Prices and fees may be changed at any time, without notice to you
The service reserves the right to change or modify its pricing and fees at any time, and such changes are effective immediately without need for further notice to the user.
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.
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 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.
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection (State of New York, U.S.A.)
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.
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.
Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection (U.S.A.)
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
The service claims to respect Global Privacy Control (GPC) requests sent from your browser
This service states that it will comply with Global Privacy Control (GPC) requests sent from your browser, which requests your data not to be sold. Unlike Do Not Track signals, GPC is legally enforceable, and is included in the CCPA.
You aren’t forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
Binding Arbitration is a dispute resolution method involving a neutral third party which will render a decision instead of going to court. Since the arbitrator can decide the outgoing of a dispute without evidences or a legal basis, it is preferable that users decide whether they want or not their dispute to be resolved this way.
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.
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.
Contact information from a Data Protection Officer (DPO) is provided
The service provides the contact information of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to handle privacy requests and/or complaints.
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.
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.
When the service wants to change its terms, you are notified a week or more in advance
Users will be notified a week before the Terms are somehow updated, which lets them a reasonable amount of time to carefully read the changes and perhaps stop using the services if they do not longer agree.
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can update your account preferences and/or easily unsubscribe of email/sms lists to stop receiving promotional communications.
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.
This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites
The service rejects any responsibility for the contents of other websites to which it links.
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 authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis
You card will be billed on recurring basis unless cancelled. For instance, monthly or annual subscriptions.
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.
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.
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
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.
You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
In this context third-parties refers to anyone including friends, family, or company
This service is a subsidiary of Affinity Interactive
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you 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.
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 New York, 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").