What AdBlock's terms say

C privacy grade · getadblock.com · Tech & telecom

AdBlock's terms of service and privacy policy have 6 rated points: 0 serious, 0 bad, 2 worth knowing and 4 good. 6 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 0 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use AdBlock

Worth knowing 2

Third parties are involved in operating the service

Privacy Policy States That: "AdBlock uses Firebase Functions from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. to ingest and process log messages from the AdBlock extensions and the getadblock.com website."
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This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation

This service gives your personal data to third parties if you use a premium feature

Privacy Policy States that: "Finally, AdBlock Premium - Sync uses PubNub for real time sync notifications. Please refer to the PubNub privacy policy for information on their data collection policies. PubNub is used to alert the extension of a new settings version only and does not have access to the extension settings information."
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Good 4

Logs are deleted after a finite period of time

Privacy Policy States that: "After six months we will remove any identifying information such as IP address from our log files and databases."
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Your information is only shared with third parties when given specific consent

The Privacy Policy States that: "We use the analytic services from Firebase Events from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. on an opt-in basis to analyze and improve the functionality of our software and to optimize your user experience. In each instance, only anonymized data is utilized."
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This service claims that your personal data is not being sold

Your personal data is not sold

Privacy Policy States that: "Furthermore, we don’t—and never will—sell or share any data about your browsing habits."
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The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

Privacy policy states that: "In the event of a transfer of personal information Adblock, Inc. will ensure that it is done in accordance with this privacy policy and the GDPR and applicable EU laws."
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With an account

If you have a AdBlock account

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