What Grammarly's terms say
Grammarly's terms of service and privacy policy have 37 rated points: 1 serious, 5 bad, 18 worth knowing and 13 good. 24 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 13 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Grammarly
Serious 1
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Bad 5
If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user or US $100
You waive your right to a class action
You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
Worth knowing 11
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
This service is a subsidiary of Company X
This service is a subsidiary of Superhuman Platform Inc.
This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
Good 7
Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time
The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
When the service wants to make a material change to its terms, you are notified at least 30 days in advance
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
You can limit how your information is used by third parties and the service
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
If you have a Grammarly account
Worth knowing 7
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
You must create an account to use this service
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
Your content can be used by the service provider for all their existing and future services
This service can use your content for all their existing and future services
"You grant us a [...] license to your User Content [...] for the limited purposes of: [...]"
Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account
No refunds will be issued
Good 6
You maintain ownership of your content
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
Your account may be suspended and/or terminated for breaching the Terms of Service
You can retrieve an archive of your data
You can set guidelines for the use of your personal information after your death
You can set guidelines for the use of your personal information after your death if you reside in France or Italy
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
The documents
- Acceptable Use Policy ↗ account holders
- Privacy Policy ↗
- Terms of Service ↗
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.