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What The Dodo (Vox Media)'s terms say

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The Dodo (Vox Media)'s terms of service and privacy policy have 37 rated points: 0 serious, 17 bad, 14 worth knowing and 6 good. 30 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 7 only once you have an account.

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Bad 16

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

    The service may use tracking pixels, web beacons, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting on users.

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  • You waive your right to a class action

    You waive your right to a class action.

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  • Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out

    Your Personal data may be sold unless you opt out

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

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  • Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them

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  • You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

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  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

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  • This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

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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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  • Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

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  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

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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

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  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

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

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  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

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  • Many different types of personal data are collected

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Worth knowing 11

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

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

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

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

    The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at the users' sole risk

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

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

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

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  • 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

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

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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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  • 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 service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

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  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

    EU residents can request access, correction and/or deletion of their data

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  • Personal information that is shared outside its jurisdiction is processed according to the original jurisdiction’s data protection standards

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If you have a The Dodo (Vox Media) account

Bad 1

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

    User content can be licensed to third parties

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Worth knowing 3

  • Your content can be used by the service provider for all their existing and future services

    This service can use your content for all their existing and future services

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

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  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

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Good 3

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