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What Hulu's terms say

F privacy grade · hulu.com · Video & music

Hulu's terms of service and privacy policy have 26 rated points: 1 serious, 13 bad, 8 worth knowing and 4 good. 23 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 3 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use Hulu

Bad 13

  • You waive your right to a class action

    You waive your right to a class action.

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

    This service may collect, use, and share location data

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  • Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you

    This service reserves the right to disclose your personal information without notifying you

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  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

    This service may use your personal information for marketing purposes

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  • You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service

    Users have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service

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  • You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting

    The service may use tracking pixels, web beacons, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting on users.

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  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

    This service gathers information about you through third parties

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  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

    This service uses third-party cookies for statistics

    Full quote: "We may work with service providers who use information collected from or about you to help us identify the browsers and devices you use for various purposes, including for targeted advertising, analytics, attribution, and measurement purposes."

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  • Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising

    The service uses your personal data to employ targeted third-party advertising

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

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  • This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

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  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

    SDKs are used for advertising

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  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

    This service forces users into binding arbitration in the case of disputes

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Worth knowing 7

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

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

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

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

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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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  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

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

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

    Spidering or crawling is not allowed

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Good 3

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

    The service provides details about what kinds of personal information they collect

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  • You can opt out of targeted advertising

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  • When the service wants to make a material change to its terms, you are notified at least 30 days in advance

    When the service wants to make a material change to its terms, users are notified at least 30 days in advance

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With an account

If you have a Hulu account

Serious 1

  • Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice

    The service can delete specific content without reason and may do it without prior notice

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Worth knowing 1

Good 1

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