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What Le Parisien's terms say

D privacy grade · leparisien.fr · News & reference

Le Parisien's terms of service and privacy policy have 40 rated points: 2 serious, 13 bad, 15 worth knowing and 10 good. 32 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 8 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use Le Parisien

Bad 11

  • You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

    The service uses social media cookies/pixels

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  • 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

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  • Many different types of personal data are collected

    The service collects many different types of personal data

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  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

    This service may use your personal information for marketing purposes

    "Ainsi, vos Données sont collectées afin de : [...] Vous adresser des informations sur nos offres, actualités et évènements(newsletters, alertes, invitations et autres publications)"

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  • Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world

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  • Inconvenient process for obtaining personal data

    "Conformément à la réglementation en vigueur, vous disposez d’un droit d'accès et de rectification de vos Données, ainsi que [...] [celui de] la portabilité dans la mesure où cela est applicable. [...] Ces droits peuvent être exercés directement auprès du Parisien par courrier électronique à l’adresse [email protected]."

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  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

    Tracking via third-party cookies for advertising

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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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  • This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information

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

    The service can sell or otherwise transfer your personal data as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction.

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  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

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Worth knowing 12

  • First-party cookies are used

    This service requires first-party cookies

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  • This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially

    This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially.

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

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  • 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

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

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

    This service collects your IP address, which can be used to view your approximate location

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

    Users are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses they may incur by downloading materials

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  • 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

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  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

    "Ainsi, vos Données sont collectées afin de : [...] Réaliser des statistiques et mesures d’audience."

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

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  • This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services

    The service informs users that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites

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Good 9

  • Information is provided about security practices

    The user is informed about security practices

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  • Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

    The service provides information about how they collect personal data

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  • You aren’t forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

    This service does not force users into binding arbitration

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  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

    The service provides information about how they intend to use your personal data

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  • You can limit how your information is used by third parties and the service

    You can limit how your information is used by third-parties and the service

    "Conformément à la réglementation en vigueur, vous disposez d’un droit d'accès et de rectification de vos Données, ainsi que de celui d’en demander l’effacement, de vous opposer à leur traitement et d’en obtenir la limitation ou la portabilité dans la mesure où cela est applicable."

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  • Personal information that is shared outside its jurisdiction is processed according to the original jurisdiction’s data protection standards

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

    You can request access and deletion of personal data

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  • The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes

    The service's data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes

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  • A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data

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With an account

If you have a Le Parisien account

Serious 2

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

    This service reserves the right to edit any content you post

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  • 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

    "présumé" and "à sa seule discrétion" imply they may remove any user-generated content for any reason.

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Bad 2

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

    This service can license user content to third parties

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  • You cannot opt out of receiving promotional communications

    You cannot opt out of promotional communications

    If when creating an account, users provide their phone number, they may be contacted by Le Parisien or third parties even if they have signed up to BLOCTEL (do-not-call registry).

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Worth knowing 3

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

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

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

    The service can distribute your content through any media known now or in the future

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Good 1

  • 30 days of notice are given before closing your account

    The service gives 30 days of notice before closing your account

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