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What ADT's terms say

F privacy grade · adt.com · Tech & telecom

ADT's terms of service and privacy policy have 38 rated points: 0 serious, 19 bad, 11 worth knowing and 8 good. 37 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 1 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use ADT

Bad 18

  • If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them

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  • Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection

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  • Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage

    Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent merely from your usage.

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  • Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

    This service tracks which web page referred you to it

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  • The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection

    The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection (Florida, USA)

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  • You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting

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  • Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you

    This service reserves the right to disclose your personal information without notifying you

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  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

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  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

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  • Your profile is combined across various products

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  • Location data may be collected, used and/or shared

    This service may collect, use, and share location data

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  • Logs are kept for an undefined period of time

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  • You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

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  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

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  • Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations

    Some personal data may be kept after the end of the data retention period or a request for erasure

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  • Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction

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  • App required for this service requires broad device permissions

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  • Many different types of personal data are collected

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Worth knowing 11

  • There is a date of the last update of the agreements

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  • You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service

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  • No guarantee is made reguarding the accuracy and/or reliability of the information provided

    The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided

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  • This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements

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  • The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

    The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at the users' sole risk

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  • This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially

    This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially.

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  • The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes

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  • Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

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  • Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header

    Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header.

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  • The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs

    This service assumes no liability for any losses or damages resulting from any matter relating to the service

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  • This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation

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Good 8

  • Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected

    Details are provided about what kind of information they collect

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  • You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data

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  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

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  • You can opt out of targeted advertising

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  • The service claims that third parties it shares your personal information with are bound by confidentiality obligations

    Third parties used by the service are bound by confidentiality obligations

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  • This service claims that your personal data is not being sold

    Your personal data is not sold

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  • Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

    Information is provided about how they collect personal data

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  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

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With an account

If you have a ADT account

Bad 1

  • Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason

    Your account can be deleted without prior notice and without a reason

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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.