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What Snapchat's terms say

F privacy grade · snapchat.com · Social & messaging

Snapchat's terms of service and privacy policy have 85 rated points: 4 serious, 29 bad, 36 worth knowing and 16 good. 63 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 22 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use Snapchat

Serious 2

  • Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not

    Your data is collected even if you did not interact with the service directly

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

Bad 26

  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

  • You waive your right to a class action

  • You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service

  • If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them

  • Certain features may be throttled

  • Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage

  • Your biometric data is collected

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

  • Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user

  • This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information

  • This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

  • Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

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

  • Your profile is combined across various products

  • App required for this service requires broad device permissions

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

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

  • Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world

  • Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations

  • You may be tracked on other websites

  • Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you

  • Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction

  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

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

  • Many different types of personal data are collected

  • Your personal information is used for many different purposes

Worth knowing 26

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

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

  • You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems

  • Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply

  • Separate policies are employed for different parts of the service

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

  • This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services

  • This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites

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

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

  • Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

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

  • No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience

  • 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

  • Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder

  • The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs

  • Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision

  • You are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses that may incur by downloading materials

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

  • The court of law governing the terms is in location X

    The court of law governing the terms is in the State of California, U.S.A.

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

  • This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation

  • This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services

  • Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

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

  • This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents

Good 9

  • Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • 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, U.S.A.)

  • This service provides a list of third parties involved in its operation

  • Contact information from a Data Protection Officer (DPO) is provided

  • The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis

  • You can opt out of binding arbitration, but might have reduced time to do so

  • The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes

With an account

If you have a Snapchat account

Serious 2

  • Private messages can be read

  • Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice

Bad 3

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

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

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

Worth knowing 10

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

  • Your account can be suspended for several reasons

  • 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

  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

  • You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account

  • Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account

  • You must keep your information up to date and accurate

  • You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security

  • The service suspends your account after inactivity for a certain or uncertain time

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

    This service is only available to users over 13 years old

Good 7

  • You maintain ownership of your content

  • Two factor authentication is provided for your account

  • You have the right to leave this service at any time

  • You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

  • You can choose with whom you share content

  • Your account may be suspended and/or terminated for breaching the Terms of Service

  • User suspension from the service will be fair and proportionate

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