What Tumblr's terms say
Tumblr's terms of service and privacy policy have 51 rated points: 3 serious, 21 bad, 11 worth knowing and 16 good. 41 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 10 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Tumblr
Serious 3
Your browsing history can be viewed by the service
Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising
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 20
Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
Where it says this ↗Information is gathered about you through third parties
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Where it says this ↗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 (New York, USA)
Where it says this ↗App required for this service requires broad device permissions
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
This service may collect, use, and share location data
This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
Your profile is combined across various products
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
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
Inconvenient process for obtaining personal data
Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Your Personal data may be sold unless you opt out
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Your personal information is used for many different purposes
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Worth knowing 8
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
Where it says this ↗This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
Where it says this ↗Third parties are involved in operating the service
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
First-party cookies are used
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
This service is a subsidiary of Company X
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
Good 10
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Details are provided about what kind of information they collect
Where it says this ↗The service claims that third parties it shares your personal information with are bound by confidentiality obligations
Third parties used by Tumblr are bound by confidentiality obligations
Third parties that assist Tumblr are generally bound by confidentiality obligations that forbid them to use your personal information for other purposes.
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about how your personal data is used
You can opt out of targeted advertising
Information is provided about security practices
The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes
Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis
The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis
Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
Information is provided about how they collect personal data
If you have a Tumblr account
Bad 1
Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
Your account can be deleted without prior notice and without a reason
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 3
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
Where it says this ↗Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future
Where it says this ↗You cannot delete your contributions, but it makes sense for this service
Good 6
You maintain ownership of your content
You maintain ownership of your Tumblr content
Users maintain ownership of any content on their Tumblr. This is important because of the reblogging nature of Tumblr. Your content can be shared across numerous pages, but you will always own it.
Where it says this ↗You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
Where it says this ↗You can delete your content from this service
You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online
Two factor authentication is provided for your account
You can retrieve an archive of your data
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.