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Bitwarden's privacy policy indicates that your personal information may be disclosed for legal or national security reasons (risk_flags-1) and could be transferred to a new entity during mergers, acquisitions, or service transfers. The company uses Google Analytics, which may link your activity across sites (data_use-2), and may share your information with event sponsors if you direct them to (data_use-3).
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Risk Flags
1 finding
Clauses that indicate potential risks or one-sided terms for the user.
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Data disclosure for legal or national security reasons
Bitwarden may disclose personal information to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or lawful government request, including in connection with national security or law enforcement requirements.
Why it matters: Your personal information may be disclosed to government authorities, including for national security or law enforcement purposes, without your direct consent.
Bitwarden may also provide your Personal Information to a third party if: We believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or lawful government request, including in connection with national security or law enforcement requirements.
Information Sharing, paragraph 13 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use
2 findings
Clauses that describe how the company collects, uses, and shares your data.
medium85% confidence
Linking of activity from other sites using Google Analytics
When you visit the Site using Google Analytics, Bitwarden and Google may link information about your activity from that site with activity from other sites that use Google Analytics services.
Why it matters: Your activity on Bitwarden's site may be linked with your activity on other sites that use Google Analytics, potentially creating a broader profile of your online behavior.
When you visit the Site using Google Analytics, we and Google may link information about your activity from that site with activity from other sites that use Google Analytics services.
Sharing information with event sponsors and partners
If you participate in a Bitwarden Event and direct Bitwarden to share your information, they may share it with event sponsors and partners for them to contact you about their products and other participants.
Why it matters: Your information may be shared with third-party event sponsors and partners, leading to marketing communications from them.
If you participate in a Bitwarden Event, and direct us to share your information, we may share information about you with event sponsors and partners so that they may contact you about their products and other participants.
Clauses that describe how cancellation and renewal of service are handled, including any associated fees or processes.
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Not clearly stated
No cited billing terms — wording is unclear
The policy does not clearly state details regarding cancellation or renewal processes for users of the Bitwarden Service.
Gotchas
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Unexpected or less obvious clauses that could be detrimental to the user.
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No hidden gotchas
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Protections
2 findings
Clauses that offer user-favorable terms, privacy, or security commitments.
Protection95% confidence
Commitment to delete personal information of minors
If Bitwarden becomes aware that an individual under the age of 13 has provided personal information without parental consent, they will take steps to delete it.
Why it helps: This protects the privacy of children by ensuring that their personal data, if unknowingly collected, will be removed.
If we become aware that an individual under the age of 13, or the equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction, has provided us with Personal Information without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information.
Cookies, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Notification of material changes to privacy policy
If Bitwarden makes any material changes to its Privacy Policy, they will notify you by email or by a notice on the Site or Service.
Why it helps: This ensures users are informed of significant changes to how their data is handled, allowing them to review and decide if they agree with the updated practices.
If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email (sent to the email address specified in your account registered with the Site or Bitwarden Service) or by means of a notice on the Site or Service.
Updates to this Privacy Policy, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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