Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
Explanation: This service can delete specific content. Usually they will claim they reserve the right to do it at their sole discretion, which is legalese for saying they won't give a specific reason. If the terms say they will not notify you, it shall be included in the quote but if it does not explicitly say they will give you a notice, it can be reasonably inferred that they can do it without telling you.
Your browsing history can be viewed by the service
Explanation: 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.
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...)
Many different types of personal data are collected
Explanation: The service collects different kinds of personal data, such as name, demographic information, postal address, biometric data, device information, IDs, contacts, call logs...
Third-party cookies are used for advertising
Explanation: 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
Explanation: At any time, your account can be terminated without explanation and without warning by the service.
This service tracks you on other websites
Explanation: The service may use tracking technologies in third-party websites to track your online activity while you aren't visiting their Site.
You waive your right to a class action.
Explanation: The right to be represented in a class action (or representative action) exists in the US and some European countries. It allows people who have been similarly injured by the same accused to take legal action by a single lawsuit instead of individually. Some Terms of Service try to limit that right. By agreeing to them, you could waive (= renounce to) your right to a class action, which might reduce your chances to be successful in a case.
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Explanation: If the service gets acquired or is involved in a merger, bankruptcy, reorganisation or sale, your personal data may be transferred or sold.
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.
Many third parties are involved in operating the service
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
Explanation: These types of cookies/pixels send information to social media sites when you interact with the service.
You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
Explanation: This service forces users to use their own contracted arbitrator and forces users to waive their rights to jury trial.
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
Explanation: These types of cookies/pixels send information to social media sites when you interact with the service.
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection.
Explanation: 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 content can be licensed to third parties
Explanation: By posting content through the Services, users grant them a transferable and/or sublicensable right, which allows user content to be licensed to third parties.
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage.
Explanation: 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 personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Explanation: 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.
The service may keep a secure, anonymized record of your data for analytical purposes even after the data retention period
Explanation: The data retention period states how long a service keeps user data. In this case, the service may anonymize the personal data after its retention period is over and use it for analytical or research purposes.
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.
Your use is throttled
Explanation: The service may impose limits or restrictions to the use of the service, thus negatively impacting users experience. They may do so without reason or prior notice.
Your personal data is used for advertising
Explanation: 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.
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
Explanation: Your data is stored all over the world, including in countries where data protection rules may differ from the ones of the service's jurisdiction or those of your country jurisdiction.
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Explanation: For instance, Google Analytics, rather than self-hosted (first-party) statistics software.
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Explanation: For instance, Google Analytics, rather than self-hosted (first-party) statistics software.
Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
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 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.
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 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.
A list of all cookies set by the website is provided
Explanation: 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.
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.
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
Explanation: 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
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.
Third parties used by the service are bound by confidentiality obligations
Explanation: The Third Parties accessing your personal information must keep it confidential and only use it for limited purposes.
This Service provides a list of Third Parties involved in its operation.
Explanation: 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
Explanation: The service has a different behavior towards users protected by the GDPR.
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.
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
Explanation: The service can pay for your content and you are allowed to make it commercially available to other services/parties.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
This service can use your content for all their existing and future services
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.
You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify
Explanation: The service may update the Terms without notice, but if they significantly change the agreements in a manner that importantly and/or negatively affects the way the service is used, users will be notified.
They may stop providing the service at any time
Explanation: They may discontinue the services without prior notice, at any time, for any or no reason. They usually assume no liability for losses and damages resulting from this suspension.
They may stop providing the service at any time
Explanation: They may discontinue the services without prior notice, at any time, for any or no reason. They usually assume no liability for losses and damages resulting from this suspension.
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
Explanation: This service prohibits users from submitting content of a variety of types. This can include content that is unlawful, harassing, abusive, threatening, libelous, sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, or discriminatory in any other way.
You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values.
Explanation: Users are not allowed to post extremist political or religious content. They are also not allowed to post content that glorifies violence.
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
Explanation: 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.
This service is only available to users over 13 years old
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.
The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
Explanation: Users are not allowed to post any content of pornographic nature. This includes adult content, things that are sexually explicit, or obscene.
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.
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.
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 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.
First-party cookies are used
Explanation: First-party cookies only belong to the domain of the service and not a third party.
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.
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.
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.
This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third party websites
Explanation: The service states that whenever it links to third party websites or applications, its Terms of Service does not apply. Those third party websites or applications hosted or operated by other organizations may have their Terms of Service.
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
Explanation: Even if the service does not or not always enforce all of the rules or provisions contained in its terms, they still apply. Users can at a later time still be held accountable for violating provisions that have not been enforced consistently.
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
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.
Third parties are involved in operating the service
The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
Explanation: Weight used to be 50.
Explanation: This service can delete specific content. Usually they will claim they reserve the right to do it at their sole discretion, which is legalese for saying they won't give a specific reason. If the terms say they will not notify you, it shall be included in the quote but if it does not explicitly say they will give you a notice, it can be reasonably inferred that they can do it without telling you.