What Tor Project's terms say
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.
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
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
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.