What Evernote's terms say
Evernote's terms of service and privacy policy have 88 rated points: 3 serious, 21 bad, 37 worth knowing and 27 good. 61 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 27 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Evernote
Serious 1
Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not
Your data is collected even if you did not interact with the service directly
Bad 20
You waive your right to a class action
You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service
Certain features may be throttled
Your use is throttled
Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection
Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection (U.S.A.)
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
No guarantee is made regarding the correction of software errors
The service does not guarantee that software errors will be corrected
This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
Many different types of personal data are collected
Your biometric data is collected
Your personal information is used for many different purposes
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Worth knowing 23
Separate policies are employed for different parts of the service
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
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
Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
This service is a subsidiary of Company X
This service is a subsidiary of Bending Spoons Inc.
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
This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites
You agree to indemnify and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
You are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses that may incur by downloading materials
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in the State of California, U.S.A.
First-party cookies are used
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
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
You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
Good 17
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis
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.)
Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
Your personal data will not be used for an automated decision-making
Your personal data will not be used for an automated decision-making without your consent
You will be notified if personal data has been affected by data breaches
This service claims that your personal data is not being sold
Your personal data is not sold
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 are warned of the potential consequences related to third-party access
The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes
The service will only respond to government requests that are reasonable
The service will try to inform and/or notify you regarding government inquiries that may involve your personal information
The service will resist legal requests for your information where reasonably possible
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
If you have a Evernote account
Serious 2
Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason
Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
Bad 1
Your content can be licensed to third parties
Worth knowing 14
You must create an account to use this service
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
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
Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service
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
Your account can be suspended for several reasons
The service suspends your account after inactivity for a certain or uncertain time
This service is only available to users over a certain age
Your private content may be accessed by people working for the service
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
Good 10
Copyright license limited for the purposes of that same service but transferable and sublicenseable
You maintain ownership of your content
You are entitled to a refund if certain thresholds or standards are not met by the service
You have the right to leave this service at any time
You can delete your content from this service
Two factor authentication is provided for your account
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
You can choose with whom you share content
You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online
You are prohibited from publishing any third party’s personally identifiable information without their consent
The publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent is not allowed
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.