Prohibits political discussions which are against the government-advocated value
Political content, which is against the government-advocated value, in the form or pictures, discussions, or campaigning isn’t allowed. Since it encourages the promotional content of the value, the service may tolerate trolling or spamming against political rivals or enemies.
This service can view your browser history
The service can view your search history and the websites you visit, which is an extremely intrusive way of collecting information that may include personal and/or sensitive data.
You must provide your identifiable information
The Service requires users to provide their identifiable information, including phone number, iD number or other information, even though this data collection isn’t essential for the purposes of the service. They may still allow pseudonyms in the foreground.
The service can delete your account without prior notice and without a reason
At any time, your account can be terminated without explanation and without warning by the service.
Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection
This case means that user data is not anywhere in the world, but somewhere where it is more likely to be obtained and used by government and/or possible data analysts.
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.
This service forces users into binding arbitration in the case of disputes
This service forces users to use their own contracted arbitrator and forces users to waive their rights to jury trial.
This service uses your personal information 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 personal data is given to third parties
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.
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.
The service's 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.
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.
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.
Users are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses they may incur by downloading materials
Users are responsible for any harm to their computer system or loss of data they may incur through the download of materials from 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.
Prohibits harming minors in any ways
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”.
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.
This service does not allow alternative accounts
Services that do not allow multiple or alternative accounts are covered by this case.
Alternative accounts can contribute to an increased privacy, but can also be used to manipulate discussions and polls and might decrease the trustworthiness of a person.
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at the users' 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.
The service can suspend your account for several reasons
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.
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.
Your personal data is aggregated into third-party 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 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.
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 requires first-party cookies
First-party cookies only belong to the domain of the service and not a third party.
This service employs separate policies for different parts of the service
The user may need to read additional product-specific agreements depending on the way the service is used.
The court of law governing the terms is in People's Republic of China
The Terms are governed by the applicable laws of a jurisdiction (specified in the title of each point by replacing the "X").
The service may change its terms at any time, but the user 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.
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet the users' 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.
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)