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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.
- Staff may review your content; the policy does not describe an opt-out.
Quizzes and posts are public; they take a forever license, can close you anytime, and let ad networks track you.
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Collected
Account info, quizzes, device IDs, IP, cookies, and sometimes location, photos, and social friends lists.
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Privacy policy
“The types of information we may collect include your name, photo, contact information (such as email address, address and phone number), city, state, country, gender, credit card or other payment information, and other information you choose to provide.”
Training
They run the site, send marketing, personalize ads, and combine data from ad networks.
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“Personalize and improve the Services and provide advertisements, content or features that match user interests;”
Sharing
Public posts are visible to everyone; vendors and ad partners also get data.
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Privacy policy
“Your profile information and any information you post in any public area of the Services or submit for publication will be publicly available.”
Kept
They keep data as long as they need it and may keep some after you ask to delete.
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Privacy policy
“We store the information we collect about you for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which we originally collected it. We may retain certain information for or as required by law.”
Controls
Email privacy@sporcle.com to update or delete; ad opt-outs are on other sites.
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Privacy policy
“You may request to update, correct or delete information about you at any time by emailing us at privacy@sporcle.com.”
Fine print
They can change the rules by posting them; they can close you anytime; you them.
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Terms of service
“Sporcle reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your account and your access to the Site, or any portion thereof, and to remove or block access to any user or any user Content at any time without notice for any reason”
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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.
Email to delete or deactivate your account
privacy@sporcle.com
Opt out of interest-based ads
https://www.aboutads.info/choices or https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
Turn off promotional emails
https://www.sporcle.com/settings/notifications/ or unsubscribe links in emails
California privacy requests
privacy@sporcle.com
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
Anything you post, they can copy, change, and forever, even after you leave.
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Terms of service
“by posting or submitting Content to the Site, you automatically grant and represent and warrant that you have the right to grant to Sporcle an , , non-exclusive, fully paid, , worldwide license”
For example, a quiz you wrote could stay on the site and be reused in other products with no extra permission from you.
They can shut your account and hide your quizzes with no warning, even if you did nothing wrong.
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“Sporcle reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your account and your access to the Site, or any portion thereof, and to remove or block access to any user or any user Content at any time without notice for any reason”
For example, your saved scores and quizzes could vanish overnight with no email first.
If someone sues them over your use or your posts, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“You will , defend and hold us and our investors, officers, directors, affiliates, subsidiaries, consultants, contractors, agents, attorneys, employees, and applicable third parties”
For example, if a quiz you posted sparks a lawsuit, they can ask you to cover their lawyers.
Outside ad and analytics companies can track you on Sporcle and other sites.
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Privacy policy
“We allow others to serve advertisements on our behalf across the Internet and in mobile apps, as well as to provide analytics services.”
For example, Google may use cookies from your quiz visits to show you ads elsewhere.
They can read what you post and send on the site; you agreed they may watch.
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Terms of service
“you have no expectation of privacy with respect to any such communications or postings, and you expressly consent to such monitoring.”
For example, a comment on a quiz can be reviewed by staff without asking you first.
If they change the rules and you keep using the site, you are treated as having agreed.
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“Your continued use of the Site following the posting of such changes or modifications constitutes your acceptance thereof.”
For example, a new license on your quizzes could apply just because you played another game.
You cannot delete in the app; you email them, and they may still keep some records.
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Privacy policy
“If you wish to delete or deactivate your account, please email us at privacy@sporcle.com, but note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for .”
For example, after you ask to leave, they might still keep old quiz history for business reasons.
They say they do not sell your personal information as a product.
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Privacy policy
“Sporcle does not sell your personal information.”
For example, they claim they will not list your email in a data-broker catalog.
They say they take basic steps to keep your data safer, without naming audits.
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“Sporcle takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.”
For example, they claim they try to stop outsiders from grabbing your account email.
Kids under 13 are not supposed to use it; they do not describe extra age checks.
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“The Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13.”
For example, a 12-year-old could still sign up if they type an older age.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- 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.
- legitimate interest
- A legal reason that lets a company use your data without asking, when it decides its own need outweighs your privacy. For example, an app may analyse how you use it to improve the product, without ever asking you.
- 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.
- perpetual
- Lasting forever, with no end date. For example, a perpetual licence means the company can keep using your video years after you leave.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
How we got here · grade F · score 30/100 · 15 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 account and quiz activity plus device IDs, IP, cookies, optional location, photos, gender, and data from ad networks and social logins including friends lists.
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?
You have no expectation of privacy in posts or communications and you consent to monitoring, with no opt-out described.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
Third parties serve ads and analytics using cookies and similar tech across the internet, with some opt-out links.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they do not sell personal information but let advertising partners collect device and network data, with ad opt-outs.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You grant an irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable license, and profile posts are public by default.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
You must email them to delete; they may keep some information for law or business and cached copies.
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 take reasonable measures against loss, theft, and unauthorized access. No audit or leak history is described.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
The site is not intended for children under 13; no age-assurance process is described.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
Terms can change when posted; continued use counts as acceptance. Privacy is dated 2020 and may get extra notice sometimes.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can terminate your account and block content at any time without notice, for any reason or none.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The site is as-is with liability capped at what you paid, and you must indemnify them for claims tied to your use or content.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Not stated in the documents.
The privacy policy is 6,738 words at a college graduate level (Flesch reading ease 39.5); the terms are 6,738 words at a college graduate level.
