Your data is collected even if you did not interact with the service directly
Some services store data on you even if you did not provide that data yourself. For example, users might provide access to their address book, after which a service might also store the phone numbers of that person's contacts.
You waive your moral rights
Moral rights are rights to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, as well as directors of films.
"The moral rights include the right of attribution, the right to have a work published anonymously or pseudonymously, and the right to the integrity of the work. The preserving of the integrity of the work allows the author to object to alteration, distortion, or mutilation of the work that is "prejudicial to the author's honor or reputation". Anything else that may detract from the artist's relationship with the work even after it leaves the artist's possession or ownership may bring these moral rights into play. Moral rights are distinct from any economic rights tied to copyrights. Even if an artist has assigned his or her copyright rights to a work to a third party, he or she still maintains the moral rights to the work." -Wikipedia
In general, any terms that use the exact words "moral rights" as rights that are waived will fall under this Case.
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.
Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising
Sensitive data refers to information requiring special protection, such as health data, political and religious beliefs, ethnic origins, sexual life and financial information. The service collects and shares this data with third parties for advertising or marketing.
You may still be tracked even after opting out from tracking
Users can’t fully opt out of tracking technologies used for non essential purposes such as advertising, marketing or analytics. The user may be asked for consent for installing some tracking technologies on the device, and even if all are rejected the service will still track its visitors and ignore the choice.This case doesn’t apply to functional cookies that are necessary to provide the services.
This service holds onto content that you've deleted
Content may remain in backup servers and be retained after deletion, and thus never be completely deleted. This case doesn't apply to contributions that can't be removed due to the nature of the service.
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).
Third-party cookies are used for advertising
The service's website sets third-party cookies (cookies that do not belong to their domain) for purposes not including statistics and analytics.
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.
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.
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...
You may be tracked on other websites
The service may use tracking technologies in third-party websites to track your online activity while you aren't visiting their Site.
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.
Your content can be licensed to third parties
By posting content through the Services, users grant them a transferable and/or sublicensable right, which allows user content to be licensed to third parties.
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
The Service infers your acceptance from your continued usage, instead of prompting you to read the new Terms and asking for direct consent. This doesn’t apply to services that have no way to seek consent from users through their contact details or an account.
If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
The service can claim ownership on feedback, proposals, ideas and suggestions submitted by the users, who may waive their "moral rights" on that feedback.
A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account
The service may still use your content and display it after you stopped using it by closing your account. The case applies to terms requiring users to grant them a perpetual license over that content.
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.
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection
The Terms are governed by the applicable laws of a jurisdiction known for weak data regulations and poor user privacy protection. Usually contributors will need to explain in the Analysis view of each point linked to this Case the reason why it shall be applied.
You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service
If you wish to bring legal action against a service about a past incident, you may not be able to do so if the Terms you agreed to implied a limited amount of time. As a result it may be worthy to carefully read that section of the Terms to know exactly how much time you might have before your right to take legal action expires.
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Tracking technologies (such as web beacons, tracking pixels...) are employed on users and/or the service assigns a unique ID to a browser or device to track its behaviour.
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.
You waive your right to a class action
The right to be represented in a class action (or representative action) exists in the US and some European countries. It allows people who have been similarly injured by the same accused to take legal action by a single lawsuit instead of individually. Some Terms of Service try to limit that right. By agreeing to them, you could waive (= renounce to) your right to a class action, which might reduce your chances to be successful in a case.
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.
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.
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.
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 receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
Unless the service relies on Geo Location, this case is to be assigned to points that don't need your GPS coordinates to function properly.
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.
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.
This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information
You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service
Users are asked not to interfere with another person't enjoyment in using the service.
However, this statement is very vague and open to interpretation by the service itself.
Usernames can be rejected or changed for any reason
The service's terms explain they may change or remove usernames at their sole discretion, and they may do so without prior notice.
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
For instance, Google Analytics, rather than self-hosted (first-party) statistics software.
Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
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.
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.
User accounts can be terminated after having been in breach of the Terms of Service repeatedly
User accounts can be terminated for having been in breach of the terms of service repeatedly, meaning they cannot be terminated without a reason, but only for a limited number of reasons. Additionally, user accounts will not be deleted after a first infringement.
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.
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.
If you are the target of a copyright holder's take down notice, this service gives you the opportunity to defend yourself
You have the right to send a counter-notice to the service if you believe the content that was removed wasn't infringing any copyright.
You have the right to leave this service at any time
You can stop using the service and/or cancel or delete your account at any time for any reason. Moreover, the termination is reasonably fast and simple.
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
The service can pay for your content and you are allowed to make it commercially available to other services/parties.
The publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent is not allowed
Users agree not to publicly post personally identifiable information (name, postal address, contact information…) without the owner’s knowledge or consent
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
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 distributed through any media known now or in the future
The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Most browsers allow users to set preferences related to cookies storage. You may choose to block all cookies (including first-party cookies), but it may impact your use of this service and you may not be able to access some or any of the features provided.
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.
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 can intervene in user disputes
If you have a dispute with another user on this service, they can review the issue and intervene. However, they don't have an obligation to do so.
They may stop providing the service at any time
They may discontinue the services without prior notice, at any time, for any or no reason. They usually assume no liability for losses and damages resulting from this suspension.
This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
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.
This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially
Users can't use the Service for commercial purposes (unless the Service consents): it is only for personal, individual purposes.
You cannot delete your contributions, but it makes sense for this service
For services that are under an open license where your contributions are for public knowledge (such as Wikipedia and ToS;DR).
No guarantee is given regarding quality
The Service doesn't warrant or guarantee the quality of the products or services provided.
You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
The service does not allow any attempts at hacking or otherwise gaining unauthorized access to other users' computers.
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.
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
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.
Your account can be suspended for several reasons
This service is only available to users over 18 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.
The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
Users are not allowed to post any content of pornographic nature. This includes adult content, things that are sexually explicit, or obscene.
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.
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.
You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
In this context third-parties refers to anyone including friends, family, or company
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.
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.
This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services
The service states that whenever it links to third party websites or applications, its Terms of Service does not apply. Those third party websites or applications hosted or operated by other organizations may have their Terms of Service.
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
You are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of your password and for maintaining the security of your account. Any activity occurring under your account is your responsibility, whether authorized by you or not.
First-party cookies are used
First-party cookies only belong to the domain of the service and not a third party.
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.
This service is a subsidiary of Versant
The service is a subsidiary of a certain company (called X in the title, to be replaced by the parent Company in each point's title). Company X’s Terms of Service may apply to the service.
The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided
This service makes no warranty regarding the accuracy or reliability of any information that is given on its website or the results that may be obtained from the use of the service.
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.
Third parties are involved in operating the service
Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines
Use of the service is subject also to an exhaustive list of other documents containing rules, guidelines, terms or policies (in addition to the obvious Terms of Service/Terms of Use and Privacy Policy/Data Use Policy)
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
The Terms may be updated without prior notice, but users will be notified of the changes at the moment they will start applying.
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The Terms are governed by the applicable laws of a jurisdiction (specified in the title of each point by replacing the "X").
Some services store data on you even if you did not provide that data yourself. For example, users might provide access to their address book, after which a service might also store the phone numbers of that person's contacts.