What XING's terms say
XING's terms of service and privacy policy have 36 rated points: 0 serious, 8 bad, 20 worth knowing and 8 good. 22 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 14 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use XING
Bad 7
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Where it says this ↗Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Third-party cookies are used for advertising
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them
Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Worth knowing 9
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
This service is a subsidiary of Company X
This service is a subsidiary of New Work SE
Harming minors in any ways is prohibited
"The user is obliged [...] to comply with all applicable legislation and respect all third-party rights when using XING and the content served on XING Websites. In particular, the user shall not use [...]"
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in Germany
The terms for this service are translated into different languages
You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
"The user is obliged [...]"
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
First-party cookies are used
Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply
Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines
Good 6
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
Where it says this ↗When the service wants to change its terms, you are notified a week or more in advance
When the service wants to change its terms, you will be notified within six weeks
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection (Germany)
You aren’t forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
If you have a XING account
Bad 1
Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication
Worth knowing 11
You must create an account to use this service
Where it says this ↗Alternative accounts are not allowed
This service is only available to users over a certain age
This service is only available to users over 16 years old
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
Where it says this ↗The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
"The user is obliged [...] to comply with all applicable legislation and respect all third-party rights when using XING and the content served on XING Websites. In particular, the user shall not [...]"
You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values
"The user is obliged [...] to comply with all applicable legislation and respect all third-party rights when using XING and the content served on XING Websites. In particular, the user shall not use any [...]"
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
"The user is obliged [...]"
Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis
You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
Good 2
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
You can retrieve an archive of your data
The documents
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.