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Bluesky
https://bsky.app·Social· Reviewed May 8, 2026
Active score profile
Balanced
FairRaw score 53
Middle of the packvs. Social peers
- Arbitration clause
- Class-action waiver
- Changes without notice
Overall
Tied 258th · 40th percentile
In Social
Tied 12th · 60th percentile
Among Social and UGC platforms
Tied 13th · 59th percentile
Peer standing is context; the band remains the absolute WhatTerms threshold.
Evidence
Evidence coverage 100%
Source quality
Source quality clear
Balanced uses the default WhatTerms weights across privacy, control, legal fairness, and practical trust.
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What to do with this score
Awareness is not the bottleneck — action is. Each action below uses the structured policy data behind the score to do the next-step work for you.
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Capture a consent receipt
Tamper-proof record of the exact policy version you agreed to — useful if terms change later.
Download receiptEscalate
File a regulator complaint
Bundle your evidence and pre-format a complaint to the right authority for your jurisdiction.
Compose complaintPre-signup
Privacy-preserving signup kit
Masked email, virtual number, and prepaid card guidance so this service never sees your real identity.
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Balanced
A balanced default across privacy, control, legal fairness, and practical trust. Only the weighting changes.
Category subscores
What drives this score
Each category is scored independently. The active Balanced profile changes how strongly each one affects the overall result.
85 / 100
Deletion
Higher is better
Account termination
Higher is better
Security trust
Higher is better
Cancellation
Higher is better
Content ownership
Higher is better
Unilateral changes
Higher is better
Legal rights
Higher is better
Trust signals
Independent security evidence
Independent checks from external probing, plus narrowly scoped public account-security documentation. We separate independently observed signals from service-documented controls and cautionary states.
No external security signals have been collected yet. These checks run automatically and results will appear here when available.
How to read a WhatTerms score
Inspectable in seconds: what evidence was read, which facts moved the evidence score, and whether the consumer-grade utility gate has passed.
Policy text evidenceProfile-weighted scoringSupporting trust signals
1. What we read
Each raw score is built from evidence in the actual Terms of Service and Privacy Policy text. Rank and percentile are shown only when evidence coverage and score-trust gates are high enough.
2. What profiles change
Profiles do not change the facts. They change how much each category matters in the final score so different tradeoff preferences are easier to compare.
3. What trust signals mean
External security signals support the picture, but they are not treated as proof that a company is broadly secure or fair. Public help-center claims and independently observed signals are labeled separately.
4. How to use the scale
Raw scores are source-backed evidence values mapped to a consumer grade. Public bands, ranks, and percentiles are shown once the consumer-utility gate confirms the score spread is useful — which it now does.
When a consumer band is shown, any verified severe risk — like forced arbitration, selling your data, or no self-service deletion — also appears as a specific red-flag chip next to the band, so a high score never hides a serious catch.
- Excellent85–100
- Strong70–84
- Fair50–69
- Risky25–49
- Critical0–24
What each category measures
Hover or focus any term to see a plain-English definition.
- Data practicesData practicesHow the service collects, shares, sells, and retains your data — and what controls it gives you over each. The biggest single driver of the score.
- DeletionDeletionWhether you can fully delete your account and data, how long that takes, and whether the company keeps anything after deletion.
- Legal rightsLegal rightsWhat recourse you have when something goes wrong — class-action waivers, arbitration clauses, jurisdiction lock-ins, and whether you can sue.
- Content ownershipContent ownershipWho owns what you upload — your photos, posts, comments — and what licenses the company takes over your content even after you leave.
- CancellationCancellationHow easy it is to cancel a subscription or close your account. Auto-renew clauses, free-trial traps, and dark patterns all hurt this score.
- Account terminationAccount terminationWhether the company can terminate your account at will, with or without notice, and whether you get any meaningful appeal.
- Unilateral changesUnilateral changesWhether the company can change the agreement on its own terms — usually with vague notice — and what your options are if you object.
- Security trustSecurity trustIndependently observable security signals: bug-bounty programs, security.txt files, two-factor support, breach history, and similar.
How peer ranking works
A service can lead its realistic peer set without meeting the absolute ideal. Signal is compared against private communications peers; Bandcamp is compared against creator marketplaces. Peer rank explains market context when publication gates are normal, while the band still reflects the consumer-protection standard.
This is not legal advice
WhatTerms helps you make more informed decisions about the services you use. It is not a substitute for legal advice, compliance certification, or a security audit.
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