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What GNU (Free Software Foundation)'s terms say

B privacy grade · gnu.org · Tech & telecom

GNU (Free Software Foundation)'s terms of service and privacy policy have 18 rated points: 0 serious, 3 bad, 4 worth knowing and 11 good. 14 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 4 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use GNU (Free Software Foundation)

Bad 3

  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

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

    Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions

  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

Worth knowing 3

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

    Where it says this ↗
  • There is a date of the last update of the agreements

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

Good 8

  • Do Not Track (DNT) headers are respected

    This service respects your browser's Do Not Track (DNT) headers

    Where it says this ↗
  • 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

    Where it says this ↗
  • A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

  • 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

  • Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time

With an account

If you have a GNU (Free Software Foundation) account

Worth knowing 1

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

Good 3

  • You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

    You can opt out of promotional communications

  • You can retrieve an archive of your data

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

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