What Mastodon's terms say
Mastodon's terms of service and privacy policy have 22 rated points: 1 serious, 4 bad, 7 worth knowing and 10 good. 12 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 10 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Mastodon
Bad 3
You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service
Where it says this ↗Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
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 ↗
Worth knowing 3
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Where it says this ↗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
Where it says this ↗This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Where it says this ↗
Good 6
Information is provided about security practices
The user is informed about security practices
Where it says this ↗Logs are deleted after a finite period of time
User logs are deleted after a finite period of time
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 ↗This service offers a symbolic but nonbinding statement about a matter of opinion, ethics, society, or politics
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Details are provided about what kind of information they collect
Where it says this ↗The service is released as free software or open-source
The service is open-source
Source code available at https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon
Where it says this ↗
If you have a Mastodon account
Serious 1
Private messages can be read
Where it says this ↗
Bad 1
Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
The service can delete your account without prior notice
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 4
This service is only available to users over a certain age
This service is only available to users of a certain age
Where it says this ↗The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
The posting of untagged pornographic content is prohibited
Where it says this ↗You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
Where it says this ↗You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
Where it says this ↗
Good 4
Two factor authentication is provided for your account
The service provides two factor authentification for your account
Where it says this ↗You have the right to leave this service at any time
Where it says this ↗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
Where it says this ↗
The documents
- Terms of Service ↗
- Privacy Policy ↗
- Code of Conduct ↗ account holders
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.