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What Science News's terms say

D privacy grade · sciencenews.org · News & reference

Science News's terms of service and privacy policy have 10 rated points: 0 serious, 4 bad, 4 worth knowing and 2 good. 7 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 3 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use Science News

Bad 3

Worth knowing 3

  • 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.

    Where it says this ↗
  • Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

    Where it says this ↗
  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

    Where it says this ↗

Good 1

  • You can access most of the pages on the service's website without revealing any personal information

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    Where it says this ↗
With an account

If you have a Science News account

Bad 1

Worth knowing 1

Good 1

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