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D privacy grade · disqus.com · Social & messaging

Disqus's terms of service and privacy policy have 40 rated points: 0 serious, 10 bad, 20 worth knowing and 10 good. 23 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 17 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use Disqus

Bad 6

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

Worth knowing 11

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

    The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at the users' sole risk

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

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  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Harming minors in any ways is prohibited

Good 6

  • 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

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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

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  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

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  • The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection

    The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection (California, U.S.A.)

  • This service provides a list of third parties involved in its operation

    This Service provides a list of third parties involved in its operation

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

With an account

If you have a Disqus account

Bad 4

  • 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

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  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

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

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

Worth knowing 9

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

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

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  • 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 agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

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

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

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

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

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

Good 4

  • You maintain ownership of your content

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  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

  • You can retrieve an archive of your data

  • 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

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