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Privacy policy

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Score71.0
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Policy typePrivacy policy
Concern findings8
Protections4
Source supportStrong

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Plain-English summary

This privacy policy raises concerns as the company retains the right to unilaterally change its policy, with continued use signifying agreement, potentially impacting your rights without explicit consent (risk_flags-0001). There is also a disclaimer that no data transmission can be guaranteed 100% secure, meaning your information might not always be fully protected (risk_flags-0002). Furthermore, your personal data may be stored in other countries, like the U.S., and could be disclosed to foreign governments or law enforcement without notice (risk_flags-0003). Lastly, the company reserves the right to refuse to correct or delete your personal information under various circumstances, such as if they deem changes inaccurate or retention necessary for security (risk_flags-0004, risk_flags-0005, risk_flags-0006).

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Risk Flags

8 findings

These clauses contain terms that may be harmful to users (e.g., loss of privacy, money, or data; or one-sided unavoidable policies).

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Unilateral Policy Changes without User Consent

The company may revise its Privacy Policy at any time by updating its posting or otherwise providing notice, and continued use of the services after such revisions signifies agreement to the changes.

Unilateral amendment

Why it matters: The company can change the Privacy Policy unilaterally. Your ongoing use of their services will be interpreted as agreement to any changes, even if you did not explicitly consent.

We may revise this Privacy Policy at any time by updating this posting or otherwise providing notice to you. Use of the Sites or Services after such revisions are posted will signify your agreement to the revised Privacy Policy. You should visit this page periodically to review this Privacy Policy and any revisions. Your continued use of the Sites and Services following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy means you accept such changes.

**HIVE PRIVACY POLICY**, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong

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Insecure Data Transmission Disclaimer

The company states that no data transmission or storage efforts can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and thus they cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose or transmit to them.

Why it matters: The company cannot guarantee the security of your information during transmission or storage, meaning there's a risk your data could be compromised despite their efforts.

Despite these efforts, please note that no data transmission or storage efforts can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us.

**PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION**, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong

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Data Storage and Disclosure in Foreign Jurisdictions

Personal Information collected may be stored or processed on servers outside of your jurisdiction of residence, including in the United States, and may be subject to disclosure to governments, courts, or law enforcement agencies in those jurisdictions without notice.

Why it matters: Your personal data may be stored in countries like the U.S. and could be accessed by foreign governments or law enforcement without you being notified, potentially exposing your data to different legal standards.

PLEASE NOTE: Some or all of your Personal Information that we collect may be stored or processed on servers located in the United States of America and in other areas outside your jurisdiction of residence, whose data protection laws may differ from the jurisdiction in which you live. As a result, this information may be subject to disclosure to governments, courts, or law enforcement agencies in those jurisdictions according to the laws in those jurisdictions and without notice to us or you.

**PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION**, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong

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Refusal to Correct Inaccurate Personal Information

The company reserves the right to refuse to apply requested changes to your Personal Information if they reasonably believe such changes are inaccurate, out-of-date, or incomplete.

Why it matters: You may be unable to correct your personal information if the company believes the requested changes are inaccurate, out-of-date, or incomplete, potentially leaving incorrect data on file.

Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to refuse to apply requested changes to your Personal Information if we reasonably believe that such changes are inaccurate, out-of-date, or incomplete.

**ACCESS, CORRECTION, AND DELETION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION**, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong

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Limited Access to Personal Information

The company reserves the right to refuse to provide access to your Personal Information under various circumstances, including if it would disclose information about another individual, trade secrets, interfere with negotiations, or is subject to legal privilege.

Why it matters: You might be denied access to your personal information if it falls under certain exceptions, such as revealing trade secrets, information about others, or privileged legal data.

Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to refuse to provide access to Personal Information where the Personal Information requested:

**ACCESS, CORRECTION, AND DELETION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION**, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong

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Refusal to Delete Personal Information

The company reserves the right to refuse to delete your Personal Information, for example, if retaining it is necessary to detect security incidents and protect against fraudulent or illegal activity.

Why it matters: Your request to delete personal information may be denied, for instance, if the company deems it necessary to retain the data for security or fraud prevention.

Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to refuse to delete your Personal Information. For example, we may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to detect security incidents and protect against fraudulent or illegal activity.

**ACCESS, CORRECTION, AND DELETION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION**, paragraph 12 · Citation strength: strong

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User Discretion in Sharing Information via Platform Features

When users voluntarily disclose Personal Information using platform features like chat rooms or forums, that information may be collected, used, or disclosed by others without restriction, potentially leading to unsolicited messages, identity theft, and other harm.

