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What DeviantArt's terms say

D privacy grade · deviantart.com · Social & messaging

DeviantArt's terms of service and privacy policy have 80 rated points: 3 serious, 20 bad, 37 worth knowing and 20 good. 56 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 24 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use DeviantArt

Serious 1

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

Bad 15

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

  • 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.

  • 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

    Where it says this ↗

  • Certain features may be throttled

    Your use is throttled

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

    This service may collect, use, and share location data

  • Inconvenient process for obtaining personal data

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

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

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

  • 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

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

  • You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

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

Worth knowing 26

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

    Where it says this ↗

  • 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

    Where it says this ↗

  • 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

    Where it says this ↗

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

    Where it says this ↗

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

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

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    Where it says this ↗

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

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

    Users are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses they may incur by downloading materials

    Where it says this ↗

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

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  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

  • [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

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

  • Harming minors in any ways is prohibited

  • 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

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

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

  • First-party cookies are used

  • 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

  • Conditions may change, but your continued acceptance is not inferred from an earlier acceptance

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

  • The service can stop being provided at any time

    They may stop providing the service at any time

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

  • The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes

Good 14

  • A list of all cookies used by the service is provided

    The service provides a complete list of all cookies set by its website

    The Privacy Policy states, "Please check out the table below to receive more information about the type, categories, purpose and duration of cookies placed by DeviantArt and Third Party Services." It then provides a table of cookies with their respective purposes, durations, etc.

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

    Information is provided about what kind of information they collect

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • A free help desk is provided

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

    Information is provided about how they collect personal data

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis

    The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

With an account

If you have a DeviantArt account

Serious 2

  • Private messages can be read

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

Bad 5

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

    The service can delete your account without prior notice and without a reason

    Where it says this ↗

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

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

  • You cannot opt out of receiving promotional communications

    You cannot opt out of promotional communications

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

Worth knowing 11

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

    Where it says this ↗

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

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

  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

  • The service suspends your account after inactivity for a certain or uncertain time

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

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

  • The service can intervene in user disputes

  • No refunds will be issued

    The service has a no refund policy

  • You cannot delete your contributions, but it makes sense for this service

Good 6

  • You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

    You can opt out of promotional communications

  • You maintain ownership of your content

    You maintain ownership of your data

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  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

  • An anonymous payment method is offered

  • You can retrieve an archive of your data

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

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