Is Fandango's Terms of Service safe?

Top concerning points

1. 1.

   You waive your moral rights

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   High

   Moral rights are rights to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, as well as directors of films. "The moral rights include the right of attribution, the right to have a work published anonymously or pseudonymously, and the right to the integrity of the work. The preserving of the integrity of the work allows the author to object to alteration, distortion, or mutilation of the work that is "prejudicial to the author's honor or reputation". Anything else that may detract from the artist's relationship with the work even after it leaves the artist's possession or ownership may bring these moral rights into play. Moral rights are distinct from any economic rights tied to copyrights. Even if an artist has assigned his or her copyright rights to a work to a third party, he or she still maintains the moral rights to the work." -Wikipedia In general, any terms that use the exact words "moral rights" as rights that are waived will fall under this Case.

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2. 2.

   Users have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service

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   High

   If you wish to bring legal action against a service about a past incident, you may not be able to do so if the Terms you agreed to implied a limited amount of time. As a result it may be worthy to carefully read that section of the Terms to know exactly how much time you might have before your right to take legal action expires.

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3. 3.

   Users shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service

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   High

   Users are asked not to interfere with another person't enjoyment in using the service. However, this statement is very vague and open to interpretation by the service itself.

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4. 4.

   This service forces users into binding arbitration in the case of disputes

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   High

   This service forces users to use their own contracted arbitrator and forces users to waive their rights to jury trial.

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5. 5.

   The service can sell or otherwise transfer your personal data as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction.

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   High

   If the service gets acquired or is involved in a merger, bankruptcy, reorganisation or sale, your personal data may be transferred or sold.

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6. 6.

   The service may collect extra data about you through promotions

   bad

   High

   Additional personal data may be collected through contests, surveys, promotions, petitions or sweepstakes.

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7. 7.

   This service gathers information about you through third parties

   bad

   High

   This Service may employ, either identifiable or non-identifiable, data collection from third party sources about you.

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8. 8.

   Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication

   bad

   High

   The service tracks the user count or some actions of the user; this is usually used for statistics. For example, emails sent by a service can contain a pixel tag, which is a small, clear image that can tell them whether or not you have opened an email and what your IP address is.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Fandango's ToS;DR privacy grade?

ToS;DR rates Fandango as Grade E. Grades range from A (best) to E (worst). See the full breakdown on ToS;DR.

Is Fandango's Terms of Service safe?

ToS;DR's Grade E means the terms raise serious concerns. Read the blocker and bad points carefully before accepting.

What is a top concern in Fandango's terms?

You waive your moral rights — Moral rights are rights to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, as well as directors of films. "The moral rights include the right of attribution, the right to have a work published anonymously or pseudonymously, and the right to the integrity of the work. The preserving of the integrity of the work allows the author to object to alteration, distortion, or mutilation of the work that is "prejudicial to the author's honor or reputation". Anything else that may detract from the artist's relationship with the work even after it leaves the artist's possession or ownership may bring these moral rights into play. Moral rights are distinct from any economic rights tied to copyrights. Even if an artist has assigned his or her copyright rights to a work to a third party, he or she still maintains the moral rights to the work." -Wikipedia In general, any terms that use the exact words "moral rights" as rights that are waived will fall under this Case. (Source: ToS;DR approved point).

Where can I read Fandango's official terms?

ToS;DR tracks "Terms of Use" at https://www.fandango.com/policies/terms-of-use. Always prefer the official document over summaries.