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CNet

CNet may collect your device fingerprint.

pushbullet

May terminate your access to the service at any time without cause and without notice

wordfeud

Wordfeud

sonic.net

amazon

Amazon enables third-party advertisers to target you by default

Dictionary.com

Dictionary.com may collect your device fingerprint.

myspace

https is not used by default

instagram

Instagram may sell your personal information as part of a bankruptcy or merger
You waive your right to a class action

spideroak

SpiderOak jurisdiction in the State of Illinois, USA
SpiderOak no refunds
You can terminate your account
https is used by default
[Good] SpiderOak can not decrypt your files.

online-convert

envato

Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.

flickr

Flickr ToS & PP
You can chose with whom you share your photo
Yahoo's copyright license for photos, graphics, audio and video limited for purpose
Pro accounts cannot be canceled

netflix

Class action waiver
Lawsuit and class action waiver. Arbitration agreement. Survives termination of ToU agreement.
Terms and privacy policy pages are organized and formatted well.
Non-personal info can be disclosed in any way.
No notifications are given about policy changes. Agreeing to the privacy policy and terms also means you agree to any changes in the future.

Blogspot

Blogspot may collect your device fingerprint.

vbulletin

You cannot delete your account

IMDb

Your information can be sold as pert of business transfershttp://www.imdb.com/privacy?ref_=ft_pvc

phpbb

You cannot delete your account

github

Choice of law: California
You must provide your legal name
Transparent security practices
Your account can be suspended and your data deleted any time for any reason
Changes can happen any time, sometimes without notice

microsoft services

Grammarly

Terms are easy to read
Grammarly emails are opt-out

slack

wikimedia

[info] Wikimedia: Exclusive legal venue -- San Francisco Cty, CA
[good] Wikimedia: Promise to inform about data requests
[bad] Wikimedia: Time Limit on Legal Action
[good] Wikimedia: 30-60 day notice before substantive TOS change, with public comment

Wikihow

Vague privacy policy (and very broad)

stackexchange

zoosk

You cannot delete your account

waze

Waze: improving but still...

W3Schools

W3Schools does not track you

apple

Apple TOS

delicious

Delicious class D
https is not used by default
Very broad copyright license on your content, includes right for Delicious to distribute through any media
Non-transparent use of cookies and third party ads
No Right to leave the service

https is not used by default
Unsubscribing LinkedIn + general thoughts about unsubcribing

skype

(bad) Skype has third party cookies
https is not used by default

Fox News

Fox News may collect your device fingerprint.

Stackoverflow

Your personal data may be used for other purposes

couchsurfing

Couchsurfing may close your account at their sole discretion
You should follow the community guidelines
Couchsurfing tracks you
You are not allowed to use a nick name
Couchsurfing may retain your data after deactivation for legitimate business purposes

yahoo!

Imgur

Imgur may collect your device fingerprint.

openstreetmap

https is not used by default

lastpass

You are solely responsible for all activities that occur under your account
LastPass will not provide refunds if they terminate you account or terminate the service
LastPass.com may terminate your access to the site at any time for any reason
Not liable for data loss or other damages

firefox-accounts

vimeo

Quora

Quora collects all data you input and data of your device

deviantart

deviantArt TOS: A long and complex bog of legalize and execuspeak, plus four or more other policies.
Deviant Art

evernote

Evernote Terms of Service

Habbo

You cannot delete your account

twitter

Very broad copyright license on your content
Twitter provide archives of their terms
Critical changes to the terms with little users' involvement
Third-parties
Twitter deletes your account after 30 days. It keeps the rights on your content.

joindiaspora.com

Jagex

tutanota

owncube

may change at any time without notice
they can remove your account after complaints

indeed.com

Cannot delete data from the servers
Scope of the copyright license is very wide

Airbnb

goodreads

Goodreads owns most of your content in perpetuity

coursera

Coursera can change Terms of Service without notice and with immediate effect.

flattr

Age limit of 18

bitbucket

BitBucket TOS

minecraft

Mojang TOS [re: Minecraft]
[Good] Minecraft's usage policy
Mojang/Minecraft ToS

microsoft store

cloudant

Cloudant may share aggregated usage data with partners and third parties
Cloudant won't share you data with third parties
No spidering or crawling
You can request copies and changes to the personal information Cloudant stores

duckduckgo

https is not used by default
No Tracking

twitch

disqus

Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user

toodledo

Toodledo term

bearshare

You cannot delete your account

BBC

Personalisation can be turned off
BBC may collect your device fingerprint.

