What Rotten Tomatoes's terms say
Rotten Tomatoes's terms of service and privacy policy have 92 rated points: 7 serious, 32 bad, 41 worth knowing and 12 good. 64 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 28 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Rotten Tomatoes
Serious 4
You may still be tracked even after opting out from tracking
Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not
Your data is collected even if you did not interact with the service directly
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising
Bad 27
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service
If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection
You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Your profile is combined across various products
You waive your right to a class action
Third-party cookies are used for advertising
You may be tracked on other websites
This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
Your biometric data is collected
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out
This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
Many different types of personal data are collected
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Your personal information is used for many different purposes
Worth knowing 28
Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply
Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines
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
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially
Third parties are involved in operating the service
You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
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
Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination
Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
No guarantee is given regarding quality
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
First-party cookies are used
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
This service is a subsidiary of Company X
This service is a subsidiary of Versant
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
Good 5
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
You can opt out of targeted advertising
If you have a Rotten Tomatoes account
Serious 3
You waive your moral rights
This service holds onto content that you've deleted
Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
Bad 5
Usernames can be rejected or changed for any reason
Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account
Your content can be licensed to third parties
Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication
Worth knowing 13
This service is only available to users over a certain age
This service is only available to users over 18 years old
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 cannot delete your contributions, but it makes sense for this service
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
The service can intervene in user disputes
Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future
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
Your account can be suspended for several reasons
Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms
Good 7
You maintain ownership of your content
You are prohibited from publishing any third party’s personally identifiable information without their consent
The publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent is not allowed
If you are the target of a copyright holder's take down notice, this service gives you the opportunity to defend yourself
You have the right to leave this service at any time
You can retrieve an archive of your data
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
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
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.