“Thank you for using our products and services.” What we allow services

    Microsoft is far from the only one trying to claim the right to use our data (including personal data). Other companies started this way much earlier and went much further. As a warm-up, I suggest that the Habrozhiteli guess who owns the phrase below.

    "... you grant the company ... and its partners a worldwide license that allows us to use this content ...".

    And this is far from all interesting.

    Open the Google Terms of Service and read them from beginning to end.

    What should a company first notify its customers of?

    By using our Services, you agree to these Terms ... Do not use the Services inappropriately. In particular, do not try to interfere with their work or access them bypassing the standard interface and our instructions.

    You do not have the right to copy, modify, distribute, sell or lease any elements of the Services and related software, reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of this software, except as otherwise required by law, or with written permission from Google

    I think that the scandal related to the attitude of Oracle towards researchers of its products has not yet been forgotten by the Hawkers. Here we see that a reputable company, actively encouraging the search for vulnerabilities in its products, prohibits them in the fundamental research document. True punishment for this action is small:

    If you violate these terms and conditions or if we suspect you of this, we may suspend or completely block your access to the Services.

    Also, the Russian "Law on Bloggers", introducing full responsibility for the materials posted by the blogger, was not forgotten by the Khabrazhiteli. Using Google services, its customers are also fully responsible for all posted materials, including information. Without reservation.

    The Services may provide content created and / or downloaded by third parties. The latter are fully responsible for it.

    Users (and this is quite natural) do not like spam and advertising. Microsoft clearly defines the opt-out procedure. Google in the same situation does differently:

    If you use our Services, we may send you notifications, messages from the administrator and other information materials. In some cases, you can, if necessary, refuse to receive them.

    The phrase "in separate" sounds very evasive. In fact, it turns out that Google is not bound by the obligation to somehow limit the flow of advertising.

    Let's move on to personal data.

    When you use our Services, you authorize us to use your personal information in accordance with Google’s privacy policy.

    Some of our Services allow you to download, add, store, send or receive content. At the same time, all intellectual property rights in relation to these materials remain with their owner.

    Sounds harmless. Indeed, in any case, we leave information about ourselves (for example, during registration) and this information is somehow used (processed) to provide access to the service.

    And hereinafter much more interesting:

    By downloading, adding, storing, sending and receiving content in our Services, you grant Google and its partners a worldwide license that allows us to use this content , post it, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works based on it ( for example, translations, adaptations and other ways of optimizing materials), share it, publish it, openly reproduce, display, and also distribute it .

    The listed rights that you provide to us are used solely to ensure the operation of the existing Services, their promotion and improvement, as well as to develop new ones.

    It turns out that Google (and do not forget about its partners) is not limited by anything when using our data for marketing purposes. Within the limitations of this document, how fantastic will the situation described below look like? “Why did your presentation use data on our secret Iskander complexes?” “This presentation was made in connection with the project of promoting our services in the US Department of Defense. In it we show that even top-secret information trusts us. ”

    Well, it’s not very pleasant that the employees of the company have official and arbitrary access to your documents (including confidential), photos (including intimate ones). I remember at the time of Snowden's revelations the news slipped that the NSA employees had fun making up collages from photographs. Naturally this is forbidden, but we are all human.

    By the way, it’s extremely interesting how Google partners carefully store our data and how they deal with them after the termination of the partnership agreement.

    But then even more interesting!

    The public data of your Google account (name and profile photo), as well as information about actions that you take on Google services or in external applications related to your account (for example, reviews, comments and +1), can be used by us for commercial purposes, including advertising . You choose what information is publicly available. For example, you can prevent your name and photo from being used in advertising.

    I think everyone knows how ordinary Web users are not aware that the services they use can well be configured by default to fully publicize their data (who reads the license agreements?). But without demand, use user data for commercial purposes?

    And what does a company do when users stop using its services? Recall that under the law on personal data, they must be destroyed according to the procedure.

    You have the right to stop using our Services at any time. In addition, Google may at any time block your access to them, restrict it or stipulate new conditions related thereto.

    The specified license will also be valid after you refuse to use the Services (for example, we will continue to use the company data that you added to Google Maps).

    It turns out that Google is not going to limit the period of use of our data.

    And what happens if, as a result of the above-described capabilities of Google or as a result of a technical failure, a Google client incurs losses?

    NEITHER GOOGLE, ITS SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTORS MAKE ANY WARRANTY OR TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES EXCEPT FOR THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO NOT TAKE ANY OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENT CONTAINED IN OUR SERVICES, THEIR FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES, RELIABILITY , AVAILABILITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR NEED . SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS.

    In short, it looks like the company does not care about the opinions of customers about the quality of its products, as well as their reliability. Clearly stated customer-oriented approach. Yes.

    NEITHER GOOGLE, ITS SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, FINANCIAL LOSSES OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY PERMITTED BY LAW.

    EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF GOOGLE, AND ITS SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, FOR ANY CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE USE OF THE SERVICES (OR, at our option, re providing you with the relevant services) .
    UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WILL GOOGLE, ITS SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR DAMAGES.

    Fairly standard conditions for software. But Google goes further:

    If you use our Services on behalf of your company, this means that the company accepts these Terms. She will protect Google, its subsidiaries, executives, agents and employees from any lawsuits, processes and litigation arising from your use of the Services or your violation of these Terms, as well as from any liability, including financial, in relation to claims, damage, damage, processes, litigation, legal costs and attorney fees.

