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What Last.fm's terms say

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Last.fm's terms of service and privacy policy have 49 rated points: 4 serious, 16 bad, 20 worth knowing and 9 good. 32 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 17 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use Last.fm

Serious 1

  • Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training

Bad 13

  • Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you

    Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user

    Where it says this ↗

  • No guarantee is made regarding the correction of software errors

    The service does not guarantee that software errors will be corrected

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

  • Certain features may be throttled

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

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

  • Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

    This service tracks which web page referred you to it

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

  • 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

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

  • You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service

  • Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them

Worth knowing 13

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

    Where it says this ↗

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

    Where it says this ↗

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

    Created by Docbot version v3

    Where it says this ↗

  • This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements

    Created by Docbot version v3

    Where it says this ↗

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

    Created by Docbot version v3

    Where it says this ↗

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

  • There is a date of the last update of the agreements

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

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

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

    The court of law governing the terms is in England

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

  • The service can stop being provided at any time

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

Good 5

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

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

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

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

With an account

If you have a Last.fm account

Serious 3

  • You waive your moral rights

  • 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 3

  • A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

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

Worth knowing 7

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

    "You will not use the Properties to: Upload, post, e-mail, transmit, display, copy, distribute, promote, or otherwise communicate to the public: any material that is [...]"

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

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

  • You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values

    "You will not use the Properties to: Upload, post, e-mail, transmit, display, copy, distribute, promote, or otherwise communicate to the public: any material [...]"

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

  • Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future

Good 4

  • You can retrieve an archive of your data

  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

  • You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

    You can opt out of promotional communications

  • 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

The documents

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