What Notion's terms say
Notion's terms of service and privacy policy have 20 rated points: 2 serious, 6 bad, 5 worth knowing and 7 good. 15 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 5 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Notion
Bad 5
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Where it says this ↗Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Where it says this ↗Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent merely from your usage.
You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use the Services after the new Privacy Policy takes effect.
Where it says this ↗Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
All information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including but not limited to, the United States or other countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. We endeavor to safeguard your information consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 4
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you as required by applicable law.
Where it says this ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
The date of the last update is present at the end of every agreements.
Where it says this ↗You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
Where it says this ↗This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Where it says this ↗
Good 6
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
Where it says this ↗You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Where it says this ↗You will be notified if personal data has been affected by data breaches
The security and privacy page states that: "We'll notify you within 72 hours of learning about a data breach."
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about security practices
The Security & privacy page states that: "We use TLS everywhere, within the data center and out." and "Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit."
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about how your personal data is used
Where it says this ↗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
Where it says this ↗
If you have a Notion account
Serious 2
This service holds onto content that you've deleted
Where it says this ↗Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
Where it says this ↗
Bad 1
You must provide your identifiable information
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 1
Your private content may be accessed by people working for the service
Notion employees will only ever access your data for the purposes of troubleshooting problems or recovering content on your behalf, after hearing from you via email or in-app support chat with a request for help. When chatting with Notion support via email or in-app chat, you may be asked for consent to access your account, in order to help with troubleshooting or recovery.
Where it says this ↗
Good 1
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
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.