Weasyl
- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- Your data is used for personalized ads, including by third-party ad companies.
- The policy allows data sales or sharing; it does not describe an opt-out.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
They collect lots of personal data, share with marketing partners, can close you anytime, and sales are mostly final.
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- Capped at D (the answers alone would give D): Sells or shares your data with no opt-out
Collected
Name, age, gender, address, phone, email, cards, IP, device ID, location, and browsing.
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Privacy policy
“In various places on Weasyl, we collect “Personally Identifiable Information,” such as your name, age, gender, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information”
Training
They use it to contact you, process orders, customize ads, research, and improve the site.
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Privacy policy
“We use Personally Identifiable Information that you provide to communicate with you, to process orders for products and services, to customize advertising and content available on Weasyl”
Sharing
Service companies and strategic partners who help them market can get your personal information.
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Privacy policy
“At times we may make certain personal information available to strategic partners that work with Weasyl to provide products and services, or that help Weasyl market to customers.”
Kept
They keep personal info as long as they need it unless the law says they must keep it longer.
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Privacy policy
“We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.”
Controls
You can edit some info in your account; other fixes or deletes go through privacy@weasyl.com.
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Privacy policy
“Access, correction, or deletion requests can be made by contacting us at privacy@weasyl.com.”
Fine print
Terms can change without notice; they can kick you off; sales are final; you cover their legal costs.
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Terms of service
“We reserve the right to change or amend these Terms at any time without notice. Your continued use of the Site after such changes to these Terms will signify your acceptance of these changes.”
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.
Ask them to correct or delete personal data
Email privacy@weasyl.com
Update contact info and preferences in your account
Log in at www.weasyl.com
Refuse cookies in your browser
Browser settings before visiting the site (may break features)
Cancel a subscription using their posted procedures
Follow directions on the Site or send notice as described in the Terms
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 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 agree to , and Weasyl, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses”
For example, if a fight over a post you made leads to a lawsuit against Weasyl, they can ask you to cover their lawyer fees.
They can shut your account right away if they decide you broke the rules.
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Terms of service
“We will have the right to immediately terminate these Terms and block your access to the Site if we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have breached these Terms”
For example, they could lock you out the same day they think a post violated the terms, without a warning email.
Money you pay is usually gone; they do not have to give refunds.
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Terms of service
“Except where expressly set forth in these Terms and other policies, all sales are final, and no returns, replacements, or refunds are permitted.”
For example, if you buy a subscription and change your mind the next day, they can refuse a refund.
They can give your personal details to outside partners, including ones that market to people.
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Privacy policy
“At times we may make certain personal information available to strategic partners that work with Weasyl to provide products and services, or that help Weasyl market to customers.”
For example, a marketing partner could get your email or other info to help Weasyl advertise.
Your personal details can be used to tailor ads on the site, not only to run your account.
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Privacy policy
“We use Personally Identifiable Information that you provide to communicate with you, to process orders for products and services, to customize advertising and content available on Weasyl”
For example, they might show you different ads based on the name, age, or other info you gave at signup.
They can rewrite the rules and treat you as agreeing if you keep using the site.
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Terms of service
“We reserve the right to change or amend these Terms at any time without notice. Your continued use of the Site after such changes to these Terms will signify your acceptance of these changes.”
For example, they could post new terms overnight and say you accepted them just by logging in again.
Besides your account, they may collect device IDs and location-style data.
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Privacy policy
“Examples of this includes: Occupation Language Zip code Area code Unique device identifier Location”
For example, they can store a unique device identifier and location along with zip or area code.
They say they do not take ownership of the art and files you upload.
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Terms of service
“Weasyl does not claim ownership rights in your works or other materials posted by you to Weasyl, hence forth known as Your Content.”
For example, a drawing you post still belongs to you, not to Weasyl.
Kids under 13 are not supposed to sign up, but they rely on not knowing rather than a strong age check.
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Privacy policy
“We do not solicit or knowingly collect information from children under 13 years of age, nor will we accept registration from them.”
For example, a 12-year-old who types a fake age could still register until someone notices.
Pages that take personal info are supposed to be encrypted in transit.
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Privacy policy
“Weasyl online services use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption on all web pages where personal information is collected.”
For example, when you enter a credit card, the policy says that page uses SSL.
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.
- 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.
- device identifiers
- Codes that single out your phone or computer, used to recognise you across apps and sites. For example, the advertising ID on your phone lets two unrelated apps know they are seeing the same person.
How we got here · grade F · score 31/100 · 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 details plus IP, device identifiers, location, browsing, ads clicked, occupation, and similar data.
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?
They customize advertising, use cookies, pixels, and beacons, and may use log data in marketing and ads.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They share personal information with service providers and strategic partners who help market, with no opt-out described for that sharing.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
They say they do not claim ownership of works you post.
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 stated purposes; deletion of other personal data is by emailing them.
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 on collection pages and general administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. No audit or leak history is stated.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
They do not want children under 13 and will delete if they learn of it, but there is no described age-proofing.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The terms say they can change rules anytime without notice and continued use means you accept. The privacy policy separately promises a site notice and email for material privacy changes.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can immediately block access if they decide you breached or are not an appropriate user, and they can drop inactive accounts.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The site is as-is with broad damage limits, and you must indemnify them for claims tied to your use.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Subscriptions keep charging the card; sales are final and fees are not refundable except limited cases they describe.
The privacy policy is 1,730 words at a college graduate level (Flesch reading ease 38); the terms are 3,534 words at a college level.
