What Slack's terms say
Slack's terms of service and privacy policy have 21 rated points: 1 serious, 2 bad, 10 worth knowing and 8 good. 13 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 8 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Slack
Serious 1
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Bad 2
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
Where it says this ↗Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
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Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 8
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
There is a date of the last update of the terms
Where it says this ↗You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify
Users should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify
Where it says this ↗The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at the users' sole risk
Where it says this ↗Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
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 ↗The court of law governing the terms is in location X
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 ↗You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
Where it says this ↗
Good 2
Your personal data is used for limited purposes
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 ↗
If you have a Slack account
Worth knowing 2
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
Where it says this ↗
Good 6
You have the right to leave this service at any time
Where it says this ↗You will be notified about website maintenance
This service will warn users about website maintenance
Where it says this ↗30 days of notice are given before closing your account
The service gives 30 days of notice before closing your account
Where it says this ↗Two factor authentication is provided for your account
The service provides two factor authentification for your account
Where it says this ↗You can retrieve an archive of your data
This service allows you to retrieve an archive of your data
Where it says this ↗
The documents
- Terms of Service ↗
- Privacy Policy ↗
- Acceptable Use ↗ account holders
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.