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What eBird's terms say

D privacy grade · ebird.org · News & reference

eBird's terms of service and privacy policy have 7 rated points: 0 serious, 3 bad, 4 worth knowing and 0 good. 7 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 0 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use eBird

Bad 3

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

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

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  • Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you

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Worth knowing 4

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

    Where it says this ↗
  • Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder

    Where it says this ↗
  • 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.

    Where it says this ↗
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If you have a eBird account

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