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What Obsidian's terms say

F privacy grade · obsidian.md · Productivity & cloud

Obsidian's terms of service and privacy policy have 52 rated points: 2 serious, 10 bad, 34 worth knowing and 6 good. 36 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 16 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use Obsidian

Bad 8

  • Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction

  • You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

  • This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information

  • Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user

  • Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

  • Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world

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

    You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service (1 year)

Worth knowing 24

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

  • Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

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

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

  • No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

  • This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services

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

  • 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 guarantee is made reguarding the accuracy and/or reliability of the information provided

  • You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service

  • This service is a subsidiary of Company X

    This service is a subsidiary of Dynalist

  • This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites

  • Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed

  • Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

  • Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply

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

  • This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation

  • First-party cookies are used

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

    The court of law governing the terms is in the Province of Ontario, Canada

  • The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes

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

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

Good 4

  • The service claims that third parties it shares your personal information with are bound by confidentiality obligations

  • Your feedback is invited regarding changes to the terms

  • Information is provided about security practices

  • Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time

With an account

If you have a Obsidian account

Serious 2

  • Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason

  • Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice

Bad 2

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

  • You must provide your legal name, pseudonyms are not allowed

Worth knowing 10

  • No refunds will be issued

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

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

  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

  • You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security

  • You must keep your information up to date and accurate

  • This service is only available to users over a certain age

  • 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

Good 2

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

  • You maintain ownership of your content

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