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Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Information is provided about how your personal data is used APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Information is gathered about you through third parties APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You can opt out of targeted advertising APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Third-party cookies are used for statistics APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You have the right to leave this service at any time APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
User accounts can be terminated after having been in breach of the Terms of Service repeatedly APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
This service is a subsidiary of Stack Exchange Inc. APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Features of the service are made available under a free license APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
There is a date of the last update of the agreements APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
The service has non-exclusive use of your content APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
The court of law governing the terms is in the State of New York, U.S.A. APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You agree to indemnify and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Extra data may be collected about you through promotions APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your personal data is used for advertising APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
They may stop providing the service at any time APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your profile is combined across various products APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your personal data is not sold APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You can choose with whom you share content APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Pseudonyms are allowed under specific circumstances APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You must provide your identifiable information APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your private content may be accessed by people working for the service APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Third parties are involved in operating the service APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Promises will be kept after a merger or acquisition APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You can retrieve an archive of your data APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Information is provided about how your personal data is collected APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Third parties used by the service are bound by confidentiality obligations for handling sensitive personal information APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your provided identifiable information is actively checked by the service APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your personal information is used for many different purposes APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You cannot delete your contributions, but it makes sense for this service APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You are warned of the potential consequences related to third-party access APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You can opt out of promotional communications APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
This Service provides a list of third parties involved in its operation APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
The service will only respond to government requests that are reasonable APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your personal information is used for many different purposes APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Inconvenient process for obtaining personal data APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You will be notified if personal data has been affected by data breaches APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Information is provided about security practices APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
You waive your right to a class action APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your biometric data is collected APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your content can be licensed to third parties APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
This service is only available to users over 16 years old (E.U.) or 13 years old (U.S.) APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
This service holds onto content that you've deleted APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time APPROVED Clippy Lv. 20 Curator
Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Many different types of personal data are collected APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
This service tracks which web page referred you to it APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff
If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed APPROVED Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff


Comments:
On 2019-09-25 10:03:31 UTC, ohreally Lv. 1 wrote:

Stack Exchange is the exact same service as Stack Overflow, and even points to the Stack Overflow privacy policy. Hence, Stack Exchange should always have the same rating as Stack Overflow.

On 2021-06-16 18:48:18 UTC, AgnesDeLion Lv. 87 Staff wrote:

Agreed, I've added stackexchange.com to the domains of Stack Overflow

On 2026-06-14 17:45:01 UTC, Dr_Jeff Lv. 88 Staff wrote:

… And yet you didn't deprecate our own entry for Stack Exchange. Fixing that.



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update Analysis change: This has been an automatic update by an official ToS;DR bot. The rating for this service changed from N/A to D. 2026-06-19 03:00:00 UTC System 21311 Lv. 1
update No changes recorded 2026-06-17 18:33:59 UTC Dr_Jeff 20149 Lv. 88
update Analysis change: This has been an automatic update by an official ToS;DR bot. The rating for this service changed from D to N/A. 2026-06-15 03:00:00 UTC System 21311 Lv. 1
update No changes recorded 2026-06-14 18:09:12 UTC Dr_Jeff 20149 Lv. 88
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update Analysis change: This has been an automatic update by an official ToS;DR bot. The rating for this service changed from C to D. 2023-07-10 22:00:38 UTC System 21311 Lv. 1
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update Analysis change: This has been an automatic update by an official ToS;DR bot. The rating for this service changed from D to C. 2023-07-04 14:56:25 UTC System 21311 Lv. 1
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update Analysis change: This has been an automatic update by an official ToS;DR bot. The rating for this service changed from C to D. 2023-07-03 22:00:41 UTC System 21311 Lv. 1
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update No changes recorded 2021-06-16 18:47:51 UTC AgnesDeLion 20760 Lv. 87
update No changes recorded 2021-03-25 03:19:25 UTC System 21311 Lv. 1
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update No changes recorded 2019-05-12 13:16:33 UTC pierreozoux 2564 Lv. 1
update No changes recorded 2019-04-10 21:30:14 UTC ps 1036 Lv. 1
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update No changes recorded 2019-02-01 18:03:18 UTC Jed Fox 395 Lv. 5
update No changes recorded 2018-05-04 13:46:40 UTC michielbdejong 6 Lv. 4
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