JSFiddle
- 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 name and email, say they never sell it, can close you anytime, and ads plus processors still see some data.
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Collected
Name, email, code you post, and anything you volunteer like surveys.
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Privacy policy
“When you sign up for JSFiddle, we ask for your name, and email address. That's just so you can personalize your new account, and we can send you invoices, updates, or other essential information.”
Training
They use it to run the site, send invoices, and they show third-party ads.
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Privacy policy
“That’s just so you can personalize your new account, and we can send you invoices, updates, or other essential information.”
Sharing
They say they never sell personal info, but processors and Carbon Ads are used.
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Privacy policy
“We’ll never sell your personal info to third parties, and we won’t use your name or company in marketing statements without your permission, either.”
Kept
They say if you cancel your account, nothing is stored on their servers.
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Privacy policy
“When you cancel your account, we'll ensure that nothing is stored on our servers.”
Controls
You can update account info when signed in, or email support to change or delete it.
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Privacy policy
“Many of these rights can be exercised by signing in and directly updating your account information.”
Fine print
They can close you anytime without notice; paid plans auto-renew; you must cover their legal costs.
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Terms of service
“JSFiddle may terminate your access to all or any part of our Services 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.
Cancel a paid subscription
Settings, or contact the support team (at least 24 hours before a short period ends, or one month before an annual one)
Update or delete personal information
Sign in and update account information, or contact support (privacy policy lists [email protected])
Cancel your account so they say nothing is stored
Discontinue using the services / cancel the account as described in the privacy policy
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 your account off instantly for any reason, or none, and they do not have to warn you first.
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Terms of service
“JSFiddle may terminate your access to all or any part of our Services at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.”
For example, you could log in one day and find your fiddles gone with no email explaining why.
If someone sues them because of something you posted or how you used the site, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“You agree to and JSFiddle, its contractors, and its 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 our Services”
For example, if a snippet you shared leads to a lawsuit, they can ask you to cover their lawyers.
They do not promise the site will work, stay up, or be error-free.
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Terms of service
“Our Services are provided "as is." JSFiddle and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all of any kind, express or implied”
For example, if a saved fiddle is lost, the terms say they are not on the hook for that.
A third-party ad company shows ads on the site, which can mean extra tracking.
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Terms of service
“JSFiddle reserves the right to display advertisment text, links or images on the website. We use a third party, Carbon Ads (operated by BuySellAds.com Inc ["BuySellAds"]), to serve advertising content.”
For example, an ad network may load scripts that see you visited JSFiddle.
They get a free worldwide license to copy and show your code for running and promoting the service.
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Terms of service
“By submitting Content to JSFiddle for inclusion on your account, you grant JSFiddle a world-wide, , and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing, and promoting your changelog.”
For example, they can display your fiddle on the site without paying you.
Paid plans keep charging until you cancel.
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Terms of service
“By enrolling in a subscription, you authorize us to automatically charge the then-applicable fees and Taxes for each subsequent subscription period until the subscription is canceled.”
For example, if you forget to cancel, next month’s fee still comes out.
They say they will not sell your name and email to other companies.
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Privacy policy
“We’ll never sell your personal info to third parties, and we won’t use your name or company in marketing statements without your permission, either.”
For example, they say they will not put your email on a sold marketing list.
They claim cancelling wipes what they store about you.
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Privacy policy
“When you cancel your account, we'll ensure that nothing is stored on our servers.”
For example, after you cancel, they say your account data should not remain on their servers.
They say they refuse police requests unless a court orders them.
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Privacy policy
“JSFiddle won’t hand your data over to law enforcement unless a court order says we have to.”
For example, they say they will not hand over your fiddles just because an agency emails them.
You must be at least 13; they rely on you saying you are.
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Terms of service
“Our Services are not directed to children younger than 13, and access and use of our Services is only offered to users 13 years of age or older.”
For example, a 12-year-old is told not to register, but there is no extra age check described.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- royalty-free
- The company can use your content without ever paying you for it. For example, your photo can appear in the app's ads and you get nothing.
- worldwide license
- You let the company use your content anywhere on earth, usually for free and for as long as it likes. For example, a video you post can be shown in ads in any country without asking you again.
How we got here · grade C · score 41/100 · 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 say they collect name, email, and information you volunteer, plus the code you post.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
The 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 use Carbon Ads / BuySellAds to show ads on the site.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they never sell personal info, but they share with processors needed to run the service.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You grant a worldwide royalty-free license so they can display, distribute, and promote your content on the service.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
They say cancelling an account wipes servers, but changing or deleting personal info is done by contacting support.
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 SSL/TLS in transit and point to a security page; no independent audit is described here.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
You must be 13 or older; registering is treated as saying you are.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
Neither document has a date. Terms say they will post or email before material changes; privacy says they may update once in a blue moon.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They may end access at any time, with or without cause or notice, and they need not refund amounts already paid.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is as-is, liability is capped at fees from the prior 12 months, and you must indemnify them for claims from your use.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Subscriptions auto-renew until you cancel in settings or by contacting support; some refunds and EU withdrawal rights are described.
The privacy policy is 905 words at a fairly hard level (Flesch reading ease 55.9); the terms are 2,829 words at a college level.
