What BeWelcome's terms say
BeWelcome's terms of service and privacy policy have 39 rated points: 0 serious, 1 bad, 26 worth knowing and 12 good. 22 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 17 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use BeWelcome
Bad 1
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Worth knowing 15
This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services
The service informs users that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites
Where it says this ↗The terms for this service are translated into different languages
The terms for this service are translated into different languages (English, French)
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
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Where it says this ↗This service is a subsidiary of Company X
This service is a subsidiary of BeVolunteer
You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially
"The following are some examples of what you agree NOT to do on BeWelcome: [...]"
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
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Where it says this ↗This service cannot be held responsible for disputes that you may have with other users
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in France
The service can stop being provided at any time
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience
Good 6
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
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Where it says this ↗You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Logs are deleted after a finite period of time
Logs are deleted after 6 months
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection (France)
A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
When the service wants to make a material change to its terms, you are notified at least 30 days in advance
If you have a BeWelcome account
Worth knowing 11
The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
"The following are some examples of what you agree NOT to do on BeWelcome: [...]"
You must keep your information up to date and accurate
Alternative accounts are not allowed
This service is only available to users over a certain age
This service is only available to users over 18 years old
Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account
The service suspends your account after inactivity for a certain or uncertain time
The service suspends your account after 2 years of inactivity
You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values
"The following are some examples of what you agree NOT to do on BeWelcome: [...]"
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
"The following are some examples of what you agree NOT to do on BeWelcome: [...]"
This service will continue using anonymized user-generated content after erasure of personal information
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
"The following are some examples of what you agree NOT to do on BeWelcome: [...]"
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
Good 6
You maintain ownership of your content
You are prohibited from publishing any third party’s personally identifiable information without their consent
"The following are some examples of what you agree NOT to do on BeWelcome: [...]"
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can retrieve an archive of your data
You can set guidelines for the use of your personal information after your death
Your account may be suspended and/or terminated for breaching the Terms of Service
The documents
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.