What Brave's terms say

Serious 1

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

Bad 9

• Certain features may be throttled

  This service throttles your use

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• Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage

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

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

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

• Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising

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

  This service may collect, use, and share location data

• Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection

• You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service

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Worth knowing 18

• The service can stop being provided at any time

  They may stop providing the service at any time

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

  This service assumes no liability for any losses or damages resulting from any matter relating to the service

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

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

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

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• Separate policies are employed for different parts of the service

• You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

• You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems

• Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

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

• Third parties are involved in operating the service

• Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

• 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

• Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

  Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

• 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

• Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

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

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

Good 11

• An onion site accessible over Tor is provided

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• The service is released as free software or open-source

  The service is open-source

• The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

• Information is provided about how your personal data is used

• Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected

  Information is provided about what kind of information they collect

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

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

  Your personal data is not sold

• You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data

• The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

• 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 free help desk is provided

Bad 1

• Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason

Worth knowing 9

• You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

  Users agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

  By way of example, and not as a limitation, you shall not (and shall not permit any third party to) take any action (including contributing any Content) that: [...] is threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortious, obscene, offensive, or profane."

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• You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

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• The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

• You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages

• Your account can be suspended for several reasons

• No refunds will be issued

  The service has a no refund policy

• 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

• You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis

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

Good 5

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

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• 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 are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online

• You can retrieve an archive of your data

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