Tindie
- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- The documents do not say whether your data is used for ads.
- The documents do not say whether your data is sold or shared.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
Tindie is a hardware marketplace: sellers keep content ownership, but you them, is capped, and there is no privacy policy here.
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Collected
These terms do not say what personal data they collect.
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“You must provide accurate information, protect your login credentials, and promptly update your account details.”
Training
They use the site to run a marketplace, checkout, support, and payouts; AI training is not mentioned.
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“Tindie provides marketplace, checkout, order-management, communication, customer-support, and payout services.”
Sharing
Stripe and payout partners handle money; a privacy policy on selling data is not in these terms.
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“Tindie processes buyer payments through Stripe. Checkout availability depends on country, currency, user status, transaction type, and Stripe's rules.”
Kept
The documents do not say how long they keep your data.
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“We may require identity, business, tax, banking, product, transaction, or other verification.”
Controls
You must keep account details accurate; deletion and privacy switches are not described here.
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“You must provide accurate information, protect your login credentials, and promptly update your account details.”
Fine print
Service is as-is, you them, is capped, and they can close accounts.
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“You agree to and EETREE LLC and its affiliates from claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable expenses arising from your products, listings, conduct, legal violations, infringement, taxes, or breach of these Terms”
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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.
Contact Tindie first about a dispute
Terms section 19; EETREE LLC email listed as [email protected] in the source
Keep payout and account details accurate
Seller dashboard and account details (Terms sections 3 and 10)
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 your products or listings get them sued, you may have to pay their legal bills, unless they broke the law themselves.
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“You agree to and EETREE LLC and its affiliates from claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable expenses arising from your products, listings, conduct, legal violations, infringement, taxes, or breach of these Terms, except to the extent caused by Tindie's own unlawful conduct.”
For example, if a gadget you sell injures someone and they sue Tindie, you could owe Tindie’s lawyer fees.
If something goes wrong on a sale, they usually will not pay more than the fee they got on that order.
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“To the maximum extent permitted by law, Tindie's relating to a transaction will not exceed the amount paid to Tindie for the transaction giving rise to the claim.”
For example, if a $200 kit never arrives and you lose more than that, they may only be on the hook for their small marketplace cut.
They do not promise the site will work or that every seller is honest.
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“To the maximum extent permitted by law, Tindie is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Tindie does not guarantee uninterrupted operation, the conduct of users, product suitability, delivery dates, or that every defect, fraud, or dispute will be prevented.”
For example, if a listing is fake and you lose money, they say they did not guarantee they would stop that.
They can freeze or close you right away if they think waiting is dangerous.
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“Immediate action may be taken where delay could create harm, loss, legal exposure, or security risk.”
For example, they could hold your payouts and shut the store without a warning email if they suspect fraud.
You still own your photos and text, but they can copy and use them to run and advertise the marketplace.
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“By posting content on Tindie, you grant Tindie a worldwide, non-exclusive, license to host, reproduce, format, display, distribute, and promote that content for operating and marketing Tindie.”
For example, they can put your product photo in an email ad without paying you extra.
If they change the rules and you keep using the site after the new date, you are treated as agreeing.
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“Continued use after the effective date of an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.”
For example, if fees go up in a new version and you still list products, they treat that as yes.
Big changes should be announced ahead of time when they reasonably can.
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“Material changes will be communicated in advance where reasonably practicable and as required by applicable law.”
For example, they say they will try to tell you before a major terms update, not only after.
Your listings and photos stay yours.
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“Users retain ownership of content they submit.”
For example, they are not claiming they own the pictures you upload of your circuit boards.
The 5% marketplace fee and other fees can change, but they say they will give notice.
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“We may update fees with reasonable advance notice.”
For example, they could raise the cut from 5% after telling sellers ahead of time.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
How we got here · grade F · score 24/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 11 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
Not stated in the documents.
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?
Not stated in the documents.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
Not stated in the documents.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You keep ownership. They take a royalty-free license to host, show, and promote your posts to run and market Tindie.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
Not stated in the documents.
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?
Not stated in the documents.
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?
The terms are dated June 30, 2026. Material changes should be announced in advance when reasonably practicable, and continued use counts as acceptance.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They may close or restrict accounts. They will try to notify when appropriate, but they can act immediately if they think delay is risky. No data export is described.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The site is as-is, their payout on a claim is capped at what they were paid for that transaction, and you must indemnify them for your products and listings.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Not stated in the documents.
The terms are 1,706 words at a college graduate level.
