What Thingiverse's terms say
Thingiverse's terms of service and privacy policy have 58 rated points: 4 serious, 18 bad, 25 worth knowing and 11 good. 45 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 13 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Thingiverse
Serious 2
You may still be tracked even after opting out from tracking
This service still tracks you even if you opted out from tracking
Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not
They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service
Bad 17
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Section 5.4 of the privacy policy states, "This Site uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics makes use of so-called cookies as mentioned before, text files stored on your computer that allow an analysis of your use of the website."
Where it says this ↗If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
Voice data is collected and shared with third parties
Voice data is collected and shared with third-parties
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage.
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
Your profile is combined across various products
You may be tracked on other websites
This service tracks you on other websites
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Many third parties are involved in operating the service
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
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 disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
Many different types of personal data are collected
Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
Worth knowing 19
You agree to indemnify and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites
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
This service cannot be held responsible for disputes that you may have with other users
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
You are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses that may incur by downloading materials
You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply
Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
First-party cookies are used
Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
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.
Third parties are involved in operating the service
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
Good 7
When the service wants to make a material change to its terms, you are notified at least 30 days in advance
You aren’t forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
You can opt out of targeted advertising
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
If you have a Thingiverse account
Serious 2
You waive your moral rights
Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
Bad 1
Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
Worth knowing 6
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
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
Good 4
You maintain ownership of your content
You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online
You can choose the copyright license
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.