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What KAYAK's terms say

D privacy grade · kayak.com · Travel & local

KAYAK's terms of service and privacy policy have 25 rated points: 2 serious, 5 bad, 16 worth knowing and 2 good. 16 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 9 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use KAYAK

Bad 4

  • Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, 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.

  • You waive your right to a class action

    You waive your right to a class action.

  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

Worth knowing 11

  • This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites

  • You agree to comply with the law of the service's country

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

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

  • The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

  • Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder

  • This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents

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

  • You are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses that may incur by downloading materials

Good 1

  • If you offer suggestions to the service, they may use that without your approval or compensation, but they do not become the owner

With an account

If you have a KAYAK account

Serious 2

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

  • Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason

Bad 1

  • Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason

Worth knowing 5

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

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

  • This service is only available to users over a certain age

  • You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

  • You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account

Good 1

  • You are prohibited from publishing any third party’s personally identifiable information without their consent

    The publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent is not allowed

The documents

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