Users should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify


Service: WordPress.org
Status: DECLINED
Changes: 5
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Author: (deactivated) (1) Suspended


See excerpt


Comments:
On 2018-01-16 15:28:01 UTC, Deleted wrote:

imported from AB-odQx0__s

On 2018-01-16 15:28:35 UTC, Deleted wrote:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/tosdr/AB-odQx0__s/Q-obM8bz3mEJ In Wordpress.com's ToS I'm seeing:

*Changes. *Automattic reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify
> or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check
> this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to
> the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement
> constitutes acceptance of those changes. Automattic may also, in the
> future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including,
> the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services
> shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.


What I'm reading out of this is:

1. We can make changes anytime
2. We won't notify you of changes
3. Your responsible for noticing if we change anything
4. Accessing the site (presumably even to view the ToS) indicates
acceptance of new terms

Sounds like a very bad policy to me, even though I see it in a lot of a
sites I don't think that makes it more acceptable. You can blindly enter a
new ToS that gives Wordpress rights to your content without ever knowing in
this scenario, and it makes their entire service into a potential quicksand.

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On 2018-08-30 08:43:03 UTC, import script (4) Bot wrote:

scripted message: please link to a quote

On 2018-09-05 08:33:58 UTC, import script (4) Bot wrote:

scripted message: moving this point to Madeline

On 2018-10-24 06:53:50 UTC, (deactivated) (1) Suspended wrote:

Added what I think is the correct case, as well as the relevant excerpt. The policy seems to have changed since this point was originally written. Marking as pending..

On 2019-06-26 01:15:23 UTC, jessew (2993) Curator wrote:

approved: without comment

On 2020-12-14 20:16:28 UTC, System (21311) Bot wrote:

Quote not found

On 2021-01-28 10:13:04 UTC, JustinBack (1764) Staff wrote:

DECLINED
Please See https://edit.tosdr.org/services/1543



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Version 3: 2018-10-24 06:53:50 UTC by madleary (133) Suspended

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