Untappd
- The policy allows AI training; it does not describe an opt-out.
- Your data is used for personalized ads, including by third-party ad companies.
- Data is shared with partners and affiliates; you can opt out.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
They collect a lot, sell some data, take a forever license on your posts.
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- Uses your content for AI training with no opt-out
Collected
Account info, reviews, photos, location, device IDs, browsing, and sometimes payment details.
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Privacy policy
“In order to access and use certain areas or features of the Next Glass Services, you consent to our collection and use of certain personal information about your physical location”
Training
They use your data to run the app, target ads, and train some AI support tools.
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Privacy policy
“These third-party AI tools may be trained using real prospect and customer interactions to improve the accuracy and quality of their responses.”
Sharing
Other users see public posts; they also sell some data and share with partners and vendors.
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Privacy policy
“We may disclose, sell, rent, loan, transfer, and/or trade your personal information to unaffiliated third parties for any of the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy”
Kept
They keep it as long as they need the service or the law; deletion is by request.
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Privacy policy
“We retain personal information about you for as long as necessary to provide you the Next Glass Services.”
Controls
You can edit some account info, , and use ad opt-out pages or GPC.
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Privacy policy
“You can edit or remove this information through your account settings.”
Fine print
They can close you anytime, and they take a forever license on your posts.
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Terms of service
“we reserve the right, without notice and in our sole discretion, to terminate your or use the Site at any time and for any or no reason”
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.
or access of your data
Contact [email protected] as described in the privacy policy (Sections 10 and 15)
Opt out of interest-based ads
NAI and DAA opt-out pages, or DAA AppChoice, as described in Section 4.3
Turn on Global Privacy Control
GPC-enabled browser or device; they say they will honor a recognized signal
Edit public profile fields
Account settings
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 say they can sell or trade your personal information to outside companies, including for those companies’ marketing.
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Privacy policy
“We may disclose, sell, rent, loan, transfer, and/or trade your personal information to unaffiliated third parties for any of the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy”
For example, data about what you buy or where you check in could be sold into an advertising marketplace.
They do not own your posts, but they get a forever license to reuse them almost any way they want, even after you leave.
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Terms of service
“you hereby grant Untappd a nonexclusive, , worldwide, , and fully right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and publicly display your User Content”
For example, a beer review and photo you posted could be used in their ads years later.
They can shut your account with no warning and say they owe you nothing, including no refund.
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Terms of service
“we reserve the right, without notice and in our sole discretion, to terminate your or use the Site at any time and for any or no reason”
For example, they could lock you out of years of check-ins overnight and keep money you already paid.
If someone sues them because of something you posted or how you used the site, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“You shall , , and, at Untappd’s option, defend Untappd from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees)”
For example, if a brewery sued over your review, they could ask you to cover their lawyer costs.
Chats with their AI sales or support tools can be used to train those systems.
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Privacy policy
“Records of your communications and interactions with our AI-powered sales engagement and customer support tools, which may be used to train and improve such AI Systems.”
For example, an email you send to support could be used to teach a third-party chatbot.
Partners can track what you do online so they can show ads based on your interests.
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“We may use a type of advertising commonly known as interest-based or online behavioral advertising.”
For example, checking in at bars could lead to beer ads following you on other sites.
Your username, join date, ratings, reviews, and photos are shown to other members.
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Privacy policy
“The user name associated with your account (which you may modify in your account settings) is publicly displayed and connected to your Next Glass Services activity.”
For example, friends and strangers can see what beers you rated last weekend.
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, they say they will treat it as an opt-out of selling or sharing.
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“If we detect and recognize such a signal from your device or browser, we will honor it.”
For example, turning on GPC in your browser can tell them not to sell your info.
The service is for adults 18 and up, but they rely on you saying you are old enough.
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Privacy policy
“Individuals under the age of 18 may not use the Next Glass Services. Next Glass does not knowingly collect any information from children.”
For example, a 16-year-old could still sign up if they type that they are 18.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- data subject rights
- The legal rights you have over your data, such as seeing it, fixing it, deleting it or moving it. For example, you can email the company and ask for a copy of everything it holds about you.
- 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.
- perpetual
- Lasting forever, with no end date. For example, a perpetual licence means the company can keep using your video years after you leave.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- model training
- Using your content and conversations as examples to teach an AI system, which can then echo them in future answers. For example, a story you write in a chatbot may be studied by the company to make the next version of the bot.
How we got here · grade F · score 30/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 3 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect account info, reviews, photos, location, IP, device IDs, browsing and search history, and more than the app needs just to log beers.
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?
They say third-party AI tools may be trained on real sales and support interactions, and they do not describe a training-off switch.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
Not stated in the documents.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
They use interest-based ads and partners’ tracking tools, including cookies and mobile IDs.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they sell some personal information and also honor GPC and CCPA-style opt-outs.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You keep ownership, but they take a perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable license to reuse your posts for almost any purpose.
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 service or law. You can request deletion; they do not promise an in-app wipe within 30 or 90 days.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
They build inferences and profiles for recommendations and ads. You can opt out of some profiling by contacting them, but in-app memory controls are not described.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
They describe general security, industry-standard transfers, and that partner servers may be audited. They also say they cannot guarantee perfect security.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
You must be 18 and you represent that by using the service. There is no described age-check beyond that.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The privacy policy is dated. They post material changes on the page and say continued use means you accept.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can end your access at any time for any or no reason, without notice, and without a refund.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The site is as-is, liability is capped at what you paid in 90 days, and you must indemnify them for claims from your use or posts.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Not stated in the documents.
The privacy policy is 6,418 words at a college graduate level (Flesch reading ease 37.4); the terms are 4,717 words at a college graduate level.
