Periscope
- The policy allows AI training; it does not describe an opt-out.
- 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 policy describes staff access for safety and legal checks.
X’s rules apply: broad tracking, ads, a wide license to train AI on your posts, and a $100 cap.
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- Uses your content for AI training with no opt-out
- Sells or shares your data with no opt-out
Collected
Account info, posts, messages, device IDs, location, contacts if you share them, and data from ad partners.
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Privacy policy
“You can also choose to share your location in your profile and posts, and to upload your address book to X to help find people you may know.”
Training
They use your stuff to run the service, show ads, guess who you are, and train AI models.
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Terms of service
“this license includes the right for us to (i) analyze text and other information you provide and to otherwise provide, promote, and improve the Services, including, for example, for use with and training of our machine learning and artificial intelligence models”
Sharing
Ad partners and other companies can get identifiers and your content; your profile name is public.
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Privacy policy
“Our ad and business partners share information with us such as browser cookie IDs, X-generated identifiers, mobile device IDs, hashed user information like email addresses, demographic or interest data”
Kept
The documents do not say how long they keep your data after you delete it.
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Terms of service
“See https://help.x.com/managing-your-account/how-to-deactivate-x-account for instructions on how to deactivate your account and the Privacy Policy for more information on what happens to your information.”
Controls
You can set preferences and deactivate your account; these pages do not describe a training off-switch.
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Privacy policy
“When you set your preferences using your settings, we collect that information so that we can respect your preferences.”
Fine print
You keep ownership but grant a huge license; fights go to Texas; they owe at most $100; you must be 13.
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Terms of service
“in any event, our shall not exceed the greater of $100 USD or the amount you paid us, if any, in the past six months for the Services giving rise to the claim.”
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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.
Deactivate your account if you want to leave
https://help.x.com/managing-your-account/how-to-deactivate-x-account
Review location and address-book sharing in settings
Account settings (location and address book sharing described in the privacy policy)
Appeal if your account is closed by mistake
https://help.x.com/forms/account-access/appeals
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 copy, change, and share what you post worldwide, and let others do it too, without paying you.
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Terms of service
“you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, license (with the right to ) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, upload, download, and distribute such Content”
For example, a live clip you posted could be reused or shown elsewhere without extra payment to you.
What you type, post, or generate can be used to train their AI. These pages do not describe a way to turn that off.
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Terms of service
“including, for example, for use with and training of our machine learning and artificial intelligence models, whether generative or another type”
For example, a private-feeling prompt or post could still be used to teach their models.
Advertisers and partners send them IDs and interest data that can be mixed with what they already know about you.
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Privacy policy
“Our ad and business partners share information with us such as browser cookie IDs, X-generated identifiers, mobile device IDs, hashed user information like email addresses, demographic or interest data”
For example, a shop’s site can send them a cookie ID that gets tied to your X account for ads.
If something goes wrong, they say they will pay at most $100 or what you paid them in six months.
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Terms of service
“IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OF THE X ENTITIES EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $100.00) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US, IF ANY, IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS”
For example, if a bug wiped your account, they say their payout is capped at that small amount.
They can shut your account even when you did not break a rule, if the law allows it.
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Terms of service
“To the extent permitted by law, we may also terminate your account or cease providing you with all or part of the Services for any other reason or no reason at our convenience.”
For example, they could close a long-running account because they no longer want to offer it.
You give up joining a group lawsuit with other users, where the law lets them do that.
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Terms of service
“you agree to waive any right to bring a or other .”
For example, if many people were overcharged, you could not join them in one big case.
They collect a rough idea of where you are even without you pinning a map, including for ads.
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Privacy policy
“When you use X, we collect some information about your approximate location to provide the service you expect, including showing you relevant ads.”
For example, they may show local ads based on your city-level location from your connection.
They say they only take biometric data if you agree, and they use it for safety and ID.
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Privacy policy
“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes.”
For example, they would not use a face scan for ID unless you consented in the product.
You still own your posts, photos, and videos even after you grant them a license.
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Terms of service
“What’s yours is yours — you own your Content (and your incorporated audio, photos, and videos are considered part of the Content).”
For example, you can still sell or reuse your own video elsewhere because you own it.
They run a public program where researchers can report security bugs.
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Terms of service
“If you are a security researcher, you are required to comply with the rules of our Vulnerability Reporting Program (https://hackerone.com/x).”
For example, a researcher can report a leak through HackerOne instead of posting it publicly.
You have to be 13 or older. These pages do not describe extra age checks beyond that statement.
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Terms of service
“In any case, you must be at least 13 years old to use the Services.”
For example, a 12-year-old is not allowed to sign up under these terms.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- 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.
- device identifiers
- Codes that single out your phone or computer, used to recognise you across apps and sites. For example, the advertising ID on your phone lets two unrelated apps know they are seeing the same person.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- sublicensable
- The company can pass its rights over your content on to other companies without asking you. For example, an app can let an advertiser or a partner reuse your video under the licence you gave.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 F · score 30/100 · 15 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 more than account and posts: device and ad IDs, logs, approximate location, optional address book and precise location, and data from ad partners.
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?
The terms say they may use your content to train machine learning and AI models. These documents do not describe a way to opt out.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
They say they may read and disclose information for law, enforcing the rules, fraud, support, and safety. They do not describe routine sampling of chats.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
They show ads and get cookie IDs, device IDs, and interest data from ad partners, which can be combined with your account.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They get data from ad partners and say they may make your content available to other companies. These pages do not describe an opt-out of that sharing.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You own your content, but you grant a worldwide, royalty-free license with the right to sublicense, for any purpose, including AI training.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
Not stated in the documents.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
They infer identity across devices and browsers and use activity for relevance and ads. These pages do not describe viewing or turning off a memory store.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
They describe a Vulnerability Reporting Program on HackerOne. They do not describe an independent audit in these pages.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
You must be at least 13. These documents do not describe extra age checks beyond that rule.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The terms are dated and they say they will try to notify you of material changes; continued use means you accept. Retention details are thin.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They may close an account for listed reasons and, where the law allows, for any reason or no reason. They say they will try to notify you.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is offered as-is with no warranties, and their total payout is capped at $100 or six months of what you paid.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Not stated in the documents.
The privacy policy is 1,444 words at a college level (Flesch reading ease 43.7); the terms are 18,872 words at a college graduate level.
