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What TV Tropes's terms say

D privacy grade · tvtropes.org · News & reference

TV Tropes's terms of service and privacy policy have 15 rated points: 0 serious, 6 bad, 6 worth knowing and 3 good. 14 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 1 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use TV Tropes

Bad 6

  • This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation

    This service can share your personal information to third parties

    Where it says this ↗
  • Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you

    This service reserves the right to disclose your personal information without notifying you

    Where it says this ↗
  • Your profile is combined across various products

    Where it says this ↗
  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

    Tracking via third-party cookies for other purposes without your consent.

    Where it says this ↗
  • Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising

    The service uses your personal data to employ targeted third-party advertising

    Full quote: "LiveRamp may use our first party cookie on your browser to match your shared information to their marketing databases in order to provide back a pseudonymous privacy-centric identifier for our use in real time bidding in digital advertising. These third parties may in turn link further demographic or interest-based information to your browser."

    Where it says this ↗
  • Location data may be collected, used and/or shared

    This service may collect, use, and share location data

    Full quote: "When you use our website, we share information that we may collect from you, such as your email (in hashed form), IP address or information about your browser or operating system, with our partner/service provider,[...]"

    Where it says this ↗

Worth knowing 6

  • Only aggregate data is given to third parties

    Where it says this ↗
  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

    Third parties may be involved in operating the service

    Where it says this ↗
  • This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services

    The service informs users that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites

    Where it says this ↗
  • Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

    This service collects your IP address for location use

    Full quote: "When you use our website, we share information that we may collect from you, such as your email (in hashed form), IP address or information about your browser or operating system, with our partner/service provider,[...]"

    Where it says this ↗
  • First-party cookies are used

    This service requires first-party cookies

    Where it says this ↗
  • Conditions may change, but your continued acceptance is not inferred from an earlier acceptance

    Where it says this ↗

Good 2

  • You can opt out of targeted advertising

    Where it says this ↗
  • A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data

    The service provides a complaint mechanism for the handling of personal data

    Where it says this ↗
With an account

If you have a TV Tropes account

Good 1

  • You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

    You can opt out of promotional communications

    Where it says this ↗

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