What Royal Society of Chemistry's terms say

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Royal Society of Chemistry's terms of service and privacy policy have 8 rated points: 0 serious, 2 bad, 3 worth knowing and 3 good. 5 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 3 only once you have an account.

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Worth knowing 3

There is a date of the last update of the agreements
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You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

Users agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
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Third parties are involved in operating the service

Third parties may be involved in operating the service
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Good 2

This service claims that your personal data is not being sold

This service does not sell your personal data
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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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With an account

If you have a Royal Society of Chemistry account

Bad 2

Your content can be licensed to third parties

This service can license user content to third parties

"We will have the right to freely use [...] the material contained in your Contribution. This licence will be [...] capable of assignment and/or sub-licence."
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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.
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Good 1

You maintain ownership of your content

You maintain ownership of your data
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.