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What Bluesky's terms say

F privacy grade · bsky.app · Social & messaging

Bluesky's terms of service and privacy policy have 83 rated points: 2 serious, 24 bad, 33 worth knowing and 24 good. 63 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 20 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use Bluesky

Serious 1

  • Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training

Bad 23

  • Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions

    Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions

  • Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world

  • You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting

  • 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.

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

  • Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user

  • You waive your right to a class action

    You waive your right to a class action.

  • 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 (U.S.A.)

  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

  • Many different types of personal data are collected

  • This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

  • Location data may be collected, used and/or shared

    This service may collect, use, and share location data

  • Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations

  • Your personal information is used for many different purposes

  • This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation

  • Your profile is combined across various products

  • Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction

  • Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you

  • 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

  • This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information

  • Your biometric data is collected

Worth knowing 23

  • 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.

  • 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

  • This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services

    The service informs you that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites

  • 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

  • The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

  • Harming minors in any ways is prohibited

  • [DEPRECATED] The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers

    The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers

  • This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites

  • 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

  • This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements

  • 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

  • The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs

  • You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify

  • The court of law governing the terms is in location X

    The court of law governing the terms is in the State of Delaware, U.S.A.

  • Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder

  • Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

  • First-party cookies are used

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

  • Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

    Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

  • This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation

  • You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service

Good 16

  • 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

  • Features of the service are available under a free software and/or open source license

    Features of the website are made available under a free software license

  • 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 are warned of the potential consequences related to third-party access

  • 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

  • A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data

  • The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes

  • This service claims that your personal data is not being sold

    Your personal data is not sold

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

    Information is provided about how they collect personal data

  • The service does not use any third-party advertising services

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

    While no explicit mention of the CCPA, I believe this section is good enough proof that BlueSky is CCPA compliant.

  • The service claims to be LGPD compliant for Brazilian users

With an account

If you have a Bluesky account

Serious 1

  • Private messages can be read

Bad 1

  • Your provided identifiable information is actively checked by the service

Worth knowing 10

  • You must create an account to use this service

  • Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

  • 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

  • This service is only available to users over a certain age

  • If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content and/or your account may be removed

    If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed

  • Your private content may be accessed by people working for the service

  • You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values

    You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values.

  • Your account can be suspended for several reasons

Good 8

  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

  • You can delete your content from this service

  • You maintain ownership 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

  • You have the right to leave this service at any time

  • If you are the target of a copyright holder's take down notice, this service gives you the opportunity to defend yourself

  • You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online

  • You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

    You can opt out of promotional communications

The documents

Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.