Gitea
- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- Your data is used for personalized ads, including by third-party ad companies.
- The policy allows data sales or sharing; it does not describe an opt-out.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
Gitea.com collects email and browsing data, allows third-party ad tracking, and can end access anytime with broad legal limits.
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- Sells or shares your data with no opt-out
Collected
Your email for purchases, plus IP address, browser, pages visited, and search terms.
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Privacy policy
“This data may include information such as your device's IP address, browser type and version, operating system type and version, language preferences or the webpage you were visiting before you came to our Website”
Training
They use it to run the site, send emails, and may let third parties track you for ads.
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“Any of the information we collect from you may be used to personalize your experience; improve our Website; improve customer service; process transactions; send notification emails such as password reminders, updates, etc; and operate our Website.”
Sharing
Paddle handles purchases; other companies may track you for ads; they can share if the law requires it.
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Privacy policy
“we also may permit certain third-party companies to help us tailor advertising that we think may be of interest to users and to collect and use other data about user activities on the Website.”
Kept
They do not say how long they keep data; some copies stay after you delete your email.
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Privacy policy
“Some information may remain in our private records after deletion of such information from your account for a retention period.”
Controls
You can change your email in Account Settings or email support to ask them to delete it.
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Privacy policy
“Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner by email at support@gitea.com.”
Fine print
They can change the rules or shut you off anytime; the site is as-is and you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“gitea may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.”
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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.
Update or of your email
Account Settings on the Website, or email support@gitea.com
Decline cookies in your browser
Browser settings; the policy says most browsers accept cookies but you can decline them
Unsubscribe from newsletters
Unsubscribe link in marketing emails or contact them
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 lock you out of the website instantly, for any reason or none, and they do not have to warn you first.
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Terms of service
“gitea may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.”
For example, you could lose access to your account page overnight with no email explaining why.
If someone sues them because of how you used the site, you may have to pay their lawyer bills.
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Terms of service
“You agree to and gitea, its affiliates, contractors, licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of this Website”
For example, if a post you make leads to a lawsuit against Gitea, they can ask you to cover their legal costs.
Outside ad companies can put cookies on your device and watch what you do on the site.
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Privacy policy
“we also may permit certain third-party companies to help us tailor advertising that we think may be of interest to users and to collect and use other data about user activities on the Website.”
For example, after you browse pricing pages, another company’s ads for similar tools might follow you around the web.
If they change the privacy rules and you keep using the site, they treat that as you agreeing, even without a personal notice.
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“Continued use of the Website after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.”
For example, they could start collecting more data, post a new policy, and keep using the site would count as yes.
They do not promise the site will work, be safe, or stay online.
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“The Website is provided “AS IS” and gitea and its affiliates, suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all of any kind, express or implied”
For example, if the site is down when you need to manage a purchase, they say they are not responsible.
Deleting your email is possible by request, but then you cannot log in to what you bought.
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Privacy policy
“You may also request that we delete your email address, but this will prevent you from accessing the products you have purchased from Gitea.”
For example, if you ask them to erase your email, you may lose access to paid Gitea products tied to that login.
They say kids under 13 should not give personal information, but they rely on people not to lie about age.
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“We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under the age of 13.”
For example, a 12-year-old could still type an email at checkout unless someone stops them.
They say they take basic steps to lock down your information, but they also say internet security cannot be guaranteed.
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“We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards in an effort to protect against unauthorized access, use, modification, and disclosure of Personal Information in its control and custody.”
For example, they store emails on secured servers, yet they warn data could still be seen while traveling over the internet.
Disputes go to courts in San Francisco under California law.
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Terms of service
“This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of California, U.S.A., and the parties submit to the of the State and Federal courts in San Francisco, California”
For example, if you wanted to sue, you would generally have to do it in San Francisco courts.
The personal information they say they store from you on purpose is mainly your email for login and purchases.
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“Currently this is limited to your email address, which is required for you to be able to login to the Website and access any purchased Gitea products/services.”
For example, buying a product means giving an email they keep so you can sign in later.
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.
- retention
- How long a company keeps your data before deleting it. For example, a policy might keep your messages for 30 days after you delete them, or for as long as it likes.
- 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.
- consent
- Your clear agreement to something, given by an action like ticking a box or tapping Accept. For example, a pop-up asking if the app may use your location is asking for consent.
- 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.
- 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.
- governing law
- Which country's or state's laws are used to settle any dispute, no matter where you live. For example, a user in Ohio may find the terms are judged under California law.
How we got here · grade D · score 35/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 5 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect your email for purchases plus automatic usage data such as IP address, browser, OS, pages, and search terms.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
These documents do not describe collecting voice, face, or body data.
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 may let third-party companies place cookies and track activity to tailor advertising.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They share activity data with third-party ad companies and can transfer accounts in a sale, with no opt-out described.
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?
You can ask them to delete your email by contacting them; leftover copies may stay for an unnamed retention period.
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?
They describe general administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, and say internet transmission is not guaranteed.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
The site is only for people 13 or older and they say they do not knowingly collect from children under 13.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
They can change the policy by posting it; keeping using the site counts as agreeing. No policy date is shown.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They may end your access at any time, with or without cause or notice, effective immediately.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The site is as-is with almost no liability, and you must indemnify them for claims from your use, including attorney fees.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Not stated in the documents.
The privacy policy is 2,036 words at a professional or legal expert level (Flesch reading ease 16.5); the terms are 1,186 words at a college graduate level.
