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What W3Schools's terms say

D privacy grade · w3schools.com · Learning

W3Schools's terms of service and privacy policy have 42 rated points: 0 serious, 13 bad, 25 worth knowing and 4 good. 35 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 7 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use W3Schools

Bad 11

  • Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

    This service tracks which web page referred you to it

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  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

    This service may use your personal information for marketing purposes

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  • 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

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  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

    This service uses third-party cookies for statistics

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  • Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you

    Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user

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  • Certain features may be throttled

    This service throttles your use

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

    This service employs third-party cookies, but with opt-out instructions

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  • No guarantee is made regarding the correction of software errors

    The service does not guarantee that software errors will be corrected

    Full quote: "We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected."

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  • Logs are kept for an undefined period of time

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

    The service may use tracking pixels, web beacons, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting on users.

    Full quote: "We collect Device Information using the following technologies: "Cookies" are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org. "Log files", and User Accounts, track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps. "Web beacons", "tags", and "pixels" are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site."

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

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

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Worth knowing 20

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

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  • First-party cookies are used

    This service requires first-party cookies

    Full quote: "We collect Device Information using the following technologies: "Cookies" are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org. "Log files", and User Accounts, track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps. "Web beacons", "tags", and "pixels" are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site."

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

    This service collects your IP address for location use

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  • 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

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

    This service ignores the Do Not Track (DNT) header and tracks users anyway even if they set this header.

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

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  • Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed

    Spidering or crawling is not allowed

    The excerpt is contained within the "Prohibited Uses" Section of the Terms, category (i).

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  • 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

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  • This service is a subsidiary of Company X

    This service is a subsidiary of Refsnes Data

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  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

    Users agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

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  • No guarantee is given regarding quality

    This services gives no guarantee regarding quality

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

    This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet the users' expectations or requirements

    Full quote: "We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected."

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  • You are allowed to quote their content with attribution

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  • 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

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

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

    The court of law governing the Terms is in Norway

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

    This service assumes no liability for any losses or damages resulting from any matter relating to the service

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

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  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

    Third parties may be involved in operating the service

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Good 4

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

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

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  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

    The service provides information about how they intend to use your personal data

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

    The service provides details about what kinds of personal information they collect

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  • You can opt out of targeted advertising

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With an account

If you have a W3Schools account

Bad 2

  • 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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  • You must provide your legal name, pseudonyms are not allowed

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Worth knowing 5

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

    This service prohibits users sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages

    The excerpt is contained within the "Prohibited Uses" Section of the Terms.

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

    Users agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

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  • 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

    This excerpt is contained within the "Prohibited Uses" Section of the Terms.

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  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

    Prohibits the posting of pornographic content

    Full quote: "You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website."

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

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