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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 with partners and affiliates; you can opt out.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
A media site that tracks browsing for ads, may sell data, takes a license on posts.
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Collected
Name, email, IP, device IDs, browsing history, location, purchase history, and interest profiles.
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Privacy policy
“Additionally, as you browse the Websites, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Websites, and information about how you interact with the Websites.”
Training
They personalize the site, send marketing, run ads, and draw inferences about your interests.
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“Providing you with tailored content, services, advertisements and offers from our Websites;”
Sharing
Service providers, affiliates, analytics firms, and a long list of advertising partners may get your data.
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Privacy policy
“We share this information with third-party service providers, analytics, advertising and marketing partners, our affiliates, and otherwise as might be required for legal or regulatory purposes.”
Kept
They keep it as long as they say they need it, even after you close an account.
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Privacy policy
“This means we may retain your personal information even after you close your account with us in order to (i) to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, (ii) to make or defend legal claims, (iii) to protect against the fraudulent activity of others, (iv) to enforce our Terms of Service and/or this Privacy Policy, (v) to administer our Services and keep them safe and secure, and for internal operations”
Controls
You can refuse cookies, use Do Not Sell, unsubscribe from emails, or email data@valnetinc.com.
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Privacy policy
“If you do not want us to share your personal information with unaffiliated third parties for promotional purposes, you may opt out by clicking the “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link located at the bottom of the Website you are accessing.”
Fine print
$100 cap, you them, and paid plans auto-renew with no refunds.
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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.
Click Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Link at the bottom of the website you are accessing
Request access or deletion
Email data@valnetinc.com, call 1-833-979-3525, or use their request form
Cancel a paid subscription
Account settings after you log in
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
Ad cookies follow what you read and where you are so ads can be aimed at you.
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Privacy policy
“Advertising and Targeted Advertising Cookies: These cookies track your browsing habits and location to provide you with advertising in line with your interests.”
For example, reading laptop reviews can lead to laptop ads on other sites.
They admit they may sell identifiers, browsing activity, and location under California’s definition of a sale.
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Privacy policy
“In the preceding 12 months, we may have “sold” the following categories of your personal information, depending on how the is interpreted: identifiers, personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute, commercial information, internet or other similar network activity, and geolocation data.”
For example, an ad network could get data about pages you visited in exchange for ad money.
Anything you post can be used forever, worldwide, and they can it, even for commercial use.
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Terms of service
“By providing any User Submissions to the Sites, you (i) grant us and our affiliates, representatives, partners, and assigns an , , non-exclusive, , and fully-paid license”
For example, a comment or photo you upload could be reused in ads without paying you.
They can shut your account with no warning and without needing a reason.
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Terms of service
“We have the right to disable your account, access to Sites, as well as any username, password or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason”
For example, you could lose a paid login overnight with no email first.
If someone sues them because of how you used the site, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“you agree to , defend and hold Valnet, its affiliates, and their respective subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents, and applicable third parties”
For example, a comment that sparks a lawsuit could leave you covering their lawyers.
Subscriptions keep charging until you cancel, and unused time is not refunded.
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Terms of service
“Unless expressly prohibited by applicable local law, payments are non-refundable, and there are no refunds or credits for partially used subscription periods.”
For example, canceling mid-month still costs the full month.
They log what you browse and search on their sites, not just what you type into a form.
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Privacy policy
“Internet or other similar network activity. Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.”
For example, every article you open can be stored as part of your activity record.
They build a picture of your tastes from how you use the site.
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“We may generate inferences based on your interactions with our Services. These inferences may reflect preferences, interests, or trends in how you use and engage with our content.”
For example, they might tag you as a gaming fan from the articles you click.
If they change the privacy rules, keeping using the site counts as saying yes.
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Privacy policy
“Your continued use of our Services after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.”
For example, a new sharing practice could apply just because you visited again.
They name a cloud provider and a security standard they say they follow.
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Privacy policy
“We use AWS servers, which comply with ISO 27018:2019, a code of practice that focuses on protection of personal information in the cloud.”
For example, they claim visitor data sits on AWS with ISO 27018 controls.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- opt out
- Something is on by default and stays on until you find the setting and turn it off. For example, your chats may be used for training unless you go into settings and switch it off.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- CCPA
- California's privacy law, which gives residents the right to see, delete and stop the sale of their data. For example, a Californian can ask the app to stop selling their data and it must comply.
- precise geolocation
- Your exact position, usually from GPS, often accurate to within a few metres. For example, an app can tell not just your city but which building you are in right now.
- 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.
How we got here · grade F · score 32/100 · 15 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 more than account basics: IP, device IDs, browsing and search history, geolocation, commercial history, and inferences.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
The documents do not say they record voice, face, or body data for this website.
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?
Third-party ad companies use cookies and similar tools to track visits across sites for interest-based ads.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They share with ad and marketing partners and say they may “sell” data under CCPA, with a Do Not Sell opt-out.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
Posts are treated as public, and you grant a perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable license they can use commercially.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
Deletion is mainly by contacting them. They may keep data after you close an account for legal and internal uses.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
They generate interest inferences from your activity and do not describe in-app memory controls.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
They describe AWS hosting, ISO 27018, access limits, and general physical and technical measures. No breach history is stated.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
The site is not meant for under 16, and terms require 18 or a parent’s agreement. There is no described age-check beyond that.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The privacy policy is dated, but continued use after they change it counts as acceptance. Terms say material changes take effect after 30 days.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They may disable your account at any time for any or no reason, in their sole discretion.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The site is “as is,” liability is capped at $100, 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. Payments are generally non-refundable. They say they will give about a month’s notice of price changes.
The privacy policy is 6,644 words at a college graduate level (Flesch reading ease 32.7); the terms are 10,329 words at a college graduate level.
