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What Tor Project's terms say

B privacy grade · torproject.org · Tech & telecom

Tor Project's terms of service and privacy policy have 41 rated points: 1 serious, 7 bad, 16 worth knowing and 17 good. 29 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 12 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use Tor Project

Bad 6

  • App required for this service requires broad device permissions

  • 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

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

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

Worth knowing 10

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

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

    The date of the last update of the agreements is Oct 30, 2025

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

  • 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

  • You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify

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

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

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

    This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third party websites

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

    (Forum) Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

  • First-party cookies are used

Good 13

  • This service claims that your personal data is not being sold

    Your personal data is not sold

    Where it says this ↗
  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • You can access most of the pages on the service's website without revealing any personal information

  • You are not being tracked

  • The service claims that your personal data is not shared with third parties

    Your personal data is not shared with third parties

  • No need to register

  • Location data will not be collected, used or shared

    This service does not collect, use, or share location data

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

  • Logs are deleted after a finite period of time

    Logs of the Forum are deleted within a month at most

  • If you offer suggestions to the service, they may use that without your approval or compensation, but they do not become the owner

  • The service is released as free software or open-source

    The service is open-source

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

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

    Information is provided about what kind of information they collect

With an account

If you have a Tor Project account

Serious 1

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

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

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

    This service is only available to users 13 years old or older

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

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

  • You cannot delete your contributions, but it makes sense for this service

Good 4

  • An anonymous payment method is offered

    Where it says this ↗
  • You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online

  • You maintain ownership of your content

  • 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 documents

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