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F privacy grade · mcafee.com · Tech & telecom

McAfee's terms of service and privacy policy have 16 rated points: 1 serious, 11 bad, 2 worth knowing and 2 good. 15 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 1 only once you have an account.

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Bad 11

  • Your biometric data is collected

    Where it says this ↗

  • This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

    Where it says this ↗

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

    Where it says this ↗

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

    Where it says this ↗

  • Your personal information is used for many different purposes

    Personal data is used for purposes including preventing fraud, analyses, development of new products, payments, troubleshooting but also contests, trends and advertising

    Where it says this ↗

  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

    Where it says this ↗

  • Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

    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 ↗

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

    Where it says this ↗

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

    Also: "We collect this information through our Services and through technologies such as cookies, web beacons or web bugs, and clear GIFs"

    Where it says this ↗

  • Many different types of personal data are collected

    Where it says this ↗

Worth knowing 2

  • 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 2

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

    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 ↗
With an account

If you have a McAfee account

Serious 1

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