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What Pixiv's terms say

C privacy grade · pixiv.net · Social & messaging

Pixiv's terms of service and privacy policy have 29 rated points: 1 serious, 5 bad, 15 worth knowing and 8 good. 21 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 8 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use Pixiv

Bad 5

  • Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them

    Per the service's terms, users may not express negative opinions about them

    Where it says this ↗
  • Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage

  • No guarantee is made regarding the correction of software errors

    The service does not guarantee that software errors will be corrected

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

    Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user or JPY ¥1000

  • 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 (Japan)

Worth knowing 11

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

    Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines

    Where it says this ↗
  • The terms for this service are translated into different languages

    The terms for this service are translated into different languages (English, Japanese)

  • You agree to comply with the law of the service's country

    You agree to comply with the law of the service's country (Japan)

  • This service cannot be held responsible for disputes that you may have with other users

  • 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

  • Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header

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

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

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

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

    The court of law governing the terms is in Japan

  • Harming minors in any ways is prohibited

Good 5

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected

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

  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

With an account

If you have a Pixiv account

Serious 1

  • You waive your moral rights

Worth knowing 4

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

  • You must keep your information up to date and accurate

Good 3

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

  • You maintain ownership of your content

  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

    "User authorizes the Company to use information which user posted in the following ways: [...]"

The documents

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