Pastebin
- 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 policy describes staff access for safety and legal checks.
You own your pastes, can delete in 30 days, but ads track you, sales are final, and they can close you anytime.
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Collected
Account info, pastes, IP address, cookies, and browser details.
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Privacy policy
“The information we collect in this manner includes the visitor’s browser type, language preference, referring site, additional websites requested, Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the date and time of each visitor request.”
Training
They use it to run the site, security, and ads; they say they do not sell your personal info.
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Privacy policy
“We do not share, sell, rent, or trade User Personal Information with third parties for their commercial purposes.”
Sharing
Public pastes are visible to anyone; private pastes stay limited except for security or support.
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Privacy policy
“If your paste is public, anyone (including us) may view its contents.”
Kept
They keep data while your account is active; a profile delete is supposed to finish in 30 days.
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Privacy policy
“barring legal requirements, we will delete your full profile (within reason) within 30 days.”
Controls
You can edit or delete your profile in the app and opt out of some ad tracking.
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Privacy policy
“If you're already a Pastebin user, you may access, update, alter, or delete your basic user profile information by editing your user profile or contacting [email protected].”
Fine print
No refunds on paid plans, they can close you anytime.
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Terms of service
“Pastebin has the right to suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website or the Service 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 your account in Settings
Settings in the navigation bar; Account screen cancellation link
Opt out of targeted ads
www.networkadvertising.org/optout and www.aboutads.info/choices
Edit profile and email preferences
Your user profile on Pastebin
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 instantly for any reason or none, without warning you first.
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Terms of service
“Pastebin has the right to suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website or the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.”
For example, you could log in one day and find your pastes gone with no email explaining why.
If you pay for PRO, you pay up front and they will not give the money back.
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Terms of service
“For monthly or yearly payment plans, the Service is billed in advance on a monthly or yearly basis respectively and is non-refundable.”
For example, if you buy a year and cancel after a week, you still pay for the whole year.
If someone sues them because of something you posted or did, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“You agree to us, defend us, and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Website and the Service”
For example, if a paste you shared leads to a lawsuit, they can ask you to cover their lawyers.
Ad companies can track you with cookies to show ads based on your browsing.
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Privacy policy
“These third-party ad networks might make use of tracking cookies to show targeted advertisements to you.”
For example, after you visit Pastebin, you might see related ads on other sites.
If you paste health, IDs, or other sensitive stuff, they will keep it on U.S. servers and treat that as your consent.
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Privacy policy
“If you store any sensitive personal information on our servers, you are consenting to our storage of that information on our servers, which are in the United States.”
For example, pasting a medical note or SSN means you agreed they can store it in the United States.
Staff are not supposed to read private pastes except for security, upkeep, or help you asked for.
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Privacy policy
“Pastebin employees do not access private pastes unless required to for security or maintenance, or for support reasons, with the consent of the paste owner.”
For example, a private API key paste should not be casually opened by an employee.
Your pastes still belong to you; they only take rights needed to host and show them.
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Terms of service
“You retain ownership of and responsibility for Content you create, upload or own ("Your Content").”
For example, code you paste is still yours, not Pastebin’s product.
If you delete your account in settings, they say the profile should be gone within about a month.
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Privacy policy
“barring legal requirements, we will delete your full profile (within reason) within 30 days.”
For example, after you hit cancel in Settings, your username and email should be cleared within 30 days unless the law says keep it.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
How we got here · grade B · score 56/100 · 14 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 2 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect account details, pastes, IP address, cookies, browser type, and similar usage data, not just what you type.
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?
They say staff do not open private pastes except for security, maintenance, or support with the owner’s consent.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
Third-party ad networks use tracking cookies to show targeted ads; they point you to industry opt-out sites.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they do not sell personal information and share it with trusted service providers who help run the site.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You keep ownership of your pastes; they take a license to store, display, and share them as needed to run the site.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
You can cancel in Settings; they say they delete the full profile within 30 days except where the law requires keeping it.
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 industry-standard security and point to security disclosures, but not an independent audit in these pages.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
You must be 13 or older. They close accounts if they learn someone is under 13; there is no extra age check described.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
Terms took effect 12 Nov 2020. They say they will post or email material changes at least 30 days ahead.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can suspend or terminate access at any time, with or without cause or notice. You can cancel yourself in Settings.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is as-is with broad damage limits, and you must indemnify them for claims from your use.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Paid plans are billed in advance monthly or yearly and are non-refundable; they say all sales are final.
The privacy policy is 3,135 words at a college level (Flesch reading ease 43.4); the terms are 6,755 words at a college level.
