Vine
- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- The documents do not say whether your data is used for ads.
- Data is shared only with the providers who run the service.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
Old public Vines stay online forever unless you email to delete; they log your IP and take a broad license.
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Collected
Public old videos plus log data like your IP, browser, and OS; extra info if you email them.
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Privacy policy
“Log Data may include information such as your IP address, browser type, or operating system.”
Training
They host the public archive, fix the site, and may use info to follow the law or stop abuse.
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Privacy policy
“Twitter uses Log Data for troubleshooting and related activities necessary to maintain the the Vine Archive.”
Sharing
Anyone can copy public videos; they also share with vendors, affiliates, and if the company is sold.
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Privacy policy
“Content on the Vine Archive can be collected and used by others and redistributed through the internet and other media channels.”
Kept
They hope to keep public videos forever; log data is deleted after 30 days.
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Privacy policy
“Since the Vine Archive is an archive of public Content, we hope (but assume no obligation) to maintain this Content indefinitely.”
Controls
You cannot post or log in; to delete old data you must email vinehelp@twitter.com.
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Privacy policy
“To request the deletion of your data please contact us at vinehelp@twitter.com.”
Fine print
They can shut the archive anytime; is capped; terms can change with a website post.
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Terms of service
“We may cease providing you with all or part of the Vine Archive at any time for any 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.
Email to delete your old Vine data
vinehelp@twitter.com
Stop using the archive to end the terms
Discontinue use or email vinehelp@twitter.com as in Terms section 9
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
Old public videos may stay online forever unless you ask them to take yours down.
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Privacy policy
“Since the Vine Archive is an archive of public Content, we hope (but assume no obligation) to maintain this Content indefinitely.”
For example, a Vine you posted years ago can still show up for anyone searching the archive.
They can copy, change, and let others use your old posts without paying you.
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Terms of service
“You acknowledge that you have granted us a worldwide, non-exclusive, license (with the right to ) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, and distribute such Content”
For example, a partner could republish your Vine clip on another site.
Anyone can grab public videos and share them elsewhere.
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Privacy policy
“Content on the Vine Archive can be collected and used by others and redistributed through the internet and other media channels.”
For example, someone could download your old Vine and post it on another app.
They can turn the archive off for you or everyone whenever they want.
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Terms of service
“We may cease providing you with all or part of the Vine Archive at any time for any reason”
For example, the site could go dark tomorrow and you would only maybe see a notice next time you visit.
If something goes wrong, they try to owe you as little as the law allows.
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Terms of service
“By using the Vine Archive you agree that any of Twitter, its parents, affiliates, related companies, officers, directors, employees, agents representatives, partners, and licensors is limited to the maximum extent permissible in your country of residence.”
For example, if a video on the archive harms you, they say they are barely .
Just watching videos still records technical details about your visit.
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Privacy policy
“Log Data may include information such as your IP address, browser type, or operating system.”
For example, viewing a Vine can log your IP address on their servers.
Visit logs are not kept forever.
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Privacy policy
“If not already done earlier, we will delete Log Data after 30 days.”
For example, your IP from watching a clip should be gone after a month.
You can usually get your personal data deleted if you ask.
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Privacy policy
“absent exceptional circumstances (like where we are required to store data for legal reasons) we will generally delete your personal data upon request.”
For example, you email vinehelp@twitter.com and they take down your old profile videos.
They say the archive is not for kids under 16.
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Privacy policy
“The Vine Archive is not directed to persons under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.”
For example, if they learn a 12-year-old sent them an email, they say they will delete it.
Big terms changes get a 30-day website post, then using the site means you accept.
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Terms of service
“Other than for changes addressing new functions or made for legal reasons, we will notify you 30 days in advance of making effective changes to these Terms that impact the rights or obligations of any party to these Terms by posting the new Terms on our website.”
For example, they post new terms and if you keep browsing Vines you are bound.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
How we got here · grade C · score 42/100 · 14 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 5 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
Besides public old videos, they log IP address, browser, and operating system, and may take name and email if you contact them.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
The archive does not collect new voice or face data from people who only watch it.
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?
They share with service providers under instructions, and may share with affiliates or in a sale of the company. Public videos can be copied by anyone.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You keep rights to your posts, but you granted a worldwide royalty-free license with sublicense to use, change, and distribute that content.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
Public content is meant to stay indefinitely. You delete by emailing them. Log data is deleted after 30 days.
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?
They say the archive is not directed to people under 16 and they will delete data if they learn a child provided it. There is no age check described.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
Policies are dated. Material terms changes get 30 days by posting on the site; privacy changes are posted and you are told to check often.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can stop providing the archive at any time for many reasons, and they also reserve the right to stop it without prior notice.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
They cap their liability to the maximum the law in your country allows and say they are not liable for content.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
No subscriptions or payments are described.
The privacy policy is 1,684 words at a college level (Flesch reading ease 43.7); the terms are 2,124 words at a college level.
