This service may collect, use, and share location data
Explanation: 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).
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
Explanation: 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...)
A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account
Explanation: 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.
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Explanation: The service may use your personal data for marketing, such as sending you personalised offerings.
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Explanation: This Service may employ, either identifiable or non-identifiable, data collection from third party sources about you.
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
Explanation: The service logs the URL of the last web page you visited before visiting the Site and may use that information to gather more data about you.
Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them
Explanation: Criticising, questioning, making objections or complaints about the Service, its staff or anything related to it is prohibited and constitutes a breach of the Terms.
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Explanation: 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.
Features of the website are made available under a free software license
Explanation: This case applies to services under a license that is either free software (free as in "freedom"), or just open source. This means that the code is entirely open source. For free software licenses, according to the Free Software Foundation, "free software is the software that grants the user the freedom to share, study, and modify it".
Logs are deleted after a finite period of time
Explanation: 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 periodically delete their logs to prevent user sessions being tracked over time.
User accounts can be terminated after having been in breach of the terms of service repeatedly
Explanation: 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.
User accounts can be terminated after having been in breach of the terms of service repeatedly
Explanation: 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 aren’t forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
Explanation: 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 limit how your information is used by third-parties and the service
Explanation: 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.
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.
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your 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.
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.
Your personal data will not be used for an automated decision-making
Explanation: The service promises not to use your personal data for automated decision-making, including profiling.
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
Explanation: The Privacy Policy describes in detail the data collected through the website and through the services provided.
A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
Explanation: 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.
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
Explanation: The service has a different behavior towards users protected by the GDPR.
User suspension from the service will be fair and proportionate.
Explanation: The Service promises to fairly terminate users accounts, only with a reason, and may give them an opportunity to explain and defend themselves.
Pseudonyms are allowed
Explanation: You don't need to provide your full name to use the Service and you are allowed to use a pseudonym instead.
The terms for this service are easy to read
Explanation: The Agreements are well-organised, define legal terms (where applicable), aren't needlessly long and may be pleasant to read.
When the service wants to change its terms, you are notified a week or more in advance.
Explanation: 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 have the right to leave this service at any time
Explanation: 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.
A free help desk is provided
Explanation: The service can be easily contacted for questions or provides a support center at no extra cost.
You can opt out of promotional communications
Explanation: You can update your account preferences and/or easily unsubscribe of email/sms lists to stop receiving promotional communications.
You can choose with whom you share content
Explanation: Users can decide whether or not they want their content to be shared and they can control how and with whom it is shared.
The service suspends your account after inactivity for a certain or uncertain time
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.
Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Explanation: 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.
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
Explanation: 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
Explanation: The service rejects any responsibility for the contents of other websites to which it links.
The service can intervene in user disputes
Explanation: 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.
This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
Explanation: The service provider expressly does not claim to provide uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service.
Alternative accounts are not allowed
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.
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.
You cannot delete your contributions, but it makes sense for this service
Explanation: For services that are under an open license where your contributions are for public knowledge (such as Wikipedia and ToS;DR).
This service will continue using anonymized user-generated content after erasure of personal information
Explanation: If you delete your account or your information from this service, user-generated content such as comments and posts will remain and still be used, but on a pseudonymized or anonymized form so that they can't be linked back to you.
This service is only available to users over a certain age
Explanation: 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 agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
Explanation: The user agrees not to commit any unlawful acts through the use of the website, including the posting of illegal content or messaging.
The service informs you that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites
Explanation: 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 are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
Explanation: 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 does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided
Explanation: 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 agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
Explanation: The user agrees not to commit any unlawful acts through the use of the website, including the posting of illegal content or messaging.
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Explanation: 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
Explanation: In this context third-parties refers to anyone including friends, family, or company
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
Explanation: The service asks the user to notify them immediately of any unauthorized use or security breaches.
First-party cookies are used
Explanation: First-party cookies only belong to the domain of the service and not a third party.
The court of law governing the terms is in Germany
Explanation: The Terms are governed by the applicable laws of a jurisdiction (specified in the title of each point by replacing the "X").
Third parties are involved in operating the service
Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines
Explanation: 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)
Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service
Explanation: Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the services. The legal guardians are responsible for the use of the service by the minor.
The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
Explanation: Weight used to be 50.
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
Explanation: 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).