What NovelAI's terms say
NovelAI's terms of service and privacy policy have 15 rated points: 0 serious, 1 bad, 7 worth knowing and 7 good. 8 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 7 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use NovelAI
Worth knowing 3
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"All users of this service and first-party products, your relationship is with Anlatan, a Delaware-based United States company, and the terms are governed by the law of Delaware, U.S.A., unless preempted by U.S. federal law, without regard to conflict of law rules."
Where it says this ↗This service is a subsidiary of Company X
1.1, First Party: "All users of this service and first-party products, your relationship is with Anlatan..."
Where it says this ↗This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
Section 5.7, Warranties: "All warranties express or implied, including without limitation, any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, good and workmanlike product or service or otherwise, are disclaimed and waived."
Where it says this ↗
Good 5
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Section 6.6, "If you are under an applicable jurisdiction, you may request a copy of your personal information; to correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal information."
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about security practices
Section 6.3, Security of Information: "Protection of user data is one of our top priorities. We have enacted strict data access controls, encryption methods, and physical controls in order to protect your information."
Where it says this ↗This service claims that your personal data is not being sold
Your personal data is not sold
Section 6.2, Sharing with other Data Collectors: "Unless required by applicable law, to process payments, or to provide the Services; we do not share information with any third parties."
Where it says this ↗You are not being tracked
6.5, Logging of Requests: "We do not log the content of your requests without your explicit consent." This site also does not have ads, which are a huge source of trackers.
Where it says this ↗The service claims that your personal data is not shared with third parties
Your personal data is not shared with third parties
Section 6.2: "Unless required by applicable law, to process payments, or to provide the Services; we do not share information with any third parties."
Where it says this ↗
If you have a NovelAI account
Bad 1
Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
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Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 4
This service is only available to users over a certain age
Section 5, Use of Services, Authorized Users states: "You must be 18 years or older and be capable of entering a legal contract in the United States of America in order to use the Services."
Where it says this ↗No refunds will be issued
The service has a no refund policy
Section 4.1.2, "Anlatan’s Subscription-Based Services does not offer refunds unless explicitly granted by the Company."
Where it says this ↗You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
Section 5.3.2, "[Y]ou must not [a]llow third parties to access the account remotely..."
Where it says this ↗You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
Where it says this ↗
Good 2
You maintain ownership of your content
According to 1.3, Ownership: "You, whether a legal or physical entity, retain all rights and ownership of your Content. We do not claim any ownership rights to your Content. Unless you agree and Anlatan agrees specifically to transfer your ownership to Anlatan."
Where it says this ↗This service claims User-generated content is encrypted, and they can not decrypt it
User-generated content is encrypted, and this service cannot decrypt it
Where it says this ↗
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