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F privacy grade · geoguessr.com · Gaming

GeoGuessr's terms of service and privacy policy have 74 rated points: 4 serious, 26 bad, 25 worth knowing and 19 good. 56 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 18 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use GeoGuessr

Serious 2

  • Your browsing history can be viewed by the service

  • Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training

Bad 22

  • Users can be fined for Terms of Service violations

  • Certain features may be throttled

  • Many different types of personal data are collected

  • Location data may be collected, used and/or shared

  • You waive your right to a class action

  • Your personal information is used for many different purposes

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

  • No guarantee is made regarding the correction of software errors

    The service does not guarantee that software errors will be corrected

  • Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations

  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

  • Your profile is combined across various products

  • Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising

  • Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction

  • Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you

  • Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world

  • This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation

  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

  • Inconvenient process for obtaining personal data

  • Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions

  • Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them

  • Many third parties are involved in operating the service

Worth knowing 16

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

  • This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services

  • Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed

  • You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

  • Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

  • 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

  • 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

  • You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify

  • Conditions may change, but your continued acceptance is not inferred from an earlier acceptance

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

  • The court of law governing the terms is in location X

    The court of law governing the terms is in Stockholm, Sweden

  • Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

  • First-party cookies are used

  • The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs

  • You are allowed to quote their content with attribution

Good 16

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

  • You aren’t forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

  • This service provides a list of third parties involved in its operation

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes

  • This service claims that your personal data is not being sold

    Your personal data is not sold

  • 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 (Sweden)

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

  • Personal information that is shared outside its jurisdiction is processed according to the original jurisdiction’s data protection standards

  • Promises will be kept after a merger or acquisition

  • Your feedback is invited regarding changes to the terms

  • A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data

  • 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

  • Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected

  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

  • You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data

With an account

If you have a GeoGuessr account

Serious 2

  • Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice

  • You waive your moral rights

Bad 4

  • Prices and fees may be changed at any time, without notice to you

    Prices and fees may be changed at any time, without notice to you (for Virtual Items)

  • Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason

  • You have no ownership over your content

    This service takes credit for your content

  • A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account

Worth knowing 9

  • Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service

  • 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

  • You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

  • You must create an account to use this service

  • You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis

  • This service is only available to users over a certain age

    This service is only available to users over 16 years old

Good 3

  • You are entitled to a refund if certain thresholds or standards are not met by the service

  • You can retrieve an archive of your data

  • 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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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.