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What TIME's terms say

F privacy grade · time.com · News & reference

TIME's terms of service and privacy policy have 58 rated points: 2 serious, 17 bad, 32 worth knowing and 7 good. 37 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 21 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use TIME

Bad 14

  • You waive your right to a class action

  • Certain features may be throttled

    Your use is throttled

  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

  • 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

  • No guarantee is made regarding the correction of software errors

    The service does not guarantee that software errors will be corrected

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

  • This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

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

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

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

  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

  • Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

Worth knowing 22

  • 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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

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

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

  • The service can stop being provided at any time

    They may stop providing the service at any time

  • First-party cookies are used

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

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

  • No guarantee is given regarding quality

  • 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

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

  • This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements

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

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

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

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

Good 1

  • No need to register

With an account

If you have a TIME account

Serious 2

  • You waive your moral rights

    You waive your moral rights from your feedback

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

Bad 3

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

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

  • Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication

Worth knowing 10

  • You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis

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

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

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

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

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

    This service is only available to users over 18 years old

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

  • You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

  • 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

Good 6

  • You are prohibited from publishing any third party’s personally identifiable information without their consent

    The publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent is not allowed

  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

  • You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online

  • You maintain ownership of your content

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

    User accounts can be terminated after having been in breach of the Terms of Service repeatedly

  • If you are the target of a copyright holder's take down notice, this service gives you the opportunity to defend yourself

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