What Common App's terms say
Common App's terms of service and privacy policy have 18 rated points: 0 serious, 8 bad, 7 worth knowing and 3 good. 18 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 0 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Common App
Bad 8
Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for statistics
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
Where it says this ↗Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
This service reserves the right to disclose your personal information without notifying you
Where it says this ↗Logs are kept for an undefined period of time
Where it says this ↗Information is gathered about you through third parties
Where it says this ↗Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 7
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
Where it says this ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
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 ↗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
Where it says this ↗This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Where it says this ↗Third parties are involved in operating the service
Where it says this ↗First-party cookies are used
Where it says this ↗
Good 3
Information is provided about security practices
Where it says this ↗You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Where it says this ↗
If you have a Common App account
No account-only points rated.
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.