What Blizzard's terms say
Blizzard's terms of service and privacy policy have 87 rated points: 5 serious, 34 bad, 33 worth knowing and 15 good. 59 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 28 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Blizzard
Serious 1
Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising
Bad 29
You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
This service forces users into binding arbitration in the case of disputes
Where it says this ↗Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
The service uses your personal data to employ targeted third-party advertising
Full quote: "We partner with third party ad networks to either display advertising on our websites or to manage our advertising on other sites. Our ad network partners may use tracking technologies to collect information about your activities on this and other websites to provide you targeted advertising based upon your interests."
Where it says this ↗You may be tracked on other websites
This service tracks you on other websites
While it is not Blizzard directly tracking you, its affiliates, subsidiaries do so on their behalf, which in practice -I'd argue- is the same.
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
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Where it says this ↗Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
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Where it says this ↗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 to changes of terms merely from your usage.
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Where it says this ↗Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them
If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
No guarantee is made regarding the correction of software errors
The service does not guarantee that software errors will be corrected
Users can be fined for Terms of Service violations
Service fines users for Terms of Service violations
The service disables software that you are not licensed to use
The service disables software that you are not licensed to use.
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.
The service is only available in some countries approved by its government
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Many different types of personal data are collected
Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
Your profile is combined across various products
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Information is gathered about you through third parties
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Your Personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
Many third parties are involved in operating the service
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Your biometric data is collected
Worth knowing 19
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
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
Where it says this ↗This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services
The service refers users to external documents for more information
Full quote: "Blizzard and our partners, such as marketing partners and analytics providers (listed here ), may use tracking technologies such as cookies, beacons, tags and scripts.
Where it says this ↗The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in Delaware, U.S.A.
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Where it says this ↗This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially
This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially.
Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply
Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
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
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
Good 10
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
A free help desk is provided
The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis
The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis
You can limit how your information is used by third parties and the service
You can limit how your information is used by third-parties and the service
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
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
This service provides a list of third parties involved in its operation
This Service provides a list of Third Parties involved in its operation.
You can opt out of targeted advertising
Do Not Track (DNT) headers are respected
Your browser's Do Not Track (DNT) headers are respected (in some jurisdictions)
If you have a Blizzard account
Serious 4
Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
You waive your moral rights
Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason
Private messages can be read
Bad 5
Your content can be licensed to third parties
This service can license user content to third parties
Full quote: "You hereby grant Blizzard a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, fully paid up, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, right and license to exploit the User Content and all elements thereof, in any and all media, formats and forms, known now or hereafter devised."
Where it says this ↗A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account
You must provide your legal name, pseudonyms are not allowed
Your provided identifiable information is actively checked by the service
Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication
Worth knowing 14
You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
Where it says this ↗Your content can be used by the service provider for all their existing and future services
This service can use your content for all their existing and future services
Where it says this ↗You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
Users agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
Full quote: "You further represent and warrant that you will not use or contribute User Content that is unlawful, tortious, defamatory, obscene, invasive of the privacy of another person, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, racist or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate."
Where it says this ↗The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
Prohibits the posting of pornographic content
Full quote: "You further represent and warrant that you will not use or contribute User Content that is unlawful, tortious, defamatory, obscene, invasive of the privacy of another person, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, racist or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate."
Where it says this ↗This service is only available to users over a certain age
Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future
This service employs a broad copyright license over user content including the right to distribute through any media
Full quote: "You hereby grant Blizzard a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, fully paid up, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, right and license to exploit the User Content and all elements thereof, in any and all media, formats and forms, known now or hereafter devised."
Where it says this ↗You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
Where it says this ↗Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service
You must create an account to use this service
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis
This service has a no refund policy with some exceptions
Your account can be suspended for several reasons
Your private content may be accessed by people working for the service
Good 5
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
Your account may be suspended and/or terminated for breaching the Terms of Service
User accounts can be terminated after having been in breach of the terms of service repeatedly
Two factor authentication is provided for your account
You are prohibited from publishing any third party’s personally identifiable information without their consent
The publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent is not allowed
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
The documents
- Privacy Policy ↗
- Terms of Use for Blizzard's Websites ↗
- Blizzard Entertainment Dispute Resolution Policy ↗
- End User License Agreement ↗
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.