What Medscape's terms say
Medscape's terms of service and privacy policy have 88 rated points: 3 serious, 33 bad, 35 worth knowing and 17 good. 66 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 22 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Medscape
Serious 3
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising
Hashed email addresses are not considered anonymous or de-identifiable information.
Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not
They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service
Bad 27
You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service
Users have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service
Where it says this ↗You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
The service may use tracking pixels, web beacons, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting on users.
Where it says this ↗Information is gathered about you through third parties
This service gathers information about you through third parties
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
This service employs third-party cookies, but with opt-out instructions
Where it says this ↗Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
Where it says this ↗Inconvenient process for obtaining personal data
This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
This service may collect, use, and share location data
This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Third-party cookies are used for advertising
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
A secure, anonymized record of your data may be kept for analytical purposes after the data retention period ends
The service may keep a secure, anonymized record of your data for analytical purposes even after the data retention period
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
Many different types of personal data are collected
Your personal information is used for many different purposes
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Your profile is combined across various products
Worth knowing 24
No guarantee is made reguarding the accuracy and/or reliability of the information provided
The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided
Where it says this ↗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
Where it says this ↗The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in New York
Where it says this ↗The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
The service may change its terms at any time, but the user will receive notification of the changes.
Where it says this ↗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
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
Where it says this ↗Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header
This service ignores the Do Not Track (DNT) header and tracks users anyway even if they set this header.
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 ↗The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
Where it says this ↗Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Where it says this ↗[DEPRECATED] The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
First-party cookies are used
This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services
The service informs you that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites
This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites
Third parties are involved in operating the service
Good 12
If you offer suggestions to the service, they may use that without your approval or compensation, but they do not become the owner
Where it says this ↗A free help desk is provided
You can opt out of targeted advertising
A list of all cookies used by the service is provided
A list of all cookies set by the website is provided
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
This service provides a list of third parties involved in its operation
This Service provides a list of Third Parties involved in its operation
Information is provided about security practices
The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis
The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis
Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
Information is provided about how they collect personal data
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
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
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
If you have a Medscape account
Bad 6
A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account
This service keeps a license on user-generated content even after users close their accounts.
Where it says this ↗Your content can be licensed to third parties
Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication
You must provide your legal name, pseudonyms are not allowed
Your provided identifiable information is actively checked by the service
Worth knowing 11
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
This service prohibits users sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
Where it says this ↗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
Where it says this ↗Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms
This service can delete your content if you violate the terms
Where it says this ↗Your account can be suspended for several reasons
The service can suspend your account for several reasons
Where it says this ↗The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
You must create an account to use this service
You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values
Good 5
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
Where it says this ↗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
Where it says this ↗You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
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
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