What Flipboard's terms say
Flipboard's terms of service and privacy policy have 28 rated points: 1 serious, 11 bad, 11 worth knowing and 5 good. 21 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 7 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Flipboard
Serious 1
Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not
They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service
Where it says this ↗
Bad 11
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Where it says this ↗Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Where it says this ↗This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
Where it says this ↗Information is gathered about you through third parties
Where it says this ↗Your profile is combined across various products
Where it says this ↗Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to $100
Where it says this ↗Your personal information is used for many different purposes
Where it says this ↗Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
This service may collect, use, and share location data
Where it says this ↗You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Where it says this ↗This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 8
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
Where it says this ↗You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
Where it says this ↗The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in California, USA
Where it says this ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
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 ↗This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Where it says this ↗The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
This service assumes no liability for any losses or damages resulting from any matter relating to the service
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
Where it says this ↗
Good 1
Your feedback is invited regarding changes to the terms
Your feedback is invited regarding changes to the terms.
Where it says this ↗
If you have a Flipboard account
Worth knowing 3
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
Where it says this ↗You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
Where it says this ↗This service is only available to users over a certain age
This service is only available to users over 16
Where it says this ↗
Good 4
You can delete your content from this service
Where it says this ↗You maintain ownership of your content
Where it says this ↗You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
Where it says this ↗
The documents
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.