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What GNOME's terms say

B privacy grade · gnome.org · Tech & telecom

GNOME's terms of service and privacy policy have 37 rated points: 0 serious, 9 bad, 11 worth knowing and 17 good. 30 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 7 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use GNOME

Bad 9

  • You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

  • Your personal information is used for many different purposes

  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

  • Your biometric data is collected

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

  • Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

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  • Many different types of personal data are collected

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

Worth knowing 7

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

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

  • Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

    Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

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

  • First-party cookies are used

  • This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites

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

Good 14

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

    Information is provided about what kind of information they collect

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

    Information is provided about how they collect personal data

  • This service offers a symbolic but nonbinding statement about a matter of opinion, ethics, society, or politics

  • The terms for this service are easy to read

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

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

    Your personal data is not sold

  • Staff at this organisation receive training about handling data

  • Information is provided about security practices

  • 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

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

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

  • You can limit how your information is used by third parties and the service

    You can limit how your information is used by third-parties and the service

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

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

With an account

If you have a GNOME account

Worth knowing 4

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

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

  • You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values

    You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values.

Good 3

  • 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

  • You can retrieve an archive of your data

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

The documents

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