This service does not track you
Explanation: The document excerpt needs to include the words "[the service] does not track [users]" or "[the service] does not use any tracking technology".
Features of the website are made available under a free software license
Explanation: This case applies to services under licenses that are free as in "freedom". According to the Free Software Foundation, "free software is the software that grants the user the freedom to share, study, and modify it". Furthermore, the code is entirely open source and may be used without any restriction, including for commercial purposes.
You can access most of the pages on the service's website without revealing any personal information
Explanation: The service does not require users to reveal personal information for most of its website. However, it may still collect anonymous logs.
The service does not share user information with third parties
Explanation: Information collected from users by this service is not given to third parties.
The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes
Explanation: 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 can request access and deletion of personal data
Explanation: 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-generated content is encrypted, and this service cannot decrypt it
Explanation: The service claims that user-generated content is end-to-end encrypted, meaning only intended recipients can access or decrypt it. As a result, no unauthorized parties, including the service itself, can view the content.
This does not necessarily cover meta data, such as the date of creation or sender and recipient information.
IP addresses of website visitors are not tracked
Explanation: The Service disclaims that IP adresses from users are not collected (or anonymized) nor shared.
Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time
Explanation: 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.
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection.
Explanation: 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
Explanation: 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.
You will be notified about website maintenance
Explanation: Users will be notified before their experience is impacted due to website maintenance.
The service is open-source
Explanation: The code of the software is open-source and the users can have access to the source code.
This service does not sell your personal data
Explanation: This service makes an explicit promise not to sell "personal data" of users.
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
Explanation: The service has a different behavior towards users protected by the GDPR.
Provides information on security practices
Explanation: 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.
Accessibility to this service is guaranteed at 99% or more
You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis
Explanation: You card will be billed on recurring basis unless cancelled. For instance, monthly or annual subscriptions.
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Explanation: The given text has a date that allows to know when it was last updated.
Service does not allow alternative accounts
Explanation: 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.
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
Explanation: 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.
The court of law governing the terms is in Hanover, Germany
Explanation: The Terms are governed by the applicable laws of a jurisdiction (specified in the title of each point by replacing the "X").
The terms for this service are translated into different languages
Explanation: Although there's generally a unique binding language for the terms, they are translated to allow all users to understand the agreement they're accepting, no matter their native language.
Explanation: The document excerpt needs to include the words "[the service] does not track [users]" or "[the service] does not use any tracking technology".