What Samsung's terms say
Samsung's terms of service and privacy policy have 74 rated points: 4 serious, 28 bad, 24 worth knowing and 18 good. 56 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 18 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Samsung
Serious 2
Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not
They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
If living in the U.S. your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Bad 25
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage.
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Where it says this ↗You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service
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Where it says this ↗You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
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Where it says this ↗If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
The service is only available in some countries approved by its government
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Your profile is combined across various products
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
This service may collect, use, and share location data
Your personal information is used for many different purposes
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Many third parties are involved in operating the service
Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
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
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Your biometric data is collected
You may be tracked on other websites
This service tracks you on other websites
Many different types of personal data are collected
Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Your Personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Worth knowing 16
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
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Where it says this ↗You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
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Where it says this ↗The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
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Where it says this ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
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Where it says this ↗Third parties are involved in operating the service
The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply
Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination
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
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
First-party cookies are used
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.
This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially
This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially.
Good 13
When the service wants to change its terms, you are notified a week or more in advance
When the service wants to change its terms, you are notified a week or more in advance.
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
Information is provided about how they collect personal data
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
This service provides a list of third parties involved in its operation
This Service provides a list of Third Parties involved in its operation.
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
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes
You can opt out of targeted advertising
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
The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
If you have a Samsung account
Serious 2
Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason
Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
Bad 3
A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account
Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication
Worth knowing 8
You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
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Where it says this ↗Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service
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Where it says this ↗You must create an account to use this service
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
Your account can be suspended for several reasons
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
This service is only available to users over a certain age
The service suspends your account after inactivity for a certain or uncertain time
Good 5
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
You can retrieve an archive of your data
You have the right to leave this service at any time
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.