Terms of Service; Didn't Read
We are a user rights initiative to rate and label website terms & privacy policies, from very good Class A to very bad Class E.
Terms of service are often too long to read, but it's important to understand what's in them. Your rights online depend on them. We hope that our ratings can help you get informed abour your rights. Do not hesitate to click on a service below, to have more details! You can also get the ratings directly in your browser by installing our web browser add-on:
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ToS;DR in Action: “What is yours stays yours”: Oh, really?
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Hugo Roy
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ToS;DR in Action: “I have read and agree to the terms”
by
Hugo Roy
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YouTube's Terms of Service
by
Suzanne Azmayesh
Ratings
Google
- - Google keeps your Searches forever
- - Google can use your content for all their existing and future services
- - This service tracks you on other websites
- - Google can share your personal information with other parties
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
YouTube
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - They can remove your content at any time and without prior notice
- - The copyright license is broader than necessary
- - Reduction of legal period for cause of action
- × Deleted videos are not really deleted
SoundCloud
- + You stay in control of your copyright
- + Collected personal data used for limited purposes
- + 6 weeks to review changes
- - Indemnification from claims related to your content or your account
- - Personal information can be disclosed in case of business transfer or insolvency
GitHub
- + You don't grant any copyright license to github
- - Changes can happen any time, sometimes without notice
- - You shall defend and indemnify GitHub
- + Your personal information is used for limited purposes
- - Your account can be suspended and your data deleted any time for any reason
Twitpic
- × Twitpic takes credit for your content
- - Your content is for Twitpic and their partners
- - Reduction of legal period for cause of action
- - You indemnify Twitpic from any claim related to your content
- × Deleted images are not really deleted
Delicious
- - Very broad copyright license on your content, includes right for Delicious to distribute through any media
- - Delicious can license your content to third-parties
- × No Right to leave the service
- - Only for personal and non-commercial use
- - Your personal information are an asset for business transfers
500px
- - Waiver of legal actions
- - Broad copyright license
- × 500px Store: Authorship
- - You are responsible for any claim and agree to indemnify them
- × 500px Store: your account can be terminated at any time
DuckDuckGo
- + No Tracking
SeenThis
- + You are free to choose your copyright license
- + You can get your data back
- + Right to leave the service
Cloudant
- + You don't grant any copyright license to Cloudant
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - You shall defend and indemnify Cloudant
- + Cloudant won't share you data with third parties
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
Facebook
- - Very broad copyright license on your content
- - This service tracks you on other websites
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - Facebook automatically shares your data with many other services
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Yahoo!
- + Yahoo's copyright license for photos, graphics, audio and video limited for purpose
- + Yahoo's copyright license for groups limited for purpose
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
Wikipedia
- + You publish your contributions under free licenses
- + You can give comments before changes
- + Wikipedia uses temporary session cookies
twitter
- + Twitter deletes tracking data in 10 days and offers an opt-out
- - Very broad copyright license on your content
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - Critical changes to the terms with little users' involvement
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Amazon
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - This service tracks you on other websites
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - Amazon enables third-party advertisers to target you by default
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
Apple
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
Flickr
- + Yahoo's copyright license for photos, graphics, audio and video limited for purpose
- + Flickr lets you choose a copyright license
- ⋅ Users are subject to Yahoo!'s terms
- + You can chose with whom you share your photo
Skype
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- × You cannot delete your account
XING
- - No pseudonym allowed
App.net
- - Changes can happen at any time and sometimes without notice.
- - You defend, indemnify, and hold app.net harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
- + You can delete your content
- - You may not scrape the site
- + Pseudonyms allowed
Steam
- - Defend and indemnify Valve. Survives termination of the agreement.
- - Trial and class action waiver
- ⋅ No refund policy
- - Valve can cancel your account at any time.
- + Can request review and/or removal of personally identifiable info.
OwnCube
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- + user data is not sold
- - they can remove your account after complaints
Flattr
- ⋅ Age limit of 18
- ⋅ Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.
Foursquare
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Freeforums
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
bitly
- × You cannot delete your account
Grammarly
- - No promise to inform about government requests
- - Grammarly usage restrictions
- - Grammarly doesn't list pricing packages without signing up
- - Grammarly does not notify users before being involved in a merger, sale, or acquisition
- ⋅ Grammarly uses third-party cookies and Google to show ads
Gravatar
- - Broad copyright license to perform the service
- × No right to leave the service
Habbo
- × You cannot delete your account
Hypster
- × You cannot delete your account
identi.ca
- + Content published under a free license
IFTTT
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
Informe
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
Instagram
- - Very broad copyright license on your content
- + Terms may be changed at their discretion, but they will notify you before.
lastpass
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
allrecipes
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
Loopt
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
Microsoft Services
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - Lawsuit and class action waiver. Arbitration for dispute resolution in the United States
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Microsoft Store
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
mint
- - Mint.com may transfer your data as part of a business transfer
mykolab
- + No third-parties access to your data without a duly authorized judicial Swiss warrant
- + Completely based on Free (Open Source) Software
- + Only the necessary logs and debug information are kept
- ⋅ Fines for spammers
- ⋅ Disclosure
myspace
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Nabble
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
netflix
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- + Users can request access and deletion of personal info.
- - Lawsuit and class action waiver. Arbitration agreement. Survives termination of ToU agreement.
- - Netflix uses 3rd party advertisers that use tracking cookies to target ads.
- - Netflix reserve the right to disclose personal info, no notification.
OLX
- × You cannot delete your account
Comcast
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
phpBB
- × You cannot delete your account
RuneScape
- × You cannot delete your account
couchsurfing
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- - The copyright license on user data is broader than necessary
- - Couchsurfing keeps the license on your content, even after you close your account
- - Couchsurfing may retain your data after deactivation for legitimate business purposes
- - Couchsurfing becomes the owner of ideas you give them
Zoosk
- × You cannot delete your account
Sonic.net
- + They delete user logs after 2 weeks
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Disqus
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
Spideroak
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
Spotify
- - You grant perpetual license to anything you publish
- - No promise to inform about government requests
- - Spotify can delete your account without telling you
- + Spotify states risks of public information
- - Spotify may transfer and process your data to somewhere outside of your country
Dropbox
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
- ⋅ Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.
- ⋅ Dropbox will notify of changes on the terms
Tumblr
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
- ⋅ Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.
Apple iCloud
- × They can delete any of your data (files, music, messages, etc.) at any time and without notice
eBuddy
- × You cannot delete your account
vBulletin
- × You cannot delete your account
Verizon
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
videoBB
- × You cannot delete your account
WhatsApp
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
envato
- ⋅ Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.
Wordfeud
- × You cannot delete your account
Wordpress.com
- + Limited copyright license to Wordpress.com including for promotion
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests
- × You cannot delete your account
World of Warcraft
- × You cannot delete your account
Xfire
- × You cannot delete your account
Evernote
- × You cannot delete your account
AT&T
- - No promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- - No transparency on law enforcement requests
faranow
- - Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
LinkedIn
- + Promise to inform you about data requests from governments
- + Transparency on law enforcement requests