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What Condé Nast's terms say

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Condé Nast's terms of service and privacy policy have 100 rated points: 5 serious, 33 bad, 45 worth knowing and 17 good. 70 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 30 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use Condé Nast

Serious 2

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

  • Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising

Bad 26

  • 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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  • Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out

    Your Personal data may be sold unless you opt out

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

    This service may collect, use, and share location data

  • You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

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

  • Many third parties are involved in operating the service

  • You may be tracked on other websites

    This service tracks you on other websites

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

    Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

  • Many different types of personal data are collected

  • Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

  • Your profile is combined across various products

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

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

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

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

  • 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 used for statistics

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

  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

  • You waive your right to a class action

    You waive your right to a class action.

  • Users can be fined for Terms of Service violations

    Service fines users for Terms of Service violations

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

  • You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service

  • The service is only available in some countries approved by its government

Worth knowing 31

  • First-party cookies are used

  • 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

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  • 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 personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

  • 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

  • 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.

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

  • 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

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

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

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

  • This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents

  • This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially

    This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially.

  • [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

  • Harming minors in any ways is prohibited

  • No guarantee is given regarding quality

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

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

  • 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

  • You are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses that may incur by downloading materials

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

  • Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

  • Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply

    Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines

  • You agree to comply with the law of the service's country

  • 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

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

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

  • This service is a subsidiary of Company X

    This service is a subsidiary of Company Advance Publishers Inc.

  • There is a date of the last update of the agreements

Good 11

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

    Information is provided about how they collect personal data

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

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

  • You can opt out of targeted advertising

  • The service will only respond to government requests that are reasonable

  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

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

  • 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

  • Information is provided about security practices

  • 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

With an account

If you have a Condé Nast account

Serious 3

  • Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice

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  • Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason

  • This service holds onto content that you've deleted

Bad 7

  • Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication

  • You must provide your legal name, pseudonyms are not allowed

  • A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

  • Prices and fees may be changed at any time, without notice to you

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

  • Usernames can be rejected or changed for any reason

Worth knowing 14

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

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

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

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  • You must create an account to use this service

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

  • 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

  • Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future

  • 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

  • Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account

    Users who have been permanently banned from this service are not allowed to re-register under a new account

  • You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

  • You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security

Good 6

  • You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

    You can opt out of promotional communications

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

  • 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

  • Spammers may be fined

    This service fines spammers

  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

  • You maintain ownership of your content

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