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Terms of Service; Didn't Read

“I have read and agree to the Terms” is the biggest lie on the web. We aim to fix that.

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Using this online tool, you can help to update the content of the ToS;DR website. Below are the most recent changes people have made. Above, you can see the menu bar, where you can navigate to the list of Services, or the Points search page.

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How it works

A service is a website or online application, for instance YouTube. A case is an individual remark that can form part of the review of a service, for instance "you need to be 13 years old to use this service"; each is assigned a topic to provide grouping. A point links a case to a service, for instance "you need to be 13 years old to use YouTube".

To review a service's terms and conditions, first make sure the service is listed, and raise it on the reviewers forum if it isn't. Then read the actual terms and policies you have to agree to to use this service, and make a note about anything that you find remarkable. Find the existing case for each of these review remarks, or create it if necessary, and create a point to add that case as a remark in the review of the service. Use the checklist to see if you forgot to review any aspects.

Then you need to wait for a curator to approve your changes, after which your review will show up on https://tosdr.org, will be picked up by the ToS;DR browser extensions, and included in DuckDuckGo's Privacy Grade, for which our API is one of several input factors. For services whose terms and policies are tracked by ToSBack, you can try out our experimental annotate view.

This tool is still very much under construction, and has bugs. Please open a github issue for anything you think should be improved.

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Bitcoins.express

  •   A list of all cookies set by the website is provided
  •  The service will only respond to government requests that are reasonable
  •  Many different types of personal data are collected
  •  Information is gathered about you through third parties
  •  Third-party cookies are used for statistics
  •  When the service wants to make a material change to its terms, you are notified at least 30 days in advance
  •   Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
  •  The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
  •  First-party cookies are used
  •  Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
  •  Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination
  •  You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
  •  The service has a no refund policy
  •  This service is only available to users over a certain age
  •  The court of law governing the terms is in location X
  •  This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
  •  You have the right to leave this service at any time
  •  Logs are deleted after a finite period of time
  •  Logs are kept for an undefined period of time
  •  Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
  •  This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
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Landmark Properties

  •  You waive your right to a class action.
  •  You waive your moral rights
  •   Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
  •   Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
  •  First-party cookies are used
  •  Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
  •  Third-party cookies are used for advertising
  •  This service tracks you on other websites
  •  A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account
  •  Your content can be licensed to third parties
  •  Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
  •  Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
  •  Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future
  •  You can retrieve an archive of your data
  •  This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially.
  •  You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
  •  Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination
  •  You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
  •  This service is only available to users over a certain age
  •  Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
  •  Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
  •  The court of law governing the terms is in location X
  •  Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
  •  This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
  •  You maintain ownership of your content
  •  This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
  •  Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
  •  Your personal data is not sold
  •  Your personal data is not sold
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CouchSurfing

  •  You are not allowed to use a nick name
  •  Couchsurfing TOS
  •  Couchsurfing clearly invites you to contact their volunteer help desk
  •  link to CouchSurfing new privacy policy is a broken link?
  •  Suggestion for Priority: Couchsurfing
  •  CouchSurfing.org shares your browsing behaviour with third parties (facebook)
  •  you cannot use CouchSurfing if you are from certain countries
  •  CouchSurfing may revoke the right to link to them
  •  You are responsible for (copyright of) content you submit
  •  You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis
  •  The service may use tracking pixels, web beacons, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting on users.
  •  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 may share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you.
  •  This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
  •  You must create an account to use this service
  •  There is a date of the last update of the agreements
  •  This service is only available to users over 18.
  •  Third parties are involved in operating the service
  •  Users agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
  •  Prohibits the posting of pornographic content
  •  Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
  •  Prohibits political discussions or campaigning
  •  This service does not allow alternative accounts
  •  Prohibits public posting of private messages
  •  Users shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service
  •  The service can read your private messages
  •  The service provides information about how they intend to use your personal data
  •  This service receives your location through GPS coordinates
  •  This service gathers information about you through third parties
  •  Couchsurfing informs you about the fact that you can disable cookies
  •  This service forces users into binding arbitration in the case of disputes
  •  You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
  •  The service can delete specific content without prior notice and without a reason
  •  You cannot blame CouchSurfing for disputes you have with other users
  •   Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
  •  Couchsurfing becomes the owner of ideas you give them
  •  Couchsurfing may retain your data after deactivation for legitimate business purposes
  •  This service prohibits users sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
  •  You can opt out of promotional communications
  •  This service uses third-party cookies for statistics
  •  Promotional communications are opt-out
  •  This service takes credit for your content
  •  You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
  •  You should follow the community guidelines
  •  Couchsurfing may close your account at their sole discretion
  •  Prohibits the posting of content which promotes or glorifies violence or politically or religiously extremist values.
  •  You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
  •  Users agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
  •  This service prohibits users from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
  •  The service provides details about what kinds of personal information they collect
  •  The service collects many different types of personal data
  •  Couchsurfing keeps the license on your content, even after you close your account
  •  The service can sell or otherwise transfer your personal data as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction.
  •  You aren’t allowed to publicly post private messages
  •  You waive your right to a class action.
  •  Third-party cookies are used for advertising
  •  This service tracks you on other websites
  •  Your content can be licensed to third parties
  •   Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
  •  This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially.
  •  Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination
  •  The service has a no refund policy
  •  You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
  •  You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
  •  Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
  •  This service is only available to users over a certain age
  •  Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
  •  You have the right to leave this service at any time
  •  You have the right to leave this service at any time
  •  You can delete your content from this service
  •  If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
  •  Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
  •  Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
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