What Archive of Our Own's terms say
Archive of Our Own's terms of service and privacy policy have 31 rated points: 0 serious, 3 bad, 20 worth knowing and 8 good. 26 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 5 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Archive of Our Own
Bad 3
You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service
Users have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service
Where it says this ↗The service is only available in some countries approved by its government
Where it says this ↗A secure, anonymized record of your data may be kept for analytical purposes after the data retention period ends
The service may keep a secure, anonymized record of your data for analytical purposes even after the data retention period
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 16
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
Where it says this ↗Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Where it says this ↗You are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses that may incur by downloading materials
Users are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses they may incur by downloading materials
Where it says this ↗No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
Where it says this ↗Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
Where it says this ↗This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites
Where it says this ↗Third parties are involved in operating the service
Third parties may be involved in operating the service
Where it says this ↗The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
Where it says this ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Where it says this ↗This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
Where it says this ↗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
Where it says this ↗This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services
This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third party websites
Where it says this ↗You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
Where it says this ↗You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
Where it says this ↗The court of law governing the terms is in location X
Where it says this ↗
Good 7
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
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
The service provides details about what kinds of personal information they collect
Where it says this ↗The terms for this service are easy to read
Where it says this ↗The service is released as free software or open-source
The service is open-source
Where it says this ↗This service claims that your personal data is not being sold
Your personal data is not sold
Where it says this ↗The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes
Where it says this ↗Your feedback is invited regarding changes to the terms
Your feedback is invited regarding changes to the terms.
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If you have a Archive of Our Own account
Worth knowing 4
This service is only available to users over a certain age
Where it says this ↗You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
This service prohibits users sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
Where it says this ↗Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account
Users who have been permanently banned from this service are not allowed to re-register under a new account
Where it says this ↗The service can intervene in user disputes
Where it says this ↗
Good 1
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