Your exact location, browsing history, and even biometric data are collected even if you never sign up, with broad consent buried in the terms and no limits stated on how long it’s kept.
"The information we collect when you use X falls into three categories."
"Personal Accounts. If you create an account, you must provide us with some information so that we can provide our services to you. This includes a display name, a username, a password, an email address or phone number, a date of birth, your display language, and third‑party single sign‑in information."
"Payment Information. In order to purchase ads or other offerings provided as part of our paid products and services you will need to provide us payment information, including your credit or debit card number, card expiration date, CVV code, and billing address."
"Device Information. We collect information from and about the devices you use to access X, including information about your connection such as your IP address, browser type, and related information, and information about your device and its settings, such as device and advertising ID."
"Location Information. When you use X, we collect some information about your approximate location to provide the service you expect, including showing you relevant ads."
"Log Information. We may receive information when you view content on or otherwise interact with our products and services, even if you have not created an account or are signed out, such as IP address and related information; browser type and language; operating system; the referring webpage; access times; pages visited; location; your mobile carrier; device information (including device and application IDs); search terms and IDs."
"Cookies and similar technologies. Like many websites, we use cookies and similar technologies to collect additional website usage data and to operate our services."
"Biometric Information. Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes."
"When you use other online products and services, they may share information about that usage with us."
"Preferences. When you set your preferences using your settings, we collect that information so that we can respect your preferences."
Data Sharing
4 /10
Bad
Your profile, posts, and direct messages can be shared with advertisers, partners, and any company that buys X, with no individual opt-out for each partner and only generic naming of who gets your data.
Data Retention and Security
4 /10
Bad
Your posts, messages, and even suspended account details are kept indefinitely, and the policy never mentions encryption or how to delete anything without closing your whole account.
User Rights and Controls
8 /10
Good
You can download, correct, or delete your data and control many privacy settings, though some changes take time to roll out.
Transparency and Clarity
7 /10
Good
They promise to clearly explain policy changes and support multiple languages, but you still have to keep up with future updates and hope the translations stay accurate.