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What Reddit's terms say

D privacy grade · reddit.com · Social & messaging

Reddit's terms of service and privacy policy have 89 rated points: 4 serious, 21 bad, 37 worth knowing and 27 good. 67 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 22 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use Reddit

Serious 1

  • Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training

Bad 18

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

    Tracking via third-party cookies for other purposes without your consent.

    Where it says this ↗

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

  • Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

    This service tracks which web page referred you to it

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

    This service may collect, use, and share location data

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

  • You may be tracked on other websites

    This service tracks you on other websites

  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

  • This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation

  • Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising

  • Your profile is combined across various products

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

  • Certain features may be throttled

    Your use is throttled

  • 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

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

  • A secure, anonymized record of your data may be kept for analytical purposes after the data retention period ends

    The service may keep a secure, anonymized record of your data for analytical purposes even after the data retention period

  • Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

Worth knowing 28

  • First-party cookies are used

    This service requires first-party cookies

    Where it says this ↗

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

    Users agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

    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

    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 ↗

  • Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision

    Where it says this ↗

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

    Users agree to comply with the law of the service's country

    Where it says this ↗

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

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

    This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third party websites

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

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

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

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

  • Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

    Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

  • 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.

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

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

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

  • 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 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 service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs

  • You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify

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

    Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines

  • Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

  • The terms for this service are translated into different languages

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

    The service informs you that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites

  • This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents

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

Good 20

  • The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes

    The service's data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes

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

    Third parties used by the service are bound by confidentiality obligations

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

    Information is provided about what kind of information they collect

  • No need to register

  • If you offer suggestions to the service, they may use that without your approval or compensation, but they do not become the owner

    Where it says this ↗

  • The service will try to inform and/or notify you regarding government inquiries that may involve your personal information

    The service promises to inform and/or notify users regarding government inquiries that may involve users' personal data

    Where it says this ↗

  • An onion site accessible over Tor is provided

    Reddit provides an onion domain at https://www.reddittorjg6rue252oqsxryoxengawnmo46qy4kyii5wtqnwfj4ooad.onion/

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  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • Information is provided about security practices

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

  • You can opt out of targeted advertising

  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

  • This service claims that your personal data is not being sold

    Your personal data is not sold

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

  • The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis

    The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis

  • You can scrape the site, as long as it doesn't impact the server too much

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

  • The terms for this service are easy to read

With an account

If you have a Reddit account

Serious 3

  • You waive your moral rights

    You sign away moral rights

    Where it says this ↗

  • Private messages can be read

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

Bad 3

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

    This service can license user content to third parties

    Where it says this ↗

  • A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account

    This service keeps a license on user-generated content even after users close their accounts.

    Where it says this ↗

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

Worth knowing 9

  • You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account

    Where it says this ↗

  • If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content and/or your account may be removed

    If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed

    Where it says this ↗

  • Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future

    The service can distribute your content through any media known now or in the future

    Where it says this ↗

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

    Where it says this ↗

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

  • Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service

  • Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account

    Users who have been permanently banned from this service are not allowed to re-register under a new account

  • The service suspends your account after inactivity for a certain or uncertain time

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

Good 7

  • You maintain ownership of your content

    You maintain ownership of your data

    Where it says this ↗

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

  • Two factor authentication is provided for your account

  • You can retrieve an archive of your data

  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

  • If you are the target of a copyright holder's take down notice, this service gives you the opportunity to defend yourself

  • You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

    You can opt out of promotional communications

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