What SmartNews's terms say

Bad 10

• Information is gathered about you through third parties

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• Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising

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• The service is only available in some countries approved by its government

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• Location data may be collected, used and/or shared

  This service may collect, use, and share location data

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• Third-party cookies are used for statistics

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• This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation

  This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not involved in its operation

  IP addresses are often considered personal data, although not always.

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• Your profile is combined across various products

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• You waive your right to a class action

  You waive your right to a class action.

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• You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting

  You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels and device fingerprinting

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• You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

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Worth knowing 6

• Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

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• This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements

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• The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

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• You agree to indemnify and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service

  You are solely responsible for claims made against the service and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the service.

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• Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

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• 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.

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Good 3

• Information is provided about how your personal data is used

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• The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection

  The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection (California)

  For users residing in Japan, the governing law is in Japan.

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• If you offer suggestions to the service, they may use that without your approval or compensation, but they do not become the owner

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Bad 1

• Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason

  Your account can be deleted without prior notice and without a reason

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Good 2

• 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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• You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

  You can opt out of promotional communications

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