tumblr

librarything

Will not sell your data

gravatar

Broad copyright license to perform the service
No right to leave the service

craigslist

[Good] Craigslist drops exclusive license to your posts

youtube

The copyright license is broader than necessary
Jurisdiction and law of California
They help you to deal with take-down notices
Users are subject to Google's Privacy Policy

tinyurl

CNN

CNN may collect your device fingerprint.

twitpic

You indemnify Twitpic from any claim related to your content
Twitpic privacy policy
Reduction of legal period for cause of action
Your content is for Twitpic and their partners

ebuddy

You cannot delete your account

RiseUp.net

Minimal logging
No data is ever shared with third parties
No personal data is required for account registration
User storage is personally encrypted

foursquare

https is used by default

allrecipes

Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user

dropbox

Dropbox removes Copyright intellectual property after a claim
Dropbox can remove content from your account
Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.

kolab now

PayPal

paypal

500px

Waiver of legal actions
Terms may be changed at any time, but you will be notified.
500px Store: Authorship
Pseudonyms are allowed
The terms are easy to read

wordpress.com

Wordpress.com may collect your device fingerprint.

experteer

Mandatory automatic subscription renewal without reminders

softpedia

icloud

[good] reddit.com
Reddit choice of law: State of New York
Reddit shares data with third parties
[Good] Reddit allows users to leave the service
[Good] Reddit requires little personal information

freeforums

Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
Freeforums reserves the right to change the terms with immediate effect

livejournal

LiveJournal terms of service

steam

Defend and indemnify Valve. Survives termination of the agreement.
Your personal information is not shared with third parties for marketing purposes
May share aggregate and individual user information with other parties without restriction
Multiple software licenses are bundled

wikipedia

https is not used by default
Wikipedia ToU & PP
Wikipedia uses temporary session cookies

facebook

Facebook uses cookies
https is not used by default
Millions Will Flow to Privacy Groups Supporting Weak Facebook Settlement
You own your data
Help you securing your account

runescape

You cannot delete your account

interparcel

interparcel.com T&C's

newsblur

allows for easy import & export
it’s free software (MIT)

nabble

The terms may be changed without notice
Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user

SeenThis

salesforce

Salesforce/Chatter

last.fm

Last.FM - Am I doing it right?

google

Google may stop providing services to you at any time
Google can use your content for all their existing and future services
Google can share your personal information with other parties

etsy

worldofwarcraft

World of Warcraft/Battle.net ToS Errors

spotify

You grant perpetual license to anything you publish
Spotify may transfer and process your data to somewhere outside of your country
Spotify uses different agreements for special offers and community access
Your data is accessible to trading partners
Spotify states risks of public information

rapidshare

Rapidshare won't share information to a requesting authority without a legal basis
Rapidshare does not index or open the files
Rapidshare uses personal information for limited purposes
Rapidshare does not guarantee content damage
Rapidshare guarantees 99.5% availability

xing

The user can leave Xing without cause
No pseudonym allowed
Need more info - Xing value the data privacy of their users
You must use your real name

comcast

Messages, voice and video calls are end-to-end encrypted by default
To use WhatsApp you must be 16 years old
[Info] WhatsApp may require cookies
WhatsApp holds unlimited copyright license on your Status Submissions
[good] WhatsApp has minimal data census

ifttt

IFTTT Doesn't ask for a real name
IFTTT doesn't allow users to terminate their accounts, only discontinue usage
IFTTT Jurisdiction in California
Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user
[Bad?] IFTTT claims property for user feedback/comment

soundcloud

Indemnification from claims related to your content or your account
6 weeks to review changes
The terms are easy to read
You stay in control of your copyright
Personal information can be disclosed in case of business transfer or insolvency

mint

Mega File Storage

Mega is Encrypted End-to-End.

fairpoint

(good) Fairpoint sends printed update on ToS

EteSync

30 days notice by email
Clients and server are open source
User information may not be sold or shared
Short and easy to read terms
Uses no tracker or analytics services and data is end-to-end encrypted

hypster

You cannot delete your account