Privacy policy
Privacy Policy - Dropbox
Risk score
53of 100
In short
What you accept
Everyday words for the material promises and rights you give up. Each line includes a quote from the document.
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You are agreeing that the company may sell or share your personal data with third parties.
Other companies
“With Whom We may share information as discussed below, but we won’t sell it to advertisers or other third parties.”
You are agreeing to resolve disputes in private arbitration and to give up class actions.
This product
“In the event your concern still isn’t addressed by JAMS, you may be entitled to a binding arbitration as set forth in Annex I of the Data Privacy Framework Principles.”
You are agreeing that the company may keep your data for an open-ended period.
This product
“When you sign up for an account with us, we’ll retain information you store on our Services for as long as your account exists or as long as we need it to provide you the Services.”
You are agreeing to cross-service tracking or profiling of your activity.
This product
“We use technologies like [cookies and pixel tags](https://help.”
What it can cost you
Quoted clauses that can affect your privacy, money, or right to go to court — including terms that follow you to other products.
Highest-cost clauses first
You are agreeing that the company may sell or share your personal data with third parties.
“With Whom We may share information as discussed below, but we won’t sell it to advertisers or other third parties.”
What that means: Your activity and identifiers can be used by companies you did not choose.
The document describes selling or commercially sharing personal data with third parties.
You are agreeing to resolve disputes in private arbitration and to give up class actions.
“In the event your concern still isn’t addressed by JAMS, you may be entitled to a binding arbitration as set forth in Annex I of the Data Privacy Framework Principles.”
What that means: You may not be able to sue in court or join a class action if something goes wrong.
Disputes are steered into arbitration and collective lawsuits are waived.
You are agreeing to cross-service tracking or profiling of your activity.
“We use technologies like [cookies and pixel tags](https://help.”
What that means: Your browsing and device signals can be stitched into a longer profile.
The document allows tracking or profiling beyond a single site session.
You are agreeing that the company may keep your data for an open-ended period.
“When you sign up for an account with us, we’ll retain information you store on our Services for as long as your account exists or as long as we need it to provide you the Services.”
What that means: Old account data can linger long after you expected it to be gone.
Retention is open-ended or justified with vague business interests.
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