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What WordReference's terms say

D privacy grade · wordreference.com · News & reference

WordReference's terms of service and privacy policy have 22 rated points: 1 serious, 7 bad, 8 worth knowing and 6 good. 14 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 8 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use WordReference

Bad 6

  • You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

    The service uses social media cookies/pixels

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  • This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information

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

    Where it says this ↗
  • Logs are kept for an undefined period of time

    This service keeps user logs for an undefined period of time

    User logs are "generally" deleted after 30 days, so there could be as much exceptions as "generally" can imply.

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  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

    This service forces users into binding arbitration in the case of disputes

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  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

    Tracking via third-party cookies for advertising

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Worth knowing 4

  • You are allowed to quote their content with attribution

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

    This service collects your IP address, which can be used to view your approximate location

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

    The court of law governing the terms is in Delaware, USA

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  • First-party cookies are used

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Good 4

  • You can access most of the pages on the service's website without revealing any personal information

    Users can access most of the pages on the service's website without revealing any personal information

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  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

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  • You can opt out of targeted advertising

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

    The service provides a complete list of all cookies set by its website

    They provide a list of all first-party cookies.

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With an account

If you have a WordReference account

Serious 1

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

    This service reserves the right to edit any content you post

    Where it says this ↗

Bad 1

  • 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

    Where it says this ↗

Worth knowing 4

  • You cannot delete your contributions, but it makes sense for this service

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  • Alternative accounts are not allowed

    This service does not allow alternative accounts

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

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  • Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future

    The service can distribute your content through any media

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Good 2

  • You are prohibited from publishing any third party’s personally identifiable information without their consent

    Prohibits the publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent

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  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

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