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What Slack's terms say

C privacy grade · slack.com · Productivity & cloud

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.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use Slack

Serious 1

  • Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training

Bad 2

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 ↗
With an account

If you have a Slack account

Worth knowing 2

Good 6

  • You maintain ownership of your content

    You maintain ownership of your data

    Where it says this ↗
  • 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

Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.