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- 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 only with the providers who run the service.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
They collect IP, contact, and cookie data, can close you anytime.
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Collected
IP address, email, phone, language, device and browser data, plus cookies.
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Privacy policy
“Information we collect from you includes:IP address;Language information;Contact information, such as your email address and telephone number;”
Training
They use it to run the site, follow the law, fight fraud, and send marketing you can unsubscribe from.
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Privacy policy
“We may use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you.”
Sharing
Affiliates, service providers, and buyers in a sale can get it; they say they do not sell it without consent.
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Privacy policy
“We do not share or sell the personal information that you provide us with other organizations without your express consent, except as described in this Privacy Policy.”
Kept
They keep it as long as they think they need it, and may it and keep that forever.
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Privacy policy
“We retain information we collect as long as it is necessary and relevant to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy.”
Controls
You can review, correct, or delete some info in your account, or email them; you can turn cookies off in your browser.
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Privacy policy
“You may access information that you have voluntarily provided through your account on the Services, and review, correct, or delete it.”
Fine print
They can close you without notice; you must cover their legal costs.
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Terms of service
“We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services in our sole discretion, immediately and without prior notice, and delete or deactivate your account and all related information and files”
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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.
Review, correct, or delete account information
Your account on the Services, or email [email protected]
Unsubscribe from marketing emails
Unsubscribe link or instructions in any marketing email they send
Disable cookies in your browser
Browser cookie or private-browsing settings (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari as listed)
Keep your own backup of keys
Outside the Services; they do not store or recover Private Keys or passwords
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 what you posted or how you used the site, you may have to pay their lawyers.
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Terms of service
“you agree to hold us, our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and third-party service providers harmless from and defend them against any claims, costs, damages, losses, expenses, and any other liabilities, including attorneys’ fees and costs”
For example, if a post you made leads to a lawsuit against the site, you could be on the hook for their legal bills.
They can shut you off at any time with no warning and wipe site-side account files.
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Terms of service
“We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services in our sole discretion, immediately and without prior notice, and delete or deactivate your account and all related information and files”
For example, they could lock you out of the web interface overnight and you would need your own blockchain keys to keep using funds.
Third parties can drop cookies used for ads and tracking how you use the site.
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Privacy policy
“We also use functional Cookies and Cookies from third parties for analysis and marketing purposes.”
For example, an ad network cookie could remember you visited hive.blog and show related ads elsewhere.
If they change the rules and you keep using the site, they treat that as you agreeing, even without a personal email.
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Privacy policy
“In all cases, your continued use of the the Site or Services after the posting of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the terms of the modified Privacy Policy.”
For example, they could post a new sharing rule and keeping browsing would count as yes.
They promise almost nothing about the site working, being accurate, or being safe.
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Terms of service
“To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Service and the Hive Content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, of any kind”
For example, if a bug or outage costs you a transaction, the terms say they are not warranting the service.
Related companies in their group can get your personal information.
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Privacy policy
“We may disclose your personal information to our subsidiaries and corporate affiliates for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.”
For example, another company they own could receive your email for uses listed in this policy.
What you write or upload stays yours; you are also responsible for it.
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Terms of service
“You retain ownership of and responsibility for Content you create or own ("Your Content").”
For example, a blog post you write is still yours, but you are on the hook if it breaks someone else’s rights.
They say they will not ask for the secret keys that control your crypto.
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Privacy policy
“We will never ask you to share your private keys or wallet seed. Never trust anyone or any site that asks you to enter your private keys or wallet seed.”
For example, a fake login page asking for your seed phrase is not this policy’s claimed practice.
You can look at, fix, or delete some of the info you typed into your account.
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Privacy policy
“You may access information that you have voluntarily provided through your account on the Services, and review, correct, or delete it.”
For example, you could change or remove an email you gave them in account settings.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
How we got here · grade C · score 44/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 4 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect contact details plus IP, device, browser, OS, language, log data, and cookies, not only the content you type.
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 use third-party cookies for analysis, marketing, and advertising, and those parties may link cookies to your name or email.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they do not sell what you provide without consent, but they share with affiliates, service providers, and in business transfers.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
The terms say you keep ownership of content you create; they give you a limited license to use their Hive Content.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
They keep data as long as they think they need it. You can delete some info in your account or email them; no 30- or 90-day wipe is stated.
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 say they use industry-standard security measures but do not describe audits or a bug-bounty program.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
You must be at least 13. Teens need a parent’s supervision; there is no described age-proofing beyond that.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The policies are dated. They may change them and treat continued use as acceptance, mainly by updating the date.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can suspend or terminate access immediately without prior notice and delete related account files.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is “as is,” liability is broadly limited, and you must hold them harmless and cover legal costs.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
They say they do not currently charge fees to create accounts; they may add fees later with a display before use.
The privacy policy is 2,455 words at a professional or legal expert level (Flesch reading ease 19.1); the terms are 3,980 words at a college level.
