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- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- Ads are based only on what you are looking at, not a profile of you.
- Data is shared only with the providers who run the service.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
PSF collects usage and account data, shares it with vendors, lets you cancel in settings, and limits its .
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Collected
Account details you give them, plus IP, browser type, pages viewed, and data from some partners.
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Privacy policy
“PSF collects certain information automatically when you use the services, such as the IP addresses and domain names of visitors, browser type, history of pages viewed, and other usage information about your use of the website.”
Training
They use it to run the site, events, payments, mailing lists you opt into, and to fight fraud.
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Privacy policy
“PSF collects personal information for the following principal purposes: To provide the services to you To enroll you for mailing lists and other communications (opt-in only)”
Sharing
Service providers who help them; stats may go to advertisers and partners.
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Privacy policy
“PSF may share personal information with third parties engaged to assist PSF in providing services to you or to carry out one or more of the purposes described above.”
Kept
They say they keep it only as long as needed; PyPI deletes a profile when you cancel.
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Privacy policy
“We will keep your personal information for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed.”
Controls
You can contact them to access, fix, or delete data; PyPI cancel is in Settings.
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Privacy policy
“If you change your mind on how PSF discloses or uses your information, or wish to access, correct or update personal information (such as your address), we will endeavor to correct, update or remove the personal data that you give us.”
Fine print
Service is as-is, you them, they can close accounts without notice, paid fees are non-refundable.
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Terms of service
“PSF has the right to suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website 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 PyPI account in Settings
Settings in the global navigation bar; Account screen cancellation link
Ask for a copy of account contents before you cancel
Request before cancellation, termination, or downgrade (terms: Upon Cancellation)
Ask to access, correct, or delete personal data
Contact legal@python.org
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 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 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 package you uploaded leads to a lawsuit, you could be on the hook for their lawyers.
They can shut your account instantly and do not have to warn you first.
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Terms of service
“PSF has the right to suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.”
For example, you could lose login access overnight without an email explaining why.
Paid plans are charged ahead of time and they say they will not give money back.
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Terms of service
“Services are billed in advance on a monthly basis and is non-refundable. There will be no refunds or credits for partial months of service, downgrade refunds, or refunds for months unused with an open Account”
For example, if you cancel an organization plan mid-month, you still pay for the whole month.
If your upload is not already under a free license they can use, you give them a broad license to copy and show it.
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Terms of service
“you grant the PSF, its legal successors and assigns, and all other users of the Service an , worldwide, , nonexclusive license to reproduce, distribute, transmit, display, perform, and publish the Content, including in digital form.”
For example, they can host and let others mirror a package you uploaded.
They can give combined usage numbers to advertisers and partners, not your name.
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Privacy policy
“We may share statistical or non-personal information about our users with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, or other third parties.”
For example, they might tell a sponsor how many people visited a page.
If they change the privacy rules and you keep using the site, they treat that as you agreeing.
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Privacy policy
“Your continued use of the product or service after the effective date of such changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.”
For example, a new data use could apply after they post an update even if you missed the blog post.
Public talks and project credits can stay online even if you later want them gone.
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Privacy policy
“Information that you have explicitly made available for unrestricted public access, such as having your name associated with a talk that you provide or contribution to a project, may not be able to be deleted.”
For example, your name on an old conference talk page might remain for the historical record.
You still own what you upload; they are not taking the copyright away.
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Terms of service
“You retain ownership of and responsibility for Your Content.”
For example, the code in your package is still yours to license elsewhere.
You can close a PyPI account yourself in the site settings.
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Terms of service
“You can cancel your Account at any time by going into your Settings in the global navigation bar at the top of the screen.”
For example, you click Settings and use the cancellation link without emailing them.
Their own cookies are for making the site work, not for ad targeting.
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Privacy policy
“The cookies we use are strictly functional cookies and have no marketing purpose.”
For example, a cookie might keep you logged in rather than track you across other sites.
Disputes go to Delaware courts.
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Terms of service
“You and PSF agree to submit to the exclusive and venue of the courts located in the City of Wilmington and County of New Castle, Delaware.”
For example, if you sued them you would file in Delaware.
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.
- opt in
- Something is off until you actively say yes to it. For example, marketing emails that only start after you tick a box are opt in.
- 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.
- irrevocable
- Cannot be taken back or cancelled once given, even if you change your mind or delete your account. For example, an irrevocable licence to your photos means you cannot withdraw it later.
- 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.
- de-identified
- Data with your name and obvious identifiers removed, though it can sometimes still be traced back to you. For example, your chats with names stripped out may still be kept and studied after you delete your account.
- 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.
- venue
- The specific court or city where any lawsuit must be filed, which may be far from where you live. For example, a user in Florida may have to travel to a court in San Francisco to sue.
- governing law
- Which country's or state's laws are used to settle any dispute, no matter where you live. For example, a user in Ohio may find the terms are judged under California law.
How we got here · grade B · score 51/100 · 14 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 what you give them plus automatic usage data such as IP address, browser type, and pages viewed.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
These 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?
Their cookies are described as functional only; they may share aggregated stats with advertisers to customize site content and ads.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They share personal information with service providers who must only use it to help PSF, plus legal disclosures.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You keep ownership. You grant a license so they can host and share content on the service; they say that license ends when you remove the content, though another line calls it irrevocable.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
PyPI lets you cancel in Settings and says the profile is deleted immediately, though backups and activity logs may remain. Public attribution may not be deletable.
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 physical, business, and technical security measures and will try to notify you of a breach.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
Not stated in the documents.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
Policies are dated. Terms promise 30 days’ notice for material changes; the privacy notice says continued use after posting means you accept.
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 in Settings and may request a copy before you cancel.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is as-is with broad liability limits, and you agree to indemnify them for claims from your use.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Paid services are billed in advance monthly and described as non-refundable; prices can change at the end of a term with notice of material changes.
The privacy policy is 2,143 words at a college level (Flesch reading ease 41.5); the terms are 5,080 words at a fairly hard level.
