Boot Dev
- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- Your data is used for personalized ads, including by third-party ad companies.
- Data is shared with partners and affiliates; you can opt out.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
They collect device and purchase data, run targeted ads with partners, keep records until you ask, and can cut access anytime.
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Collected
Device data (IP, cookies, pages viewed) plus name, email, billing, and payment details.
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Privacy policy
“When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, country, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.”
Training
They use it to run the site, stop fraud, and show targeted and retargeting ads.
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Privacy policy
“We also use device information to help run online advertisements including retargeting ads.”
Sharing
Stripe, Google, YouTube, Sendgrid, Discord, and other ad and data partners can get it.
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Privacy policy
“We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above.”
Kept
Purchase records stay until you ask them to delete them.
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Privacy policy
“When you register through the Site, we will maintain your Purchase Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.”
Controls
You can unsubscribe from emails, use ad opt-out links, or email them to delete data.
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Privacy policy
“You may opt out of our email marketing by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any of the emails.”
Fine print
They can refuse access anytime; continued use accepts new terms; you them.
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Terms of service
“We reserve the right to refuse access and service to anyone for any reason at any time.”
Expand “Read the exact line” to see the source alongside the explanation.
What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Ask them to delete your purchase information
Email [email protected] or write Ogdolo LLC, 3520 N. University Ave., Suite 300, Provo, UT 84604
Opt out of some targeted ads
Google ads settings, Bing personalized ads, or http://optout.aboutads.info/
Unsubscribe from marketing email
Unsubscribe link at the bottom of their emails
Stop SMS messages
Reply STOP to their texts
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
They can shut you out of the site whenever they want, without saying why.
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Terms of service
“We reserve the right to refuse access and service to anyone for any reason at any time.”
For example, they could lock your account in the middle of a paid course with no warning.
If someone sues them because of something you did on the site, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“You agree to , Boot.dev and our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your breach of any of these or your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.”
For example, if a post you made caused a lawsuit, you could be on the hook for their lawyer fees.
They use what they know about your device and browsing to follow you with ads.
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Privacy policy
“We also use device information to help run online advertisements including retargeting ads.”
For example, after you visit a course page, you might see boot.dev ads on other websites.
Outside ad companies can tie your visits and emails to profiles they already have.
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Privacy policy
“When you visit the Site, log in, register or open an email, cookies, ad beacons, and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with information they or others have about you, including your email address.”
For example, opening a marketing email could help an ad partner match you to other data they hold.
If they change the rules and you keep using the site, they treat that as you agreeing.
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Terms of service
“Your continued use of or access to our Site or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes.”
For example, they could post new terms tonight and you would be bound the next time you log in.
They do not promise the site will work or that lessons will be accurate.
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Terms of service
“The Service is provided to you “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” and with all faults and defects of any kind.”
For example, if a lesson is broken and you lose study time, they say they are not responsible.
They keep billing and account records until you contact them and ask for deletion.
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Privacy policy
“When you register through the Site, we will maintain your Purchase Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.”
For example, your name, email, and payment details stay on file until you email support.
They say they do not sell your data for money under California’s definition of a sale.
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Privacy policy
“We do not sell your Personal Information.”
For example, they claim they are not selling your email list to random buyers.
You have to say you are 18 or older; they do not describe extra age checks.
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Terms of service
“You represent that you are over the age of 18. We do not permit those under 18 to use the Site.”
For example, a 16-year-old could still sign up by checking a box.
If you sue, you generally have to do it in Utah courts, not wherever you live.
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Terms of service
“You agree that exclusive for any claim or dispute with Boot.dev or relating in any way to your use of the Site will be in the courts of Utah County, State of Utah”
For example, a student in another country would need to bring a case in Utah County.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- cookies
- Small files a website saves on your device so it can recognise you and remember what you did. For example, a cookie keeps you logged in and can also tell an ad company which sites you visited.
- targeted advertising
- Ads chosen for you based on what you have done across other apps and websites, not just this one. For example, you look at shoes in one app and see shoe ads in a totally different app the next day.
- personal data
- Any information that is about you or can be linked to you, from your name to your phone's ID. For example, your email, your IP address and the list of apps on your phone are all personal data.
- third parties
- Any company or person other than you and the app, such as advertisers, partners or analytics firms. For example, an analytics company that receives a record of every screen you tap is a third party.
- opt out
- Something is on by default and stays on until you find the setting and turn it off. For example, your chats may be used for training unless you go into settings and switch it off.
- indemnify
- You promise to pay the company's legal costs and losses if your use of the service gets it sued. For example, if you post a song you do not own and the label sues the app, you owe the app's lawyer bills.
- affiliates
- Other companies owned by or connected to the same parent company. For example, if you use one app, its sister apps under the same owner may also get your data.
- service providers
- Outside companies that handle your data on the app's instructions, such as a cloud host or an email sender. For example, the company that stores the app's files in the cloud sees your data but only does what the app tells it.
- as is
- You get the service in whatever state it is in, with no promise that it works or will keep working. For example, if the app deletes your photos by mistake, it is not promising to fix that or pay you back.
- warranty
- A promise that a product will work as described; most apps say they make no such promise at all. For example, if a paid feature never works on your phone, a no-warranty clause says that is your problem.
- sell or share
- Under California law, selling means passing your data to others for money or other value; sharing means passing it on for targeted ads. For example, letting an ad network use your browsing history in return for ad space counts as a sale.
- venue
- The specific court or city where any lawsuit must be filed, which may be far from where you live. For example, a user in Florida may have to travel to a court in San Francisco to sue.
How we got here · grade F · score 31/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 7 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect account and purchase details plus device identifiers, IP address, cookies, and how you browse the site.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
Not stated in the documents.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
Not stated in the documents.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
Not stated in the documents.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
They run targeted and retargeting ads and let Google and other data partners use cookies and beacons.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they do not sell data, but share with ad and marketing partners; some ad opt-outs are listed.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
Not stated in the documents.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
They keep purchase information until you ask them to delete it by contacting them.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
Not stated in the documents.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
Not stated in the documents.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
You must represent you are over 18; they do not describe extra age checks.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
Policies are undated; they may change terms by posting, and continued use counts as acceptance.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can refuse access and service to anyone for any reason at any time.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is as-is with broad liability limits, and you must indemnify them for third-party claims.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Not stated in the documents.
The privacy policy is 1,420 words at a college graduate level (Flesch reading ease 35.2); the terms are 1,812 words at a college graduate level.
