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What Startpage's terms say

B privacy grade · startpage.com · Search & AI

Startpage's terms of service and privacy policy have 17 rated points: 0 serious, 1 bad, 5 worth knowing and 11 good. 17 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 0 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use Startpage

Bad 1

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

Worth knowing 5

  • First-party cookies are used

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

  • This service is a subsidiary of Company X

    This service is a subsidiary of System1

    Where it says this ↗
  • Only aggregate data is given to third parties

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

    The service informs you that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites

Good 11

  • The terms for this service are easy to read

    Where it says this ↗
  • The cookies used by this service do not contain information that would personally identify you

  • The service will resist legal requests for your information where reasonably possible

  • You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data

  • You are not being tracked

  • A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

  • The service will only respond to government requests that are reasonable

  • Your feedback is invited regarding changes to the terms

  • You can limit how your information is used by third parties and the service

    You can limit how your information is used by third-parties and the service

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

    This Service provides a list of Third Parties involved in its operation

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If you have a Startpage account

No account-only points rated.

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