What Open Source Initiative's terms say
Open Source Initiative's terms of service and privacy policy have 37 rated points: 0 serious, 5 bad, 19 worth knowing and 13 good. 26 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 11 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Open Source Initiative
Bad 5
Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
Where it says this ↗This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
Where it says this ↗You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Where it says this ↗Information is gathered about you through third parties
Where it says this ↗Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 14
Harming minors in any ways is prohibited
"You agree to not use the OSI Service to: [...] harm minors"
Where it says this ↗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
Where it says this ↗Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Where it says this ↗Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
Where it says this ↗Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
Where it says this ↗This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
Where it says this ↗The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
Where it says this ↗The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
Where it says this ↗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
Full quote: "OSI and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees and licensors make no warranty that The OSI service will meet your requirements; The OSI service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free and The results that may be obtained from the use of the OSI service will be accurate or reliable"
Where it says this ↗No guarantee is made reguarding the accuracy and/or reliability of the information provided
The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided
Full quote: "OSI and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees and licensors make no warranty that The OSI service will meet your requirements; The OSI service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free and The results that may be obtained from the use of the OSI service will be accurate or reliable"
Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
Where it says this ↗This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Where it says this ↗Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
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 ↗
Good 7
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection (California, USA)
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Details are provided about what kind of information they collect
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about how your personal data is used
Where it says this ↗Third parties are not allowed to access your personal information without a legal basis
Where it says this ↗The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
Where it says this ↗No third-party analytics or tracking platforms are used
Where it says this ↗You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Where it says this ↗
If you have a Open Source Initiative account
Worth knowing 5
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
Where it says this ↗Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms
Where it says this ↗You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
Where it says this ↗Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future
Full quote: "However, with respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the publicly available OSI Service, you irrevocably grant OSI the perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license, with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content, in whole or in part, on the OSI Service or other publications by OSI in any media whether now existing or which come into the existence into the future"
Where it says this ↗You cannot delete your contributions, but it makes sense for this service
Full quote: "However, with respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the publicly available OSI Service, you irrevocably grant OSI the perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license ,with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content, in whole or in part, on the OSI Service or other publications by OSI in any media whether now existing or which come into the existence into the future and to provide that information under the license set forth on the initial page of the http://www.opensource.org/ Web site. And for Content you submit for private discussions, you grant OSI the worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the associated private discussion group."
Where it says this ↗
Good 6
You maintain ownership of your content
Where it says this ↗Your account may be suspended and/or terminated for breaching the Terms of Service
User accounts can be terminated after having been in breach of the terms of service repeatedly
Where it says this ↗The service has non-exclusive use of your content
Full quote: "However, with respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the publicly available OSI Service, you irrevocably grant OSI the perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license, with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content, in whole or in part, on the OSI Service or other publications by OSI in any media whether now existing or which come into the existence into the future"
Where it says this ↗Content is published under a free license instead of a bilateral one
At the bottom of the page: "The content on this website, of which Opensource.org is the author, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License"
Where it says this ↗You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
Where it says this ↗Copyright license limited for the purposes of that same service but transferable and sublicenseable
Full quote: "However, with respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the publicly available OSI Service, you irrevocably grant OSI the perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license, with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content, in whole or in part, on the OSI Service or other publications by OSI in any media whether now existing or which come into the existence into the future"
Where it says this ↗
The documents
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.