What Nerdist's terms say
Nerdist's terms of service and privacy policy have 22 rated points: 1 serious, 11 bad, 5 worth knowing and 5 good. 22 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 0 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Nerdist
Serious 1
Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising
Health data like psychological trends is is shared to target advertising
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Bad 11
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Where it says this ↗This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Where it says this ↗Your personal information is used for many different purposes
Where it says this ↗You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for statistics
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 ↗Third-party cookies are used for advertising
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Your Personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Where it says this ↗Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
This service may collect, use, and share location data
Where it says this ↗Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
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Worth knowing 5
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
Where it says this ↗You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify
Where it says this ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
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
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Good 5
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
Where it says this ↗The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes
Where it says this ↗The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about how your personal data is used
Where it says this ↗The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
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If you have a Nerdist account
No account-only points rated.
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.