What Autodesk's terms say
Autodesk's terms of service and privacy policy have 32 rated points: 1 serious, 14 bad, 8 worth knowing and 9 good. 27 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 5 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Autodesk
Bad 13
Information is gathered about you through third parties
"We receive and process information from our affiliates and from third-party sources, including employers, business partners, business contact databases, enrichment services, channel partners (e.g., resellers), marketing service providers, third-party data aggregators, and social networking services and platforms (e.g., LinkedIn and Facebook). We also receive information from publicly available sources and licensors."
Where it says this ↗This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
"We disclose the categories of information described above to the following categories of persons: [...] Our business partners, such as integration partners, channel partners (e.g., resellers), event sponsors, partners, and attendees, Ad Partners"
Where it says this ↗You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
"Social Networking Data: We may include content, pixels, tags, buttons, or other tools that link to another company’s services and/or platform(s) (“Plugins”)."
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
"To send you promotional offers, advertising, or other marketing content in furtherance of our legitimate interest to engage in direct marketing or with consent as required by applicable law."
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Persons involved in the consideration, negotiation, completion of a business transaction, including the sale, merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in control, transfer of substantial assets, bankruptcy, or reorganization, and any subsequent integration.
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Your Personal data may be sold unless you are Californian and you opt out
"Autodesk does not exchange your personal information for money. However, some of the technologies we use to provide our offerings involve transfers of personal information that may be considered a “sale” under California law. "
Where it says this ↗Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
"There may be occasions where we are unable to fully delete, anonymize or de-identify your personal data due to technical, legal, regulatory compliance or other operational reasons."
Where it says this ↗Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
This service may collect, use, and share location data
"Geolocation information [...] [Categories of Third Parties to which we “Sold” or “Shared” that Personal Information in the 12 months prior to the effective date of this Privacy Statement] Social networking services and platforms and Ad Partners"
Where it says this ↗Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
"Because we are a global company, we transfer personal data across national borders to other countries, in compliance with the laws that apply to that data. "
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for statistics
"We gather certain information automatically as part of your use of our products and services via Autodesk analytics programs and tools, including third party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics."
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for advertising
"These Cookies may also send information to third parties that help us create and deliver advertising personalized to you and your interests"
Where it says this ↗Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
"Through these means, we and/or our Ad Partners and their partners may be able to collect information from application visitors, including websites visited, how and when applications are used, marketing preferences, IP addresses, device IDs, and browser information. This information is used to display personalized advertising in websites and other applications, to calculate and control the number of unique and repeat views of a given ad, to deliver ads that relate to a visitor’s interests, and to measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns. We process your personal data for the above activities in furtherance of our legitimate interests or, where required, with your consent."
Where it says this ↗Many different types of personal data are collected
"Identifiers, such as your name, telephone number, physical and/or email addresses, account username, and account password. Professional information, such as your occupation, industry, professional licenses, work experience and employment history, and other qualifications. Commercial information, such as details about your subscription plans, the offerings that you have purchased, used and/or expressed interest in, and events you have attended. Financial account information, such as payment information you provide when making a purchase of or through an offering (a third party processes these transfers on our behalf as described below). Education information, such as your educational background and training records. Protected characteristics, such as your date of birth (where applicable). Information that may be deemed sensitive under applicable laws, such as usernames and passwords used to access your account, government identification numbers, and information regarding children. Visual, audio, and electronic information, such as your picture or signature; records of our interactions, such as correspondence, details of complaints and their resolutions, service records; your preferences, including your preferred tools, experience, language, and the frequency at which you wish to receive marketing communications." Also: "Identifiers, such as unique user identifiers, unique device identifiers, IP addresses, cookie identifiers, information about product licenses, and usernames. Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as the website domain visited; which activities and offerings are used, how, and for how long; posts, discussions, and other types of engagement with us, including on our blogs, discussion forums, or chat rooms; the use of any hyperlinks or downloadable content available through the offerings. Geolocation information, such as region, country, state, Zip or postal code. Electronic information, such as information about operating systems, device types, information about browsers, information relating to automatic updates and technical errors, information about your use of our offerings, including your preferred tools and experiences, and your engagement with our activities. Commercial information, such as records about interest in our offerings or completed purchases. Information that may be deemed sensitive under applicable laws, such as usernames and passwords used to access your account, and precise geolocation information. Identifying characteristics, such as facial templates and eye movement. Inferences drawn from any of the personal and offering usage information available to us"
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 8
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
"We disclose the categories of information described above to the following categories of persons: Our service providers"
Where it says this ↗Third parties are involved in operating the service
"When you make purchases through our websites, we use payment processors (Digital River, PayPal, Stripe, Worldpay, Adyen, Chargebee)"
Where it says this ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
"Effective date: January 1, 2023"
Where it says this ↗Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply
Other privacy policies may apply
"We may display supplemental privacy notices on occasion, such as when we believe additional transparency would help you make an informed choice about whether to provide personal data. For example, you may see a supplemental privacy notice explaining a particular data collection program, or you may see a supplemental privacy notice when registering for an event."
