What Gather Town's terms say
Gather Town's terms of service and privacy policy have 24 rated points: 1 serious, 5 bad, 11 worth knowing and 7 good. 21 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 3 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Gather Town
Bad 5
No guarantee is made regarding the correction of software errors
The service does not guarantee that software errors will be corrected
Where it says this ↗Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
Where it says this ↗Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection
Where it says this ↗Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
Where it says this ↗You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 9
First-party cookies are used
Where it says this ↗Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
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 ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Where it says this ↗The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
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 ↗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 Delaware, USA
Where it says this ↗This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Where it says this ↗
Good 7
You can opt out of providing personal information to third parties
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 ↗The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
Where it says this ↗You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
If you live in the EU, you can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Where it says this ↗The terms for this service are easy to read
Where it says this ↗Promises will be kept after a merger or acquisition
In case of a merger, Personal data will not be transferred to the acquiring company
Where it says this ↗The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
Where it says this ↗
If you have a Gather Town account
Serious 1
Private messages can be read
Private messages can be read unless turned off in the settings
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 2
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 ↗
The documents
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.