What Hostinger's terms say
Hostinger's terms of service and privacy policy have 74 rated points: 3 serious, 20 bad, 34 worth knowing and 17 good. 55 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 19 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Hostinger
Serious 1
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Bad 18
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Many different types of personal data are collected
Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Many third parties are involved in operating the service
A secure, anonymized record of your data may be kept for analytical purposes after the data retention period ends
The service may keep a secure, anonymized record of your data for analytical purposes even after the data retention period
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
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 to changes of terms merely from your usage.
The service is only available in some countries approved by its government
Your biometric data is collected
This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information
If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
Worth knowing 25
Third parties are involved in operating the service
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
First-party cookies are used
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
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
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply
Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines
This service cannot be held responsible for disputes that you may have with other users
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
This service is only available for commercial use
You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
No guarantee is given regarding quality
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination
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
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services
This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third party websites
The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
Good 11
The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes
Staff at this organisation receive training about handling data
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
Promises will be kept after a merger or acquisition
A free help desk is provided
Personal information that is shared outside its jurisdiction is processed according to the original jurisdiction’s data protection standards
Information is provided about security practices
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
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
If you have a Hostinger account
Serious 2
Private messages can be read
Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason
Bad 2
Your content can be licensed to third parties
Prices and fees may be changed at any time, without notice to you
Worth knowing 9
The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
Your private content may be accessed by people working for the service
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
This service is only available to users over a certain age
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
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.
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis
This service has a no refund policy with some exceptions
Good 6
You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online
You have the right to leave this service at any time
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
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 maintain ownership of your content
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