Pytorch
- 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.
Linux Foundation sites collect account, usage, and cookie data, use third-party ads, and give your posts a lasting public license.
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Collected
Account and profile info, posts, device and browsing data, cookies, and sometimes event or payment details.
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Privacy policy
“We collect personal information directly from individuals, from third parties, and automatically through the Sites and Services.”
Training
They use it to run sites and projects, personalize, market, run ads, and do analytics.
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Privacy policy
“For targeting advertising to you on our Sites and third-party sites and measuring the effectiveness and reach of ads and services (through third-party ad networks and services).”
Sharing
Public posts and code can be seen by anyone; vendors, affiliates, and ad partners may get data too.
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Privacy policy
“Your contributions to Open Source Projects, and certain of your other Content such as comments and messages posted to public forums, are available to other participants and users of our Projects and of our Services, and may be viewed publicly.”
Kept
They keep it as long as they need it for those purposes, and sometimes longer for legal reasons.
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Privacy policy
“We generally keep personal information only for as long as required to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected.”
Controls
You can edit some profile data online and email them to ask for access, deletion, or to stop marketing emails.
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Privacy policy
“If you have registered with us and created a Linux Foundation ID profile or an LFX Account wish to access or update certain personal information contained therein, you may do so online by visiting the “My Profile” or “My Account” settings”
Fine print
Posts get a lasting license; the site is as-is; they can take content down and they will not pay for losses.
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Terms of service
“ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED BY THE LINUX FOUNDATION AND/OR THE MEMBERS ON AN “AS IS” BASIS ONLY.”
Expand “Read the exact line” to see the source alongside the explanation.
What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Update or review your Linux Foundation profile
My Profile / My Account or https://myprofile.linuxfoundation.org
Ask about access or deletion
privacyrights@linuxfoundation.org
Stop marketing emails
Unsubscribe link in marketing emails or LF UNSUBSCRIBE as described in the privacy policy
See ad opt-out details
Linux Foundation Cookie Policy linked from 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 and ad companies can use your activity to show ads on this site and other sites.
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Privacy policy
“For targeting advertising to you on our Sites and third-party sites and measuring the effectiveness and reach of ads and services (through third-party ad networks and services).”
For example, visiting pytorch.org pages could be used to show you related ads elsewhere.
Turning on Do Not Track in your browser will not stop their tracking.
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Privacy policy
“Please note that TLF does not respond to browser “do not track” signals or other similar mechanisms intended.”
For example, enabling DNT will not by itself stop cookies or ad tracking here.
What you post can be used under a lasting worldwide license they describe (BSD for code, Creative Commons for other posts).
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Terms of service
“you agree that the following non-exclusive, , worldwide licenses shall apply:”
For example, a comment or article you post can keep being copied under that license even if you leave.
They say they will not pay you if the site or content causes you harm or loss.
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“IN NO EVENT WILL THE LINUX FOUNDATION AND/OR THE MEMBERS BE TO YOU (AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY) OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES”
For example, if bad advice on the site costs you money, these terms say they are not .
Code and related records you contribute are meant to stay public forever.
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Privacy policy
“to maintain, and make publicly available on a basis, records regarding intellectual property provenance and license compliance for Project contributions”
For example, your name on a git commit can remain public even if you later want it gone.
Some pages record how you click and move, like a replay of your visit.
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Privacy policy
“For some parts of the Sites, we use the Datadog and FullStory services to record session replays and data regarding a user’s interaction with the Sites for debugging and development purposes.”
For example, a session replay tool may capture how you filled a form on the site.
They say they take ordinary security steps but do not promise the data cannot leak.
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Privacy policy
“We have implemented commercially reasonable precautions designed to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.”
For example, they warn that no security is 100% even if they try to lock things down.
The stated age line is 16, based on them not knowingly collecting from younger people.
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Privacy policy
“Except as specifically indicated within a Site, we do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of sixteen (16), or knowingly allow such persons to register.”
For example, a 15-year-old is not supposed to register, but they mainly rely on not knowing.
If they change how they treat your data in a big way, they say they will try to give reasonable notice.
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Privacy policy
“If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy that materially change how we treat your personal information, we will endeavor to provide you with reasonable notice of such changes”
For example, they may post a notice on the site or email the address on your account.
You can stop marketing emails with the unsubscribe link in those emails.
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Privacy policy
“You may opt out of or withdraw your consent to receive direct marketing emails from us by using the unsubscribe or opt out mechanisms included in our marketing emails”
For example, click unsubscribe in a Linux Foundation newsletter to stop those messages.
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.
- as is
- You get the service in whatever state it is in, with no promise that it works or will keep working. For example, if the app deletes your photos by mistake, it is not promising to fix that or pay you back.
- 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.
- 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.
- perpetual
- Lasting forever, with no end date. For example, a perpetual licence means the company can keep using your video years after you leave.
- 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.
- 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 C · score 40/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 5 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect account and profile details, what you post, IP and device data, cookies, and session replays, plus extra optional fields for events.
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?
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 cookies and third-party ad networks to target ads on their sites and other sites.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They share with service providers, affiliates, and (with consent) event sponsors; they do not say they sell personal information.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
Unless a project has its own rules, your posts get an irrevocable worldwide license (BSD for code, Creative Commons for other content).
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
They keep data as long as needed for the stated purposes; deletion is mainly by contacting them, and project records may stay public forever.
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 commercially reasonable precautions and that no measure is 100% secure. No audit or leak history is described.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
They say they do not knowingly collect from anyone under 16, except where a site specifically says otherwise.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The privacy policy is dated and they say they will try to give reasonable notice of material changes, but retention periods stay general.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can take down posts and, after violations, remove your account; they also reserve the right to block access.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
Content is as-is with no warranties, and they disclaim all kinds of damages related to use of the site.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Not stated in the documents.
The privacy policy is 5,386 words at a college graduate level (Flesch reading ease 30.1); the terms are 1,646 words at a college level.
