Teamtreehouse
- 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.
Learning site that collects account and usage data, auto-renews with no refunds, and takes a license on what you post.
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Collected
Account details, payments, IP, cookies, device IDs, and sometimes partner or workforce data.
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Privacy policy
“we collect personal information such as name, email address, physical address, birth date, zip code, location, and details of transactions including a credit card number”
Training
They use it to run accounts, personalize the site, analyze traffic, and send product or promo emails.
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Privacy policy
“We use this information to personalize and improve our services, to allow our users to set up a user account and profile, to contact users, to fulfill your requests for certain products and services, to analyze how users utilize our Website”
Sharing
Service providers, affiliated businesses, and workforce partners can get your data; they say they do not sell it.
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Privacy policy
“We neither rent, sell nor share your personal information with anyone other than as set forth in this Policy.”
Kept
They keep data while your account is active and after deletion as needed for law and disputes.
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Privacy policy
“We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. We will also retain and use personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.”
Controls
You can edit some fields in account settings; account deletion is by emailing help@teamtreehouse.com.
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Privacy policy
“You may of your account by contacting us at help@teamtreehouse.com. Please note that some information may remain in our systems after you of the information from your account.”
Fine print
Subscriptions auto-renew with no refunds; they can close you without notice; you them.
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Terms of service
“Your Membership will automatically renew and you will be charged in advance of your RENEWED MEMBERSHIP START DATE until your membership is cancelled.”
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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 membership before renewal
https://teamtreehouse.com/account/enrollment
Turn off marketing emails
https://teamtreehouse.com/account/notifications or email help@teamtreehouse.com
Request account deletion
Email help@teamtreehouse.com
Edit profile and payment fields
Account settings on the Website
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 can be used by them forever, including by others they license it to.
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Terms of service
“you hereby grant Treehouse a non-exclusive, fully paid and , transferable, , , worldwide license to use the Content that you post”
For example, a forum post or uploaded project could still be used after you leave.
If you cancel, you keep paying until the period ends and get no money back.
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Terms of service
“You will not be entitled to a refund for any fees already paid.”
For example, canceling a yearly plan after one month still costs the full year.
They can shut your account immediately if they think you broke the rules.
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Terms of service
“Treehouse reserves the right to cancel your Membership access without notice if we become aware of any breach of these Terms of Service by you.”
For example, they could lock you out of courses without warning over a suspected code-of-conduct issue.
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 will and hold Treehouse, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, and employees harmless (including, without limitation, from all damages, liabilities, settlements, costs and attorneys' fees)”
For example, a copyright fight over something you uploaded could leave you covering their lawyers.
Third-party cookies can follow you to show ads after you leave the site.
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Privacy policy
“These cookies are used to analyze trends and remarket/retarget advertisements to non-converted visitors.”
For example, you might see Treehouse ads on other sites after browsing a course page.
If you join a job-training program, your learning activity can go to government or workforce partners.
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Privacy policy
“we may be required, through our agreement with these partners to share some of your personal information and learning activity with them”
For example, a Code USA partner could see your course progress.
Emailing to delete does not wipe everything they stored.
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Privacy policy
“Please note that some information may remain in our systems after you of the information from your account.”
For example, billing or legal records could stay after your profile is gone.
They do not promise the site will work or that course content is correct.
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“THE SERVICES, CONTENT, WEBSITE AND ANY SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, OF ANY KIND”
For example, if a lesson is wrong and you lose time, they say they are not responsible.
For big privacy changes they say they will post or email first.
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Privacy policy
“If we make material changes in the way we use Personal Information, we will notify you by posting an announcement on our Website or sending you an email prior to the change becoming effective.”
For example, a new sharing practice should appear on the site or in your inbox before it starts.
Kids under 13 are not supposed to use the site; teens 13–15 need a parent’s consent.
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Privacy policy
“Our service is not directed at children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect or maintain information from anyone under the age of 13.”
For example, a 12-year-old should not create an account.
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.
- 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.
- right to erasure
- Your right to have a company delete the personal data it holds about you, with some exceptions. For example, you can ask a social app to wipe your old posts and profile and it must, unless a law says otherwise.
- auto-renewal
- Your subscription keeps charging you at the end of each period until you cancel it. For example, a free trial turns into a paid monthly plan unless you cancel before it ends.
- 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.
- perpetual
- Lasting forever, with no end date. For example, a perpetual licence means the company can keep using your video years after you leave.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
How we got here · grade D · score 39/100 · 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 payment info plus IP, cookies, logs, and device identifiers, not just what you type to use the courses.
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?
Partners use cookies and similar tools to analyze and retarget ads to visitors.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they do not rent or sell personal information, but they share it with service providers, affiliated businesses, and workforce partners as described.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You keep ownership of posts, but you grant a perpetual, transferable, sublicensable worldwide license.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
You delete an account by emailing them; some information may remain for legal and dispute reasons.
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 describe SSL encryption, passwords, and reasonable precautions, but not an independent audit.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
The service is not for under 13; ages 13–16 need parent or guardian contact, but there is no described age-proofing beyond that.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
Policies are dated. Privacy material changes get a post or email; terms can change when posted and continued use counts as acceptance.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can cancel membership without notice for suspected breach, unpaid bills, or fraud, and they have no duty to keep a copy of your content.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is as-is, liability is capped at about six months of fees, and you must indemnify them for claims from your use.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Membership auto-renews until you cancel at account/enrollment; unused time is not refunded and prices can change at renewal.
The privacy policy is 3,237 words at a college level (Flesch reading ease 42.4); the terms are 5,663 words at a college graduate level.
