What YouTube's terms say
YouTube's terms of service and privacy policy have 77 rated points: 4 serious, 22 bad, 29 worth knowing and 22 good. 61 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 16 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use YouTube
Serious 4
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
You may still be tracked even after opting out from tracking
This service still tracks you even if you opted out from tracking
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising
Bad 21
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
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Where it says this ↗Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
App required for this service requires broad device permissions
This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Your profile is combined across various products
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
Many different types of personal data are collected
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
Third-party cookies are used for advertising
Your biometric data is collected
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
Worth knowing 22
Only aggregate data is given to third parties
Only aggregate data is given to advertisers
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
This service collects your IP address for location use
Where it says this ↗The terms for this service are translated into different languages
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
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
Third parties are involved in operating the service
This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
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
[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 informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services
First-party cookies are used
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
This service is a subsidiary of Company X
This service is a subsidiary of Google
You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
Harming minors in any ways is prohibited
Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply
Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
Good 14
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
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Where it says this ↗A free help desk is provided
Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Promises will be kept after a merger or acquisition
You will be notified if personal data has been affected by data breaches
The service will only respond to government requests that are reasonable
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
A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
Information is provided about security practices
The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis
The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis
No need to register
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
You can opt out of targeted advertising
If you have a YouTube account
Bad 1
A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account
Worth knowing 7
This service is only available to users over a certain age
This service is only available to users over 16 years old
Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service
Your account can be suspended for several reasons
Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms
You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
Good 8
You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online
You have the right to leave this service at any time
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Where it says this ↗You can choose with whom you share content
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
You can retrieve an archive of your data
Two factor authentication is provided for your account
You maintain ownership of your content
You can delete your content from this service
The documents
- Copyright Claims Policy ↗ account holders
- Privacy Policy ↗
- Terms of Service ↗
- Violent Criminal Organizations Policy ↗
- Hate Speech Policy ↗
- Community Guidelines ↗ account holders
- Understand copyright strikes ↗ account holders
- Child Safety Policy ↗
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.