This service keeps user logs for an undefined period of time
Logs are text files containing some information about web visitors, such as user agents (showing for instance that you're connecting from Firefox for Android) and ip addresses (which reveal your approximate location). This case applies to Services that may keep logs indefinitely, allowing user sessions to be tracked over time. Logs that are kept for a time "consistent with applicable law" also fall under this case, since this period of time may be murky or undefined.
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...
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
After the end of the data retention period and/or if you request the deletion of your data, they may still keep it for business interests (fraud detection, transactions...) or legal obligations (tax, legal reporting...)
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 tracks you 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.
The service can sell or otherwise transfer your personal data 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.
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.
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.
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.
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
These types of cookies/pixels send information to social media sites when you interact with the service.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
For instance, Google Analytics, rather than self-hosted (first-party) statistics software.
You can request access and deletion of personal 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 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.
Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time
This case applies to Services whose agreements provide previous versions, so that users can compare them and understand how the Service seems to evolve regarding user rights.
You can limit how your information is used by third-parties and the service
Usually it's related to the right to object to data processing or restrict it under the GDPR. Users may be able to refuse the use of their data for marketing purposes for instance.
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.
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 list of all cookies set by the website is provided
The service provides users with a complete list of all first and third party cookies its website sets and an explanation of their uses. This information can be valuable for users to make an informed choice whether to allow those cookies.
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 information they collect
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.
This Service provides a list of Third Parties involved in its operation.
The Service provides a list detailing the third parties involved, their roles, and may even provide more information.
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
The service has a different behavior towards users protected by the GDPR.
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.
Information is provided about security practices
It's important to know what security measures are taken to protect your data from unauthorized access. This case applies to the Agreements that precisely explain their security practices.
A free help desk is provided
The service can be easily contacted for questions or provides a support center at no extra cost.
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.
The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
First-party cookies are used
First-party cookies only belong to the domain of the service and not a third party.
The service informs you that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites
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.
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 ignores the Do Not Track (DNT) header and tracks users anyway even if they set this header.
Even though the Do Not Track (DNT) header was not implemented perfectly, services should not track users whose browsers send a DNT header.
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
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.
Third parties are involved in operating the service
Logs are text files containing some information about web visitors, such as user agents (showing for instance that you're connecting from Firefox for Android) and ip addresses (which reveal your approximate location). This case applies to Services that may keep logs indefinitely, allowing user sessions to be tracked over time. Logs that are kept for a time "consistent with applicable law" also fall under this case, since this period of time may be murky or undefined.