What Slashdot Media (SourceForge)'s terms say
Slashdot Media (SourceForge)'s terms of service and privacy policy have 78 rated points: 3 serious, 26 bad, 37 worth knowing and 12 good. 51 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 27 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Slashdot Media (SourceForge)
Serious 1
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
Bad 21
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
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.
The service is only available in some countries approved by its government
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Your personal information is used for many different purposes
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
This service may collect, use, and share location data
Many different types of personal data are collected
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Your profile is combined across various products
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
App required for this service requires broad device permissions
Third-party cookies are used for advertising
Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Your Personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Worth knowing 23
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
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Where it says this ↗Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
[DEPRECATED] The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
Harming minors in any ways is prohibited
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
No guarantee is made reguarding the accuracy and/or reliability of the information provided
The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided
You are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses that may incur by downloading materials
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
First-party cookies are used
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
This service cannot be held responsible for disputes that you may have with other users
Good 6
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
Information is provided about how they collect personal data
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
If you have a Slashdot Media (SourceForge) account
Serious 2
Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
This service holds onto content that you've deleted
Bad 5
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.
Where it says this ↗Your content can be licensed to third parties
This service can license user content to third parties
Full quote: "By sending or transmitting to us Content, or by posting such Content to any area of the Sites, you grant us and our designees a worldwide, non-exclusive,sub-licensable (through multiple tiers),"
Where it says this ↗Your provided identifiable information is actively checked by the service
Usernames can be rejected or changed for any reason
Prices and fees may be changed at any time, without notice to you
Worth knowing 14
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
Users agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
"When you create or make available your SourceForge Content on Sourceforge.net, you represent and warrant that: [...] your SourceForge Content is not obscene,lewd, lascivious, excessively violent,harassing, libelous or slanderous,"
Where it says this ↗The service suspends your account after inactivity for a certain or uncertain time
The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values
You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values.
Your account can be suspended for several reasons
Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account
Users who have been permanently banned from this service are not allowed to re-register under a new account
Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
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
You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
This service is only available to users over a certain age
Good 6
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
You maintain ownership of your content
You can choose the copyright license
If you are the target of a copyright holder's take down notice, this service gives you the opportunity to defend yourself
You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.