What IMDb's terms say
IMDb's terms of service and privacy policy have 25 rated points: 1 serious, 10 bad, 9 worth knowing and 5 good. 23 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 2 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use IMDb
Bad 10
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection (USA)
Where it says this ↗You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for advertising
Where it says this ↗You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels and device fingerprinting
Where it says this ↗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
Where it says this ↗Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
This service may collect, use, and share location data
"Examples of the information we collect and analyze include [...] the location of your device or computer"
Where it says this ↗Many different types of personal data are collected
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 8
Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
Where it says this ↗Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
Where it says this ↗The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
This service assumes no liability for any losses or damages resulting from any matter relating to the service
Where it says this ↗Third parties are involved in operating the service
Where it says this ↗This service is a subsidiary of Company X
This service is a subsidiary of Amazon
Where it says this ↗This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Where it says this ↗Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
Where it says this ↗The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
Where it says this ↗
Good 5
The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
IMDb California Consumer Privacy Act Disclosures This California Consumer Privacy Act disclosure page (“Disclosure”) supplements the IMDb Privacy Notice and is effective as of July 1, 2020. The IMDb Privacy Notice describes the personal information that we collect, the sources from which we collect it, the purposes for which we use it, the limited circumstances under which we share personal information, and with whom we share it. These additional disclosures are required by the California Consumer Privacy Act: Categories of personal information collected. The personal information that IMDb collects, or has collected from consumers in the twelve months prior to the effective date of this Disclosure, fall into the following categories established by the California Consumer Privacy Act, depending on which IMDb Service is used: identifiers such as your name, user ID, email address, or IP address; personal information, such as a credit card number; age, gender, or other protected classifications, for example if you choose to provide such information on your IMDbPro name page; commercial information, such as your enrollment in IMDbPro; education information, for example if you choose to provide such information on your IMDbPro name page; Internet or other electronic network activity information, including content interaction information, such as content streams and playback details; geolocation data, such as the location of your device if you agree to provide this information so that IMDb can display local movie showtimes; audio or visual information, such as images and videos uploaded to your IMDbPro name page; professional information, for example data you may provide about your acting experience; and inference data, such as information about your film and television show preferences. Categories of personal information disclosed for a business purpose. The personal information that IMDb disclosed about consumers for a business purpose in the twelve months prior to the effective date of this Disclosure fall into the following categories established by the California Consumer Privacy Act, depending on which IMDb Service is used: identifiers such as your name and email address, for example if we work with a third party to fulfill a promotional prize; personal information, such as a credit card number, for example if we use a third party payment processor; your age, gender, or other protected classifications, for example if you choose to submit such information on your IMDbPro name page for casting notices; commercial information, such as your theater and showtime preferences for individuals films if you use IMDb Showtimes & Tickets; education information, such as the schools you have attended if you choose to submit such information on your IMDbPro name page for casting notices; internet or other electronic network activity information, such as if we use a service provider to help us gather crash reports for analyzing the health of our services; audio or visual information, such as your profile photo if you choose to submit such information on your IMDbPro name page for casting notices; and professional information, such as your acting experience if you choose to submit such information on your IMDbPro name page for casting notices. Right to Request Access to or Deletion of Personal Information: You may have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act to request information about the collection of your personal information by IMDb, or access to or deletion of your personal information. If you wish to do any of these things, please visit our IMDb Help Page or for DPReview.com, click here. Depending on your data choices, certain services may be limited or unavailable. No sale of personal information. In the twelve months prior to the effective date of this Disclosure, IMDb has not sold any personal information of consumers, as those terms are defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act. No Discrimination. IMDb will not discriminate against any consumer for exercising their rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
Where it says this ↗You can opt out of targeted advertising
Where it says this ↗This service claims that your personal data is not being sold
Your personal data is not sold
Where it says this ↗The service claims that third parties it shares your personal information with are bound by confidentiality obligations
Third parties used by the service are bound by confidentiality obligations
Where it says this ↗Promises will be kept after a merger or acquisition
Where it says this ↗
If you have a IMDb account
Serious 1
Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
The service can delete specific content without prior notice and without a reason
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 1
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
Where it says this ↗
The documents
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