What AliExpress's terms say
AliExpress's terms of service and privacy policy have 34 rated points: 0 serious, 12 bad, 14 worth knowing and 8 good. 29 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 5 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use AliExpress
Bad 12
Many different types of personal data are collected
The service collects many different types of personal data
I cant annotate 2 points on a same paragraph, in the privaty policy you can read that... "Information including user name, address, phone number, and email address, will be collected at the time of user registration on the Site. If you are registering an AliExpress account through social media platforms<br>such as Facebook or Twitter, we may collect your account name and profile photo at those platforms. </p> <p> </p> <p>·If you choose to answer our supplemental questionnaires for registered members, we may also collect marital status, nationality, gender, date and/or year of birth, annual income, monthly spending and user preferences.</p> <p> If you prefer not to provide such information, the use of our services and products will not be affected.</p> <p>" You can see that the service collects multiple personal data
Where it says this ↗Many third parties are involved in operating the service
The privacy police is not updated, in the updated privacy policy(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en), it states that: "Third parties that are engaged by us to provide verification services,such as conducting suitable money laundering, fraud and “Know Your Customer” checks on Buyers and Sellers. This may include your name, email address, company details and contact information."
Where it says this ↗Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
This service may keep personal data after a request for erasure for business interests or legal obligations
The privacy police is not updated, in the updated privacy policy(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en), there's a new point(D. Retention) that it states that: "For example, if you are a registered member, certain data will be retained for a length of time following termination or deletion of your account, in order to comply with applicable laws or in case of disputes"
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for statistics
This service uses third-party cookies for statistics
The privacy police is not updated, the updated privacy police(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en) states in "F.COOKIES" in "Why we use cookies?" that: "We also use cookies to enable us to track and target the interests of Platform visitors to enhance the experience on our Platform by researching visiting patterns and conducting interest-based advertising; assisting our partners in tracking user visits to the Platforms; and to track progress and participation in promotions and the success of our email marketing campaigns. We use first and third party cookies for these purposes."
Where it says this ↗You may be tracked on other websites
This service tracks you on other websites
The privacy police is not updated, the updated privacy police(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en) states in "F.COOKIES" in "What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?" that: " These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognise when someone has visited our Platform or opened an e-mail that we have sent them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Platform to another".
Where it says this ↗Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
The privacy police is not updated, the updated privacy police(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en) states in "F.COOKIES" in "What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?" that: "These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognise when someone has visited our Platform or opened an e-mail that we have sent them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Platform to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our Platform from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website,"
Where it says this ↗You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
The service uses social media cookies/pixels
The privacy police is not updated, the updated privacy police(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en) states in "F.COOKIES" in the table below: "Social Networking Cookies: These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Platform through third party social networking and other websites.These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes too."
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
This service employs third-party cookies, but with opt-out instructions
The privacy police is not updated, the updated privacy police(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en) states in "F.COOKIES" in the table cell about "Analytics Cookies:" in the last column it is written that: "To refuse these cookies, please follow the instructions below under the heading "How can I control cookies?" "
Where it says this ↗This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
This service receives your location through GPS coordinates
The privacy policy establishes in "Information That We Collect Automatically:" that "Specifically this collected information may include IP addresses, device type, unique device identification numbers, browser type, broad geographic location (e.g. country or city-level location)".
Where it says this ↗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.
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Third-party cookies are used for advertising
Worth knowing 9
The terms for this service are translated into different languages
There are multiple language options for the privacy police. Ej: Spanish: https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=es English: https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en France: https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=41&category=1000021150&knowledge=1060295165&language=fr
Where it says this ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
There is a date of the last update of the terms
The privacy police is not updated, the updated privacy police(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en) states in the first line after the title that is "(Effective as of September 9, 2020)", this information is valid at 13/11/2020
Where it says this ↗This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
Where it says this ↗You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
This service prohibits users from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
Where it says this ↗First-party cookies are used
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.
Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
Good 8
Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
The service provides information about how they collect personal data
The privacy police is not updated, the updated privacy police(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en) states in "https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en": "If we collect and use your personal information in reliance on our legitimate interests (or those of any third party), this interest will normally be to operate our Platform and services, manage our relationship with you and communicate with you as necessary to provide our services to you and for our legitimate commercial interest, for instance, when responding to your queries, improving our Platform and our services, undertaking marketing, or for the purposes of ensuring the security of our Platform and services and detecting or preventing illegal activities such as fraud. We may have other legitimate interests and if appropriate we will make clear to you at the relevant time what those legitimate interests are."
Where it says this ↗You will be notified if personal data has been affected by data breaches
The services will notify users if personal data has been affected by data breaches
The privacy police is not updated, in the updated privacy policy(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en). The privacy policy establishes in "Security Measures" that:"Upon becoming aware of a data breach, we will notify you and the regulatory authorities in accordance with the timescales and scope required by applicable data protection law".
Where it says this ↗The service will try to inform and/or notify you regarding government inquiries that may involve your personal information
The service promises to inform and/or notify users regarding government inquiries that may involve users' personal data
The privacy police is not updated, the updated privacy police(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en) states in "Legal Basis for Data Processing" that: "If we ask you to provide personal information to comply with a legal requirement or to enter into a contract with you, we will make this clear at the relevant time and advise you whether the provision of your personal information is mandatory or not (as well as of the possible consequences if you do not provide your personal information). In some instances, you may be required to provide us with personal information for processing as described above, in order for us to be able to provide you all of our services, and for you to use all the features of our Platform."
Where it says this ↗A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
The service provides a complaint mechanism for the handling of personal data
The privacy police is not updated, the updated privacy police(https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000022028&knowledge=1060015216&language=en) states in "Your Rights" that: "The right to complain to a data protection authority about our collection and use of your personal information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority."
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
You are warned of the potential consequences related to third-party access
If you have a AliExpress account
Worth knowing 5
Alternative accounts are not allowed
Service does not allow alternative accounts
Where it says this ↗Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future
The service can distribute your content through any media known now or in the future
Where it says this ↗This service is only available to users over a certain age
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
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