What LingQ's terms say
LingQ's terms of service and privacy policy have 15 rated points: 0 serious, 6 bad, 7 worth knowing and 2 good. 12 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 3 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use LingQ
Bad 4
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
TOS: "IN ANY EVENT, DOMAIN NAME'S LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT PAID TO US BY THE CLAIMANT, AND (B) $100."
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Where it says this ↗Certain features may be throttled
Your use is throttled
TOS: "If your bandwidth usage exceeds 300 MB/month, or significantly exceeds the average bandwidth usage (as determined solely by The Linguist) of other LingQ customers, we reserve the right to immediately disable your account or throttle your file hosting until you can reduce your bandwidth consumption."
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 7
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
Where it says this ↗Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header
Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header.
Where it says this ↗This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Where it says this ↗You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify
Where it says this ↗The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
TOS: "The Linguist reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice."
Where it says this ↗You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
TOS: "each User agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend us and each of our respective affiliates, sub-contractors, agents, and employees against all third party claims, liabilities and damages"
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
Where it says this ↗
Good 1
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
Where it says this ↗
If you have a LingQ account
Bad 2
Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
Your account can be deleted without prior notice and without a reason
TOS: "The Linguist, in its sole discretion, has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service, or any other The Linguist service, for any reason at any time"
Where it says this ↗You must provide your legal name, pseudonyms are not allowed
TOS: "You must provide your legal full name, a valid email address, and any other information requested in order to complete the signup process."
Where it says this ↗
Good 1
You maintain ownership of your content
TOS: "We claim no intellectual property rights over the material you provide to the Service. Your profile and materials uploaded remain yours."
Where it says this ↗
The documents
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