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
"We may share aggregate, anonymous, or de-identified demographic, statistical, and other information regarding use of our offerings with third parties for marketing, analytics, planning, and other purposes."
Where it says this ↗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.
"Autodesk currently does not respond to “do not track” signals."
Where it says this ↗You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify
"We may change this Privacy Statement to reflect changes in the law, our data handling practices, or the features of our business. The updated Privacy Statement will be available at our Trust Center here. We will show the date the Privacy Statement was last updated to help you know when we change it. If we make material changes to our Privacy Statement, we will endeavor to provide you with notice before such changes take effect, such as through prominent notice on our website or services or by email"
Where it says this ↗Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
"These Cookies cannot be disabled. Without these Cookies, you may not be able to access the full functionality of our applications, and we may be unable to fulfill your requests."
Where it says this ↗
Good 6
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
"What information does Autodesk collect about you?"
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about how your personal data is used
"How does Autodesk use the information it collects about you?"
Where it says this ↗You can opt out of targeted advertising
[In some jurisdictions] You can opt out of targeted advertising
"Opt-out of targeted advertising"
Where it says this ↗The service will only respond to government requests that are reasonable
"Persons to whom we are required by law to provide information, such as pursuant to a subpoena or a court order. Law enforcement, legal counsel, or other reasonably necessary parties when we determine that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or appropriate government request or to enforce or apply our terms and conditions or to establish, exercise or defend the rights of Autodesk, Autodesk personnel, customers or others."
Where it says this ↗Personal information that is shared outside its jurisdiction is processed according to the original jurisdiction’s data protection standards
"Because we are a global company, we transfer personal data across national borders to other countries, in compliance with the laws that apply to that data. Where required by law, we have put in place measures (such as standard contractual clauses) to adequately protect personal data that we transfer across borders."
Where it says this ↗You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
"You have the right to access, update, delete, receive a copy of, or restrict our use of your personal data"
Where it says this ↗
If you have a Autodesk account
Serious 1
This service holds onto content that you've deleted
"Data may persist in copies made for backup and business continuity purposes for additional time."
Where it says this ↗
Bad 1
Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication
"When we send you marketing emails, they might include a web beacon or similar technology that lets us know if you received or opened the email and whether you clicked on any of the links in the email."
Where it says this ↗
Good 3
You can retrieve an archive of your data
"You have the right to access, update, delete, receive a copy of, or restrict our use of your personal data"
Where it says this ↗You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online
"As always, we urge you to be mindful when deciding to disclose personal data, including on our offerings. Our offerings may allow you to post content, including comments and “likes,” that can be visible to the public"
Where it says this ↗You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
[In some jurisdictions] You can opt out of promotional communications
"Opt-out of certain direct marketing communications"
Where it says this ↗
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