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What Valnet (Screen Rant, CBR)'s terms say

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Valnet (Screen Rant, CBR)'s terms of service and privacy policy have 106 rated points: 4 serious, 33 bad, 46 worth knowing and 23 good. 76 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 30 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use Valnet (Screen Rant, CBR)

Serious 1

  • Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training

Bad 28

  • Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out

    Your Personal data may be sold unless you opt out

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

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

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

  • You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

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

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

  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

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

  • You waive your right to a class action

  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

  • Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

    This service tracks which web page referred you to it

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

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

    This service may collect, use, and share location data

  • Your profile is combined across various products

  • Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

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

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

  • Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection

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

  • Your personal information is used for many different purposes

  • Many third parties are involved in operating the service

  • This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

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

  • Many different types of personal data are collected

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

Worth knowing 30

  • The service can stop being provided at any time

    They may stop providing the service at any time

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  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

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  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

  • No guarantee is made reguarding the accuracy and/or reliability of the information provided

    The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided

  • This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially

  • [DEPRECATED] The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers

    The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers

  • This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites

  • The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

  • 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

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

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

  • This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements

  • 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

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

  • You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service

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

  • Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision

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

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

  • First-party cookies are used

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

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

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

  • Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header

  • The terms for this service are translated into different languages

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

  • 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

  • Harming minors in any ways is prohibited

  • No guarantee is given regarding quality

  • The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs

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

Good 17

  • Logs are deleted after a finite period of time

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  • When the service wants to make a material change to its terms, you are notified at least 30 days in advance

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

    Information is provided about what kind of information they collect

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

    Information is provided about how they collect personal data

  • A list of all cookies used by the service is provided

    A list of all cookies set by the website is provided

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

  • This service provides a list of third parties involved in its operation

    This Service provides a list of Third Parties involved in its operation

  • You can opt out of targeted advertising

  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

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

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

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

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

  • Staff at this organisation receive training about handling data

  • Information is provided about security practices

  • You will be notified if personal data has been affected by data breaches

  • The service claims that third parties it shares your personal information with are bound by confidentiality obligations

    Third parties used by the service are bound by confidentiality obligations

With an account

If you have a Valnet (Screen Rant, CBR) account

Serious 3

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

  • This service holds onto content that you've deleted

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

Bad 5

  • Usernames can be rejected or changed for any reason

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

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

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

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

Worth knowing 16

  • This service is only available to users over a certain age

  • No refunds will be issued

    The service has a no refund policy

  • You must create an account to use this service

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

  • You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

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  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

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  • Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service

  • You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis

  • Alternative accounts are not allowed

  • Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account

  • If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content and/or your account may be removed

    If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed

  • 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

  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

  • You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages

  • You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security

Good 6

  • If you are the target of a copyright holder's take down notice, this service gives you the opportunity to defend yourself

  • 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

  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

  • You maintain ownership of your content

  • You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

    You can opt out of promotional communications

  • 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.