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What Zoosk's terms say

F privacy grade · zoosk.com · Social & messaging

Zoosk's terms of service and privacy policy have 55 rated points: 2 serious, 17 bad, 28 worth knowing and 8 good. 35 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 20 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use Zoosk

Bad 14

  • You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting

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

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

  • Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

    This service tracks which web page referred you to it

  • This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

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

  • You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service

  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

  • You waive your right to a class action

  • Your biometric data is collected

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

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

  • 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 (State of New York, U.S.A.)

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

Worth knowing 16

  • The service can stop being provided at any time

    They may stop providing the service at any time

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

  • Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header

    Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header.

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  • 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 Spark Networks Services GmbH

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

  • This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially

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

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

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

    The court of law governing the terms is in the State of New York, U.S.A.

  • Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

  • You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service

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

  • 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

  • Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

    Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

Good 5

  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

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

  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

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

  • 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

With an account

If you have a Zoosk account

Serious 2

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

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

Bad 3

  • A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account

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

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

Worth knowing 12

  • Alternative accounts are not allowed

  • You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

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

    This service is only available to users over 18 years old

  • 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

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

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

  • You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

  • This service has a no refund policy with some exceptions

  • You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis

  • Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account

Good 3

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

    The publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent is not allowed

  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

  • 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

The documents

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