What GitLab's terms say

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• Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising

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

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• 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.

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• Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you

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• Third-party cookies are used for advertising

• Third-party cookies are used for statistics

• Your profile is combined across various products

• Many different types of personal data are collected

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

  This service may collect, use, and share location data

• Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

  This service tracks which web page referred you to it

• Information is gathered about you through third parties

• You may be tracked on other websites

  This service tracks you on other websites

• Many third parties are involved in operating the service

• Your personal information is used for many different purposes

• Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

• 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

• You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service

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

  Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions

• Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

• You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

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

• Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection

  Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection (U.S.A.)

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

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• Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

  defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

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• You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

  Users agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

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• 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

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

  The court of law governing the terms is in California, U.S.A

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• The service can stop being provided at any time

  They may stop providing the service at any time

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• The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

  The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at the users' sole risk

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• Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder

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

• Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header

• Separate policies are employed for different parts of the service

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

• First-party cookies are used

• [DEPRECATED] The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers

  The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers

• This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents

• You are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses that may incur by downloading materials

• This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements

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

• You agree to indemnify and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service

• Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision

• There is a date of the last update of the agreements

• Third parties are involved in operating the service

• This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services

  The service informs you that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites

• This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation

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

• Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

• Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

  Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

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

  Information is provided about what kind of information they collect

• The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

• You can opt out of targeted advertising

• A list of all cookies used by the service is provided

  A list of all cookies set by the website is provided

• Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

  Information is provided about how they collect 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 how your personal data is used

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

  This Service provides a list of Third Parties involved in its operation

• The service will only respond to government requests that are reasonable

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

• Information is provided about security practices

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

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

• The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

• Promises will be kept after a merger or acquisition

• The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis

  The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis

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• Your provided identifiable information is actively checked by the service

• Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication

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

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

  This service is only available to users over 13 years old

• You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account

• The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

• Your private content may be accessed by people working for the service

• You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

• The service suspends your account after inactivity for a certain or uncertain time

• You cannot delete your contributions, but it makes sense for this service

• If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content and/or your account may be removed

  If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed

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• You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

  You can opt out of promotional communications

• Pseudonyms are allowed

• You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online

• You can retrieve an archive of your data

• If you are the target of a copyright holder's take down notice, this service gives you the opportunity to defend yourself

• You are prohibited from publishing any third party’s personally identifiable information without their consent

  The publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent is not allowed