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What Neocities's terms say

D privacy grade · neocities.org · Tech & telecom

Neocities's terms of service and privacy policy have 30 rated points: 0 serious, 5 bad, 21 worth knowing and 4 good. 24 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 6 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use Neocities

Bad 4

  • You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service

    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 ↗
  • Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage

  • Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you

Worth knowing 18

  • You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems

    Where it says this ↗
  • Harming minors in any ways is prohibited

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

    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 ↗
  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

  • [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

  • This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services

    This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third party websites

  • The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

  • This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements

  • 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

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

  • No guarantee is given regarding quality

  • 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

  • The court of law governing the terms is in location X

  • You agree to comply with the law of the service's country

  • Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder

  • Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision

  • The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs

Good 2

  • The cookies used by this service do not contain information that would personally identify you

    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 ↗
With an account

If you have a Neocities account

Bad 1

  • Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason

Worth knowing 3

  • You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages

  • 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

Good 2

  • You have the right to leave this service at any time

  • 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

The documents

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