What Odnoklassniki (OK.ru)'s terms say

Bad 9

• Information is gathered about you through third parties

  This service gathers information about you through third parties

  "Data collected via third parties including your friends' information from Facebook and contacts from Gmail."

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• Certain features may be throttled

  This service throttles your use

  "Suspend, restrict, or terminate the Licensee's access to all or any sections and/or elements of the Social Network, the Personal Page, communities, groups on the Social Network, the Social Network features, including activated and unactivated data and commands, delete communities and groups created by the Licensee, at any time without justification, with or without prior notice, unless the applicable legislation expressly forbids it;"

• The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection

  The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection (Russia)

  "This Agreement and the relations between the Parties dealing with fulfillment of this Agreement and the use of the Social Network are governed by the legislation of the Russian Federation"

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• Many different types of personal data are collected

  The service collects many different types of personal data

  "Information that is received as the result of your behavioral actions on the Site (in particular, joining / leaving a group, adding other users to the friends list, posting pictures, participation / refusal to participate in meetings, your call history, adding video recordings and liking posts)."

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

  Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user

  "This Agreement may be amended by the Licensor. Any amendments to this Agreement made unilaterally by the Licensor come into effect on the day following the day of publication of such amendments. The Licensee shall independently review the Agreement for any amendments.". There's no explicit mention of notice.

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• App required for this service requires broad device permissions

  "Additional data received when you access the Site, including information regarding technical devices, technical interaction with the Site (your host IP-address, your operating system, browser information, geographic position, time of visit, consent information, referrer, the Internet provider, contacts from your phonebook, your installed apps (only Android platform), data obtained accessing the camera, microphone and similar devices) "

• Third-party cookies are used for advertising

  Tracking via third-party cookies for advertising

  "These cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising, and the content we deliver, more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advert or particular content, as well as help measure the effectiveness of an advertising or marketing campaign. These cookies are usually placed by third party advertising networks."

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• Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations

  Some personal data may be kept after the end of the data retention period or a request for erasure

  "We will not delete personal information if it is relevant to an investigation or a dispute. It will continue to be stored until those issues are fully resolved and/or during the term that is required and/or permissible under applicable/relevant law."

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• Location data may be collected, used and/or shared

  This service may collect, use, and share location data

  "We use your location data in order to generate recommendations and tailor and improve the adverts that are presented on the Site. We also use this information in order to provide you with recommendations, community groups we feel you may be interested in, updates and information on our and selected third parties' products and services we think you may be interested in."

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Worth knowing 10

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

  This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet the users' expectations or requirements

  "The Licensor makes no guarantee that the Social Network or its elements may be suitable for any specific purposes. "

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

  "The use of automated scripts (programs, bots, crawlers, other software for automated information collection) to collect information and/or interact with the Social Network without the consent of the Licensor is not permitted."

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

  The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at the users' sole risk

  "The Social Network, including all scripts, Applications, Content, design, and the mobile version are provided "as is". "

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

  This service collects your IP address, which can be used to view your approximate location

  " including information regarding technical devices, technical interaction with the Site (your host IP-address [...]"

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

  "Updated: December 30, 2016 (with the latest additions on June 1, 2020)"

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

  This service assumes no liability for any losses or damages resulting from any matter relating to the service

  " The Licensor shall not be liable for any damages, including lost profits or damage resulting from the use of the Social Network, Content published therein, or other materials to which the Licensee or other person gained access through the Social Network, even if the Licensor warned of or pointed out the possibility of such damage or loss."

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• The service can stop being provided at any time

  They may stop providing the service at any time

  "The validity term of this Agreement will be automatically extended for each subsequent year if before expiration of the validity term: The Licensor does not make a decision to amend the provisions of this Agreement, to sign a new agreement with Licensees, discontinuing administration and maintenance of the Social Network and to cease access thereto, to terminate this Agreement with respect to the Licensee or to discontinue access of the Licensee to the Social Network."

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

  "We may share your data with MGL MY.COM (CYPRUS) LIMITED, V Kontakte LLC and other our affiliates. Sometimes we may also need to share your data with a third party in order to provide our services to you or to administer the Site, for example if you choose to share your data across other social media platforms."

