What Filen's terms say
Filen's terms of service and privacy policy have 29 rated points: 0 serious, 5 bad, 17 worth knowing and 7 good. 19 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 10 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Filen
Bad 4
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 merely from your usage.
Where it says this ↗Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
Where it says this ↗If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
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Worth knowing 11
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
Where it says this ↗You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
Where it says this ↗This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially
This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially.
Where it says this ↗Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
Where it says this ↗The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in Germany
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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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Where it says this ↗The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
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Where it says this ↗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
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Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
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Where it says this ↗Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
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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
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Good 4
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
Since Filen is fully GDPR compliant, we make it possible for the user to view or download his data stored by us or even fully remove it forever.
Where it says this ↗This service claims that your personal data is not being sold
Your personal data is not sold
Where it says this ↗No third-party analytics or tracking platforms are used
We strictly do not use any 3rd party analytics / tracking software (Such as Google Analytics), which can be used to track your browsing habits for advertising purposes. We use a self hosted privacy friendly Matomo instance for internal analytics.
Where it says this ↗You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
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If you have a Filen account
Bad 1
Usernames can be rejected or changed for any reason
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Worth knowing 6
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
Where it says this ↗This service is only available to users over a certain age
This service is only available to users over 18 years old
Where it says this ↗You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
Where it says this ↗You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
Where it says this ↗You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis
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Good 3
You can retrieve an archive of your data
Where it says this ↗You maintain ownership of your content
Where it says this ↗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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