' purposes. Users agree to use it at their own risk, accepting any possible bugs, malfunctions or harm to their devices.You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
This service prohibits users from submitting content of a variety of types. This can include content that is unlawful, harassing, abusive, threatening, libelous, sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, or discriminatory in any other way.This service is only available to users over 13 years old
The Services are intended for users who are at least a certain age. If you are younger than the age required then you are prohibited from using the Service.If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed
The content you have published on the service may be removed if it infringes copyright.This service will continue using anonymized user-generated content after erasure of personal information
If you delete your account or your information from this service, user-generated content such as comments and posts will remain and still be used, but on a pseudonymized or anonymized form so that they can't be linked back to you.Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is used for statistics in a de-identified/aggregated form (i.e. not directly linked to a unique identity) to analyse trends, for research and for analytics.You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
The user agrees not to commit any unlawful acts through the use of the website, including the posting of illegal content or messaging.First-party cookies are used
First-party cookies only belong to the domain of the service and not a third party.Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Should any portion of the Terms of Service be unenforceable or invalid, that portion will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the remainder of the TOS will remain valid and enforceable.This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services
The service states that whenever it links to third party websites or applications, its privacy policy does not apply. Those third party websites or applications hosted or operated by other organizations may have their own privacy policies.Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
Even if the service does not or not always enforce all of the rules or provisions contained in its terms, they still apply. Users can at a later time still be held accountable for violating provisions that have not been enforced consistently.Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
If content that you own is copied or made accessible through the service in a way that constitutes an intellectual property right infringement, you can report it following the instructions given in the agreements.You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
The service asks the user to notify them immediately of any unauthorized use or security breaches.This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
This service provider informs its users that the services, information, products, or other materials provided on its website may not meet the users' expectations or requirements.Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
The court of law governing the terms is in the State of California, U.S.A.
The Terms are governed by the applicable laws of a jurisdiction (specified in the title of each point by replacing the "X").