What Do the Sites You Say "I Have Read and Accept" Do to Your Data? ToS;DR!

SITE NAME AND LINKS:

• Site Name: Terms of Service; Didn't Read (ToS;DR)

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• Official URL: https://tosdr.org/ (Turkish language support available)

• Origin / Service Language: Europe / International (non-profit open rights initiative started by Hugo Roy) / Multi-language support including Turkish

• About and Privacy Policy: https://tosdr.org/about and https://docs.tosdr.org/site-policy/tosdr-terms/tosdr.org-privacy-policy

• Let's be honest: The 40-page "Terms of Service" and "Privacy Policy" texts from cover to cover; immediately "I have read, I accept" box and pass. But between those lowercase letters sometimes "The copyright of the photos you upload passes to us", "We can read your private messages for artificial intelligence training" or "We keep your data even if you delete your account" are secret! Here's the name "Terms of Service; Didn't Read"from the sentenceToS;DR (tosdr.org) will read these 40-page legal texts for you and Report card grade A to E gives!

  Just like the energy class labels from A to E on white goods; In ToS;DR you can use the name of a site or application (for example Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Spotify, DuckDuckGo, Proton, ChatGPT, Steam etc.):

  • Grade A (Very Good) to Class E (Very Poor / High Privacy Risk),

  • Clauses in your favor in the contract Green (+), the dangerous goods against you Red (-) and Orange (!) titles you read at a glance!

• STEP BY STEP USE:

  1. From your browser https://tosdr.org/ (From the language option in the top menu Turkish.

  2. In the search box in the middle of the screen, type the name of a popular website or application that you use or are considering becoming a new member of.

  3. In the upper right corner of the result card Grade (Grade A, B, C, D or E).

  4. Examine the items at the bottom of the card: Colored in red "Thumbs Down" (Negative) clauses explain in one sentence whether that site sells your data to third parties, scans your private messages, or uses it for artificial intelligence training.

  5. Click on an article you are curious about and see exactly which paragraph (evidence text) of the company's official contract that summary was taken from; If you want, you can automatically see the notes of every site you visit in the address bar by installing the free browser add-on.

• REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS: No membership, password or fee required. It covers thousands of the most used web services, social media networks and software on a global scale; Small local sites specific to Türkiye may not have been subject to voluntary review yet.

• PRIVACY AND SECURITY: Official privacy policy (docs.tosdr.org), ToS;DR does not use any advertising or user tracking technology (trackers); Anonymizes IP addresses in server logs. Although the summaries on the site are peer-reviewed by community and legal volunteers, they serve as a consumer information guide rather than an official lawyer's opinion.

• ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES AND WHOM IT IS SUITABLE FOR:

  • Advantages: It reduces 40-page complex contracts to understandable articles in 10 seconds, clear report card grades from A to E, there is evidence from the official contract under every claim, it is free and without advertising.

  • Disadvantages: The Turkish translation of some newly added contract clauses has not yet been completed and may appear in English (read instantly with browser translation).

  • Who is it suitable for: Anyone who uses social media, cloud storage and artificial intelligence applications, especially content creators who are curious about the copyright/AI education rights of the photos and videos they upload.

• BRIEF CONCLUSION: Before signing up for a new application and uploading a photo or document, enter the name tosdr.org and Red (-); You'll be surprised to see which app truly respects your data!