What Flatmates.com.au's terms say
Flatmates.com.au's terms of service and privacy policy have 22 rated points: 2 serious, 10 bad, 6 worth knowing and 4 good. 18 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 4 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Flatmates.com.au
Bad 10
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
You are tracked via web beacons and tracking pixels
"We use cookies, web beacons and measurement software and tools on the Websites and REA Group Website"
Where it says this ↗Information is gathered about you through third parties
" We may also collect your personal information through our related bodies corporate, our service providers and third parties so that we may provide a better or more relevant service or product to you. "
Where it says this ↗The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection (New South Wales, Australia)
Where it says this ↗Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them
Where it says this ↗Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
"d) personalise and customise your services, experience, advertising and content that you view and engage with on the Websites or the websites of realestate.com.au service providers and business partners "
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
" USING AND DISCLOSING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR MARKETING PURPOSES We may: (a) use your personal information to provide you with information about offers, promotions, goods or services, which we believe may be of interest to you"
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
" (e) in conjunction with a sale or similar transfer of a business "
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for advertising
"We may combine our cookies, information collected through the cookies and web beacons on the Websites and REA Group Website with other information (including information collected by third parties using their own cookies and web beacons and providing our cookies and information to third parties) and use analytics services such as Firebase Analytics – to provide better or more relevant services and advertising to you on the Websites"
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for statistics
"This includes using the information to report statistics, analyse trends, administer our services, diagnose problems and target and improve the quality of our products and services. We may allow other third parties to use their own cookies and web beacons to collect information about your visits to the Websites and REA Group Website."
Where it says this ↗Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
"or in the data centres of REA’s outsourced data processors with data centres in Australia, the United States of America, Europe and Asia. We transfer data outside of Australia to our service providers in order to obtain secure storage, back-up and data retrieval services and to provide services. REA has implemented policies and procedures to safeguard the secure storage and processing of data with its related companies and has verified the security arrangements of its outsourced data processors. When you provide us with your personal information you give us your consent to store your personal information outside of Australia for the purposes described above. Where we have obtained your consent to do so, we may also share your personal information with our service providers and other third parties located outside Australia so that they can provide you with any products or services requested by you, including contacting you in relation to the products or services. As these entities are located outside of Australia, they are not required to comply with the Privacy Act and you will not be able to seek any redress under the Privacy Act in connection with the use of your information."
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 4
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
Where it says this ↗Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
"you may be able to delete or reject Cookies or some of the measurement software features through your browser or the settings section of your mobile or tablet device. Disabling these features may cause some of the functions on the Websites and REA Group Website, or products and services not to work properly "
Where it says this ↗This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
"We may disclose personal information to our related bodies corporate, service providers or business partners. "
Where it says this ↗You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify
Where it says this ↗
Good 4
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Details are provided about what kind of information they collect
"THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU"
Where it says this ↗The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
"If you access our Websites from the European Economic Area (>EEA, you may have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, being Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) in relation to the handling of your Personal Data (as defined in Article 4 of the GDPR). "
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about how your personal data is used
"HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION"
Where it says this ↗You can opt out of targeted advertising
" You can opt out of us personalising your advertising experience by going to the opt out page. "
Where it says this ↗
If you have a Flatmates.com.au account
Serious 2
Private messages can be read
Where it says this ↗You waive your moral rights
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 2
Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms
Where it says this ↗
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.