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X (Twitter)'s terms of service and privacy policy have 99 rated points: 5 serious, 34 bad, 38 worth knowing and 22 good. 72 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 27 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use X (Twitter)

Serious 2

  • Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not

    They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service

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

Bad 30

  • The service is only available in some countries approved by its government

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

  • If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them

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

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

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

  • Certain features may be throttled

    Your use is throttled

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

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

    The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection (Texas, U.S.A.)

  • Your biometric data is collected

  • Many different types of personal data are collected

  • You waive your right to a class action

  • You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

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

    This service may collect, use, and share location data

  • App required for this service requires broad device permissions

  • This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

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

  • Your profile is combined across various products

  • Your personal information is used for many different purposes

  • You may be tracked on other websites

    This service tracks you on other websites

  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

  • Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

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

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

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

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

  • Users can be fined for Terms of Service violations

    Service fines users for Terms of Service violations

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

  • Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

    This service tracks which web page referred you to it

Worth knowing 26

  • 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

  • Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply

    Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines

  • 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 agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

  • The service can stop being provided at any time

    They may stop providing the service at any time

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

  • Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

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

  • 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

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

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

  • The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes

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

    The court of law governing the terms is in Texas, U.S.A.

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

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

  • The terms for this service are translated into different languages

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

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

  • First-party cookies are used

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

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

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

  • Separate policies are employed for different parts of the service

  • You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems

Good 14

  • An onion site accessible over Tor is provided

    Onion Domain https://twitter3e4tixl4xyajtrzo62zg5vztmjuricljdp2c5kshju4avyoid.onion/

    Where it says this ↗

  • The terms for this service are easy to read

  • A free help desk is provided

  • You aren’t forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

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

    Information is provided about what kind of information they collect

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

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

  • 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

  • This service claims that your personal data is not being sold

    Your personal data is not sold

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

  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

  • The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis

    The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis

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

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

With an account

If you have a X (Twitter) account

Serious 3

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

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

  • Private messages can be read

Bad 4

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

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

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

  • Your provided identifiable information is actively checked by the service

Worth knowing 12

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

  • You must create an account to use this service

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

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

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

  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

  • 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

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

  • The service suspends your account after inactivity for a certain or uncertain time

  • Your account can be suspended for several reasons

  • Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account

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

    This service is only available to users over 13 years old

Good 8

  • You maintain ownership of your content

  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

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

  • Two factor authentication is provided for your account

  • You have the right to leave this service at any time

  • 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

  • Pseudonyms are allowed

  • 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.