Why it matters: Sharing personal information on chat rooms or forums means it could be used by others without restriction, which could lead to unwanted messages, identity theft, or other harm.

The Sites or Services may provide features that permit you to share information with other persons (for example, chat rooms, message boards, forums, messages and other user communications). You should be aware that when you voluntarily disclose your Personal Information using any of these features, your Personal Information may be collected, used or disclosed by such persons without restriction. This may result in unsolicited messages from third parties, identity theft and other harm to you. Any Personal Information that you disclose to such persons is entirely at your own risk. Hive assumes no responsibility or liability as to any harm that you may suffer as a result of such activities.

**ACCESS, CORRECTION, AND DELETION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION**, paragraph 22 · Citation strength: strong

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Fees for Personal Information Records or Excessive Requests

The company will not charge for accessing, correcting, or deleting Personal Information, but may charge a fee for copies of records containing your Personal Information or if your request is excessive or manifestly unfounded, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Why it matters: While basic access, correction, or deletion of your personal data is free, you might be charged a fee if you request copies of records or if your requests are deemed excessive.

We will not charge you for accessing, correcting, or deleting your Personal Information, however, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we may charge you a fee if you request a copy of any records containing your Personal Information, or if your request is excessive or manifestly unfounded.

**ACCESS, CORRECTION, AND DELETION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION**, paragraph 14 · Citation strength: strong

Data Use

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These clauses describe how the company collects, processes, and shares your data.

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No data-use concerns flagged

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Cancellation and Renewal

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These clauses cover how and when you can cancel your service, and any automatic renewal provisions.

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No billing surprises spotted

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Gotchas

All clear

These clauses contain other notable items that may be of interest to users.

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No hidden gotchas

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Protections

4 findings

These clauses contain explicit commitments that benefit users (e.g., data deletion, clear refund terms, or explicit data minimization).

Protection90% confidence

Consent for Information Use

The company states that, unless permitted by law, they will not collect, use, or disclose your information for any purpose without first obtaining your consent. They may also seek consent for new or different purposes after initial collection.

Why it helps: This gives you control over how your information is used, requiring explicit permission for collection, use, or disclosure, especially if the purpose changes.

Unless permitted by law, we will not collect, use or disclose your information for any purpose without first obtaining your consent. However, we may seek consent to use and disclose Personal Information after it has been collected in those cases where we wish to use the Personal Information for a new or different purpose.

**WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?**, paragraph 8 · Citation strength: strong

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Right to Refuse or Withdraw Consent

You are free to refuse or withdraw your consent at any time upon reasonable advance notice, subject to legal and contractual restrictions. The company will endeavor to inform you of the consequences of such refusal or withdrawal.

Why it helps: You can change your mind about allowing the company to use your information. This option provides a mechanism to control your personal data, although it may impact service availability.

In most cases, and subject to legal and contractual restrictions, you are free to refuse or withdraw your consent at any time upon reasonable advance notice. It should be noted that there may be certain portions of the Sites or Services that will only be made available to you if you provide specific Personal Information to us. Consequently, if you choose not to provide us with any required Personal Information or withdraw any consent that you have provided, we may not be able to make available to you such portions of the Sites or Services. We will endeavor to inform you of the consequences of any such refusal or withdrawal of consent.

**WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?**, paragraph 10 · Citation strength: strong

Protection95% confidence

No Sale or Exchange of Personal Information for Consideration

The company commits to not selling, trading, bartering, exchanging, or disclosing for consideration any collected Personal Information, beyond the purposes described in the Privacy Policy or as consented by you.

Why it helps: This protects your personal information from being sold or traded for financial gain, ensuring it's only used for outlined or consented purposes.

Our use of your information is limited to the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or as otherwise consented by you, and we will not otherwise sell, trade, barter, exchange or disclose for consideration any of your Personal Information that we have collected.

**HOW WE COLLECT AND USE INFORMATION**, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong

Protection95% confidence

Access, Correction, and Deletion of Personal Information

The company will permit you to access, correct, and delete your Personal Information upon request, and will endeavor to do so within a reasonable period, generally no later than 30 days.

Why it helps: This allows you to review, update, or remove your personal data held by the company, giving you control over its accuracy and presence.

We will permit you to access to, correct, and have deleted your Personal Information as reasonably requested by you, and will endeavor to provide such access, or have your information corrected or deleted (as the case may be) within a reasonable period, generally no later than 30 days following the request.

**ACCESS, CORRECTION, AND DELETION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

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