What Tripadvisor's terms say

Bad 14

• You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service

  You have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service (2 years)

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

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

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

  Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user or USD $100

• Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

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

• The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection

  The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection (Massachusetts, U.S.A.)

• This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

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

• Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising

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

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

• Third-party cookies are used for advertising

• Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out

Worth knowing 10

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

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

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

• Third parties are involved in operating the service

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

• The court of law governing the terms is in location X

  The court of law governing the terms is in Massachusetts, U.S.A.

• You are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses that may incur by downloading materials

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

• First-party cookies are used

Good 6

• You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data

• You can opt out of targeted advertising

• Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time

• The service claims to be LGPD compliant for Brazilian users

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

• The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

Serious 4

• You waive your moral rights

  "If it is determined that you retain moral rights (including rights of attribution or integrity) in your Content, you hereby declare that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, [...]"

• This service holds onto content that you've deleted

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

• Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason

Bad 4

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

  The service can delete your account without prior notice and without a reason

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• Your content can be licensed to third parties

• A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account

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

Worth knowing 6

• You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

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• Your account can be suspended for several reasons

  The service can suspend your account for several reasons

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• The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

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

• You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values

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

Good 4

• The service has non-exclusive use 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

• You can retrieve an archive of your data

• You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

  You can opt out of promotional communications