    What is the point of talking about the reliability of cloud storage and mail, if the owners of the service do not bear any responsibility for the quality of its work?

    All disputes related in any way to these Terms of Use will be resolved in accordance with the laws of the State of California (USA), excluding conflict of laws provisions. All claims in one way or another related to these Terms of Use or the Services themselves are the responsibility of the federal or state courts located in Santa Clara County (California, USA). You, along with Google, recognize the jurisdiction of these courts .

    It seems that recently in Russia they are trying to assert the supremacy of Russian laws?

    Well, of course, all these conditions can be changed suddenly and without warning.
    We reserve the right to change these or additional Terms of Use in case of amendments to the law or updates of the Services themselves. You need to regularly monitor information about such adjustments . We will inform you about changes to the conditions on this page. Information about changing additional conditions is distributed within the framework of the relevant Services ... If you do not agree with changes in the conditions for using the Service, you must stop working with it.

    What data is collected by Google is described in the "Privacy Policy" .

    When you create it (your Google account), we ask you for personal data, such as name, email address, phone number or credit card details. For those who want to use all the sharing features, we also ask you to create a public Google profile where you can enter your name and add a photo.

    We collect data on how and what services you use. This happens when you, for example, visit websites advertised in AdWords or AdMob, or view and interact with our ads or content.

    We collect device data, such as model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, as well as data on the mobile network and phone number.

    When you use our services or view content provided through Google, some of your actions may be automatically saved in server logs. The following information is recorded:
    • Details of using services, including search queries
    • data on phone calls, including phone numbers for incoming, outgoing and forwarded calls, date, time, type and duration of calls, as well as information about the SMS route;
    • IP addresses
    • data on hardware events, including crashes and actions in the system, as well as settings, type and language of the browser, date and time of the request, and referral URL.


    At Google, we collect and process data about your actual location. We also use various technologies for determining coordinates, for example, analyze your IP address, GPS data and other device sensors in order to identify the nearest devices, Wi-Fi access points and cell towers.

    It also confirms once again that:

    The public data of your Google account (name and profile photo), as well as information about actions that you take on Google services or in external applications associated with your account (for example, reviews, comments and +1 marks), can be used us for commercial purposes, including advertising.

    We combine all user data (including personal data) obtained from all our services in order to simplify the exchange of information between friends.

    That is, all information about your device, its address, your location, your calls, your interests and passions - everything is collected and analyzed.

    We can provide aggregated anonymized data to all users and our partners, such as publishers, advertisers or related sites. ”

    We share your information with companies, organizations or individuals not affiliated with Google if we conscientiously believe that it is reasonably necessary to obtain, use, store or disclose such information in order to ... protect Google’s rights, property or safety, our users or society as a whole, as required and permitted by law.

    That is, there are no restrictions on the disclosure of your data if Google requires it.

    And if you are a developer? Open the "Developer Distribution Agreement" :
    5.1 You grant Google a non-exclusive and worldwide license without royalties for copying, displaying and using the Products for administrative and demonstration purposes in connection with (1) placing the Products on the Store; (2) marketing devices and services that support the use of the Products, and (3) improving the Android platform.

    Maybe this is only Google interested in our data?

    The word is provided to the agreement from Facebook .

    Do you think Facebook is made for you?

    Our goal is to publish advertisements and other commercial or sponsored materials that are of value to advertisers and users. To help us with this, you agree to the following:
    1. You give us permission to use your name, profile photo, materials and information (for example, your favorite brands) in connection with commercial, advertising or other similar materials that are provided or improved by us. For example, this means that you authorize a company, enterprise or other organization to pay us for displaying your name and / or profile photo with your materials or information, without requiring any compensation for these actions. If you have chosen a specific audience for your materials or information, we will take this into account when using it.
    2. We do not share your materials or information with advertisers without your consent.
    3. You understand that we cannot always explicitly indicate that some services and messages are paid.

    You grant us the following special permission, subject to your privacy settings and applications, regarding the use of all materials covered by intellectual property rights, such as photos and videos (hereinafter referred to as “materials covered by intellectual property rights”): you provide we assign, transfer in order to sub-license, does not imply the payment of royalties worldwide license to use any materials that have spread tsya intellectual property rights, to be placed by you on Facebook or in any way associated with Facebook(hereinafter referred to as the “Intellectual Property License”). This Intellectual Property License expires when you delete the materials you publish that are subject to intellectual property rights or your account, unless your materials have been transferred to others and have not been deleted by them .

    Well, the little things:

    It is forbidden to modify, create derivative works, decompile or try to get the source code from us without express permission to perform such actions, which may be contained in an open license or in the text of our written permission.

    If you download or use our software, for example, a separate software product, application or browser plug-in, you agree that from time to time the software may download and install updates and additional functions in order to improve and further improve the quality of work.

    We strive to create a global community with standards that are suitable for everyone, but we strive to comply with local laws. The following applies to users and other people interacting with Facebook outside the United States:

    You consent to the transfer and processing of your personal data in the United States.

    You can sue only in the USA, as is the case with Google.

    What Facebook collects is listed here .

    Note that the licensing agreements of Russian services are much more loyal to their users - there really is no provision for the dissemination of information. The only thing you can pay attention to is the dual readability of paragraph 6.1 of the “Yandex Services User Agreement”:

    All objects available using Yandex services ..., as well as any content posted on Yandex services, are the exclusive rights of Yandex, Users and other copyright holders.

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