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- The policy says your content is not used for AI training.
- 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.
Forum posts stay with the community; CDCK says no AI training, but ads, brokers, $50 cap.
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Collected
Account info, posts, messages, cookies, and sometimes data from marketing databases and brokers.
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Privacy policy
“We may also receive data about you, including your name, email address, or other contact information from third parties, including marketing databases and data brokers.”
Training
They run the forum, do analytics and ads, and say they do not train AI on customer data.
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“We do not use customer data to train AI models, nor do we share it with third parties for that purpose.”
Sharing
Forum users and admins can see posts; third parties get cookie and marketing data.
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Privacy policy
“CDCK may share data about you and your website interactions collected through cookies with third party providers of those cookies, marketing databases, and data brokers”
Kept
They keep account data and posts while your account is open, then as long as they think they need.
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Privacy policy
“CDCK retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes described in this privacy policy, unless applicable law requires us to do otherwise.”
Controls
You can edit your profile, download activity, close the account, and opt out of ads or marketing.
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Privacy policy
“You can change your account data at any time by visiting the profile settings page for your account.”
Fine print
You them, is $50.
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What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Close your account
Email colin.madland@twu.ca, or use account settings if the forum offers close/erase
Download your activity
Your account activity page, CSV download link
Opt out of interest-based ads
thenai.org/opt-out, youradchoices.com, Google Analytics opt-out add-on, Cookie Settings or GPC
Ask about sale/share opt-out
Email privacy@discourse.org
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
If someone sues because of how you or anyone using your account used the forum, you may have to pay the university’s legal costs.
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Terms of service
“You agree to the company from legal claims by others related to your breach of these terms, or breach of these terms by others using your account on the forum.”
For example, if a post from your account leads to a lawsuit, you could be on the hook for their lawyers.
If the forum harms you, they say they will pay at most fifty dollars.
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Terms of service
“As far as the law allows, the to you for claims of any kind that are related to the forum or content on the forum will be limited to $50.”
For example, if a bug leaks your private messages, they claim they owe you no more than $50.
You cannot join with other users in a lawsuit.
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Terms of service
“You will settle any dispute as an individual, and not as part of a or other representative proceeding, whether as the plaintiff or a class member.”
For example, if many users were harmed the same way, you could not sue together in court.
They may trade your information with data brokers in exchange for more marketing data.
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Privacy policy
“We may disclose personal information to data brokers and marketing databases for valuable consideration, such as access to additional data.”
For example, they might give a broker your contact details to get more names for ads.
They can use what they know about you to show ads based on your behavior across sites.
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“We may also disclose and use personal information for targeted or cross-context behavioral advertising.”
For example, visiting the site could help HubSpot or Google target ads to you elsewhere.
They can shut off your access whenever they want, and you can leave whenever you want.
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“Either you or the company may end the agreement written out in these terms at any time.”
For example, they could end your forum access without a long warning period.
CDCK says community posts are not used to train AI and are not given to others for training.
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“We do not use customer data to train AI models, nor do we share it with third parties for that purpose.”
For example, a long thread you wrote should not become training text for a chatbot.
You still own your posts; they only get a license to show them on the forum.
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Terms of service
“Nothing in these terms gives the company any ownership rights in intellectual property that you share with the forum, such as your account information, posts, or other content you submit to the forum.”
For example, they cannot claim they own a paper you posted just because it is on the forum.
They say they do not try to collect health, biometric, or other extra-sensitive categories as the company.
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“CDCK does not intentionally collect or process sensitive personal information as a , such as government identification numbers, information on racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, genetic data, biometric data”
For example, they are not asking for fingerprints or medical records to use the forum.
The forum is not for kids under 13, but they only ask you to say you are old enough.
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“You must be at least thirteen years old.”
For example, a 12-year-old could still type that they are 13 and make an account.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- 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.
- data broker
- A company that buys, collects and resells information about people, usually without ever meeting them. For example, your phone number and shopping habits can be sold as part of a list to a company you never heard of.
- model training
- Using your content and conversations as examples to teach an AI system, which can then echo them in future answers. For example, a story you write in a chatbot may be studied by the company to make the next version of the bot.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- limitation of liability
- A cap on what the company will ever pay you if something goes wrong, often only what you paid in the last year. For example, if a leak of your data costs you thousands, the most you may get back is a month's subscription fee.
- class action waiver
- You agree not to join with other users in one lawsuit; each person must complain alone. For example, if a bug overcharges a million people, you cannot all sue together for a refund.
- 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.
- sensitive personal information
- Data that could hurt you if exposed, like health, religion, sexuality, race, exact location or bank details. For example, telling a chatbot about a medical condition creates sensitive data that some laws protect more strictly.
- data controller
- The company that decides why and how your data is used, and is responsible for it under privacy law. For example, the app maker is the controller; the cloud company storing files for it is only a processor.
- biometric
- Measurements of your body that identify you, like your face, fingerprint or voice. For example, a selfie used to unlock the app or a voice recording matched to you.
How we got here · grade B · score 53/100 · 14 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 3 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect account details, posts, messages, cookies, logs, and sometimes contact data from marketing databases, plus optional profile fields.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
They say they do not intentionally collect biometric data as a controller.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
CDCK says it does not use customer data to train AI models and does not share it for that purpose.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
Not stated in the documents.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
They use third-party cookies and partners for targeted and behavioral advertising, including HubSpot and Google.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they do not sell data for money but may share with brokers for other value, and list a right to opt out of that kind of exchange.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You keep ownership of your posts; you give the forum a license to copy, publish, and analyze them so others can see them.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
You can close an account by emailing them or, if the forum allows, via settings; they keep data as long as reasonably necessary, with no 30-day clock.
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 be at least 13; there is no described age-check beyond agreeing to the terms.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The privacy notice is dated August 5, 2026 and will be posted when updated; the terms have a placeholder date and email for substantial changes.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
Either side may end the agreement at any time; they may also close an account if they believe you broke the rules.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The forum is as-is, liability is capped at $50, and you must indemnify them for claims tied to your use or your account.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
These forum terms do not describe paid subscriptions or refunds for this site.
The privacy policy is 4,970 words at a college level (Flesch reading ease 41.7); the terms are 2,024 words at a fairly hard level.
