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I think that's a lost battle now -- the Terms of Use / Privacy Policy of pretty much every online service, important or otherwise, says the same thing. For exam
by shrikant 7y ago
I think that's a lost battle now -- the Terms of Use / Privacy Policy of pretty much every online service, important or otherwise, says the same thing. For example, from HN's own terms of use:
> You agree that Y Combinator, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your account (or any part thereof) or use of the Site and remove and discard any content within the Site, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Y Combinator believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use.
- 2rsf 7y agoBut HN doesn't hold my entire life's writings
- shrikant 7y agoSure, and Github might hold your life's code, but they state exactly the same thing. > 3. GitHub May Terminate > GitHub has the right to suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. GitHub reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time. https://help.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-terms-of-service#l-cancellation-and-termination https://help.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-terms-o... Also see my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22107783 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22107783
- aktuel 7y agoThe battle is not lost. Just don't use this kind of crap. There are alternatives.
- shrikant 7y agoI think literally every online service has this sort of clause, and in the absence of language explicitly stating the contrary, a cautious approach would be to assume they mean exactly this. Pragmatically speaking, you should have a local backup of everything you've placed online.
- conaws 7y agoDev here - open to suggestions