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What IFTTT's terms say

D privacy grade · ifttt.com · Productivity & cloud

IFTTT's terms of service and privacy policy have 40 rated points: 0 serious, 12 bad, 20 worth knowing and 8 good. 32 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 8 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use IFTTT

Bad 11

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

  • Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage

  • App required for this service requires broad device permissions

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

  • Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction

  • 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

  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

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

  • You waive your right to a class action

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

Worth knowing 15

  • The service can stop being provided at any time

    They may stop providing the service at any time

    Where it says this ↗
  • The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

    The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at the users' sole risk

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

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

    "You may not use the Service: [...]"

  • You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems

    "You may not use the Service: [...]"

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

  • This service cannot be held responsible for disputes that you may have with other users

  • The court of law governing the terms is in location X

    The court of law governing the terms is in California, U.S.A.

  • 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

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

  • Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header

  • First-party cookies are used

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

  • The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs

Good 6

  • No need to register

    Where it says this ↗
  • Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection

    The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection (California, U.S.A.)

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

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

With an account

If you have a IFTTT account

Bad 1

  • Usernames can be rejected or changed for any reason

Worth knowing 5

  • You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages

    "You may not use the Service: [...]"

  • No refunds will be issued

    The service has a no refund policy

  • You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis

  • Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

Good 2

  • You maintain ownership of your content

  • You can retrieve an archive of your data

The documents

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