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What YouTube's terms say

F privacy grade · youtube.com · Video & music

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.

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Signed in or not

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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  • 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

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  • 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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  • 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

With an account

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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  • 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

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