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• 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

  "The Licensor shall undertake commercially reasonable efforts to ensure round-the-clock functioning of the Social Network, but cannot guarantee the absence of downtimes caused by technical malfunctions or preventive maintenance and does not guarantee full or partial availability of the Applications either. The Licensor does not warrant that the Social Network or any of its elements will function at any given time in the future or that they will not stop functioning"

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

  The court of law governing the terms is in Russia

  "This Agreement and the relations between the Parties dealing with fulfillment of this Agreement and the use of the Social Network are governed by the legislation of the Russian Federation"

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Good 5

• You aren’t forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

  This service does not force users into binding arbitration

  "All disputes brought by the Parties regarding this Agreement shall be resolved by correspondence and negotiations using an out-of-court (complaint) procedure. If the Parties are unable to come to an agreement by means of negotiations within sixty (60) calendar days after the other Party receives a written complaint, any interested party shall submit the dispute to a regular court in whose jurisdiction the Licensor is located"

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• A list of all cookies used by the service is provided

  The service provides a list of all cookies set by its website

  "Some of the cookies we commonly use are listed below:"

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• A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data

  "Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority."

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• 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

  "You have the following rights, in certain circumstances, in relation to your personal information: [...] Right to restrict the use of your personal information. Right to request that your personal information is erased. Right to object to processing of your personal information."

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• You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data

  "You have the following rights, in certain circumstances, in relation to your personal information: Right to access your personal information. Right to rectify your personal information: you can request that we update, block or delete your personal data, if the data is incomplete, outdated, incorrect, unlawfully received or no longer relevant for the purpose of processing. Right to restrict the use of your personal information. Right to request that your personal information is erased."

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Serious 1

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

  The service can delete specific content without reason and without prior notice

  "Delete, without any justification and without notice, any Content, including Content that, in the opinion of the Licensor, violates and/or may violate the laws of the Russian Federation (the applicable legislation), provisions of this Agreement, rights of other Licensees or third parties, cause them harm or potential harm, or threaten their safety;"

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Bad 2

• You must provide your identifiable information

  "Provide valid information at the time of registration with the Social Network and Account creation;" -> At account creation, users need to provide their phone number.

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

  The service can delete your account without prior notice and without a reason

  "Delete the Licensee's Account at its discretion"

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Worth knowing 5

• Alternative accounts are not allowed

  This service does not allow alternative accounts

  "The Licensee is not allowed to: [...] Register more than one Licensee Account for a single person;"

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• The service can intervene in user disputes

  "The Licensor shall not resolve disputes or conflicts arising between Licensees or third parties that published Applications on the Social Network with the consent of the Licensor, in the course of such Applications use by Licensees. However, the Licensor, at its own discretion, may assist in the resolution of any conflicts that arise. "

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• Your account can be suspended for several reasons

  The service can suspend your account if you violate the terms

  "Delete the Licensee's Account at its discretion, in particular if the Licensee violates the legislation of the Russian Federation (the applicable legislation) or the provisions of this Agreement;"

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• You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values

  Prohibits the posting of content which promotes or glorifies violence or politically or religiously extremist values.

  "Carry out propaganda or advocacy of social, racial, national or religious hatred, propaganda of war, social, racial, national, religious or linguistic supremacy, distribute any information forbidden by the applicable legislation;"

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• You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

  Users agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

  "Publish on the Social Network in open access (in a forum, in comments and/or statuses) or transmit through Personal Messages texts, graphic images or other materials that are offensive for other Licensees or other persons, or may be regarded as such, as well as messages, graphic images or other materials that discredit Licensees or other persons, contain threats, or incite violence, criminal violations, antisocial or immoral actions, or any other acts contrary to the principles of public order and morals;"

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Good 6

• You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online

  The service informs users about the risk of publishing personal info online

  "(c) understand that by the posting your personal information you have manifestly made this information public, and this information may become available to other Site users and internet users, be copied and disseminated by them;"

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

  "The validity term of this Agreement will be automatically extended for each subsequent year if before expiration of the validity term: [...] The Licensee does not decide to stop using the Social Network and delete his/her Account."

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• You can choose with whom you share content

  "You may, subject to the limitations under clause 4.7, set one of the following "confidentiality levels" for your personal data submitted to us under purposes 2,4 and 7 in the table above: information available to all of the Site Users; information available only to the persons having the status of the User’s friends on the Site; information available only to the User."

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• You aren’t allowed to publicly post private messages

  Prohibits public posting of private messages

  "The Licensor shall maintain the privacy of correspondence carried out by Licensees via Personal Messages."

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• You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

  You can opt out of promotional communications

  "An option to unsubscribe will also be included in every SMS or email (as direct marketing) sent to you by us or our selected third party partners if such direct marketing is realized in fact by us or our selected third party partners with our permission."

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• You are prohibited from publishing any third party’s personally identifiable information without their consent

  Prohibits the publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent

  " Publish on the Social Network personal information, including contact details, of other Licensees or other persons without their prior consent;"

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