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What Ubuntu (Canonical)'s terms say

C privacy grade · ubuntu.com · Tech & telecom

Ubuntu (Canonical)'s terms of service and privacy policy have 37 rated points: 0 serious, 14 bad, 10 worth knowing and 13 good. 32 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 5 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use Ubuntu (Canonical)

Bad 14

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

    The service can sell or otherwise transfer your personal data as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction.

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  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

  • Many different types of personal data are collected

  • Your profile is combined across various products

  • Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

    This service tracks which web page referred you to it

  • Location data may be collected, used and/or shared

  • Many third parties are involved in operating the service

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

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

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

  • Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world

  • Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions

  • Your personal information is used for many different purposes

  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

Worth knowing 8

  • Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

    Blocking cookies may limit your ability to use the service

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  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

  • The terms for this service are translated into different languages

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

  • This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services

  • First-party cookies are used

  • This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation

  • Separate policies are employed for different parts of the service

Good 10

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

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

  • The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

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

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

  • You can limit how your information is used by third parties and the service

  • Information is provided about security practices

  • The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

With an account

If you have a Ubuntu (Canonical) account

Worth knowing 2

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

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

Good 3

  • You can retrieve an archive of your data

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  • You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

  • You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online

The documents

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