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What SmartThings's terms say

D privacy grade · smartthings.com · Tech & telecom

SmartThings's terms of service and privacy policy have 27 rated points: 0 serious, 9 bad, 15 worth knowing and 3 good. 19 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 8 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use SmartThings

Bad 6

  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

    Google Analytics is used for statistics on their website

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  • Many different types of personal data are collected

    SmartThings collects many different types of personal data

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  • You may be tracked on other websites

    SmartThings tracks you on other websites

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  • Your biometric data is collected

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

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  • Your profile is combined across various products

    Your SmartThings profile is combined across various products and services

    Your SmartThings profile is combined with all SmartThings product usage data and data from Samsung services, your Samsung account if you have one, and third-party services you use with SmartThings.

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Worth knowing 10

  • There is a date of the last update of the agreements

    Date of the last update of the agreements : April 21, 2017

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  • The service can stop being provided at any time

    They may stop providing the service at any time

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  • This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially

    SmartThings is only available for use individually and non-commercially.

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  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

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  • Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header

    SmartThings ignores the Do Not Track (DNT) header and tracks users anyway even if they set this header.

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

    Products and Services are provided 'as is' and to be used at the users' sole risk

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  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

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  • Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed

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  • The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes

    SmartThings may change its terms at any time, but the user will receive notification of the changes.

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  • 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

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Good 3

  • 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, USA)

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  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

    SmartThings, trought Samsung, claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

    SmartThings, trought Samsung privacy policy, claims to be CCPA compliant for California users. Check: https://www.samsung.com/us/account/privacy-policy/#11

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  • A free help desk is provided

    SmartThings provides a free help desk

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With an account

If you have a SmartThings account

Bad 3

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

    SmartThings can license user content to third parties

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  • A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account

    SmartThings keeps a license on user-generated content even after users close their accounts.

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  • You must provide your legal name, pseudonyms are not allowed

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Worth knowing 5

  • You must create an account to use this service

    You must create an account to use SmartThings

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  • This service is only available to users over a certain age

    This service is only available to users over 13 years old

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  • You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages

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  • Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service

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  • Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future

    SmartThings can distribute your content through any media known now or in the future

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