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Garmin

6 serious. Found 12 of 23 practices.
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garmin.com/en-US/legal/terms-of-use (8 Oct 2026)garmin.com/en-US/privacy/global (8 Oct 2026)
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Do they get wide rights to what you post or upload?Yes

By submitting User Submissions to the Site, you grant, or warrant that the owner of such material has expressly granted, Garmin the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright or other rights that may exist in such material. You will be solely liable for any damage resulting from any defamation, infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm or claim resulting from a User Submission.
garmin.com/en-US/legal/terms-of-use, lines 132–137
In plain wordsWhen you post content, you give Garmin permanent and worldwide permission to use, change, and share your material however they want without paying you. This permission lasts forever and applies to any new technology they might create in the future.

6 of 8 other consumer electronics companies we rated do this too.

Do they refuse responsibility when things break?Yes

THE SITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. GARMIN, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY OR THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
garmin.com/en-US/legal/terms-of-use, lines 110–110
In plain wordsThis means the company provides no guarantees that their service will work correctly or be suitable for your needs. If something goes wrong or the product fails to perform as expected, you generally cannot hold them responsible.

12 of 14 other consumer electronics companies we rated do this too.

Do they track you across sites, apps or places?Yes

To Improve Our Sites and Apps When you visit our sites or use our apps, we collect information — such as your IP address, location, times that you visit, and more — to let us know how people navigate our sites and apps and how we can improve them. To Give You Information You Might Actually Find Interesting We use things such as cookies, pixel tags, and similar tools to help us provide better, more relevant content on our sites. So, if you and everyone else are coming to our websites for awesome devices, we’ll know to keep making them.
garmin.com/en-US/privacy/global, lines 213–217
In plain wordsThe company tracks your location and uses tools like cookies to monitor your activity across their services. This allows them to build a profile of your habits and interests to show you targeted content.

11 of 14 other consumer electronics companies we rated do this too.

Can they change the deal without asking?Yes

We may modify these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting. If we make a material change to these Terms of Use, we will notify registered users by email. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You should visit this page periodically to review these Terms of Use. Note that different or additional terms might apply to some services or features offered on the Site. Those terms are posted in connection with the applicable service or feature. Any such terms are in addition to these Terms of Use, and in the event of a conflict, prevail over these Terms of Use.
garmin.com/en-US/legal/terms-of-use, lines 13–15
In plain wordsThe company can change the rules whenever they want, and if you keep using the site, you are automatically agreeing to the new terms. While they will email you about major changes, it is your responsibility to check the page regularly for updates.

9 of 10 other consumer electronics companies we rated do this too.

Must disputes be settled in their chosen court?Yes

Except as provided in the previous paragraph, all legal issues arising from or related to your use of the Site and these Terms of Use shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Kansas applicable to contracts entered into and performed within the State of Kansas without respect to its conflict of laws principles. By using the Site, you agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, or any Kansas State court sitting in Johnson County, to resolve any dispute, claim or cause of action arising out of these Terms of Use or your use of the Site.
garmin.com/en-US/legal/terms-of-use, lines 170–170
In plain wordsIf you have a legal disagreement with the company, you are forced to file your lawsuit only in specific courts in Kansas. This could be very expensive and difficult if you live far away from that area.

5 of 7 other consumer electronics companies we rated do this too.

Do you pay their legal bills?Yes

By using the Site, you agree, to the extent permitted by law, to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Garmin, its officers, directors, employees, and agents, from and against any claims, actions, or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your breach of these Terms of Use or your violation of any law or rights of a third party. Back to Menu INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OWNERSHIP OF CONTENT The Content is protected by copyright, trademark, and other such laws in the United States and foreign countries and is owned or controlled by Garmin or by third parties that have licensed their Content to Garmin.
garmin.com/en-US/legal/terms-of-use, lines 121–127
In plain wordsIf you break the rules or violate someone else's rights, you must pay for Garmin's legal defense and any resulting costs. This means you could be held responsible for their lawyer fees and other related expenses.

9 of 9 other consumer electronics companies we rated do this too.

Checked, nothing hostile

  • Does not say it sells your personal data or shares it with other companies for their own use.
  • Does not say it reads your private messages.
  • Does not hand your data to authorities without telling you.
  • Does not say it uses your content or data to train AI.
  • Does not say it shows your name, photo or activity in ads.
  • Does not take ownership of your ideas or feedback.

Not covered by these documents

The documents we read do not mention these practices, which usually live in a document we haven’t read yet:

  • Do you give up the right to sue?
  • Do they refuse to let you delete your account?
  • Do they lock you in for a year or more?
  • Can they cut you off any time?
  • Do they keep your data after you leave?
  • Do they use your data to target ads?
  • Do they keep rights to your content after you leave?
  • Do they combine your data across products?
  • Can your data go to a buyer if the company is sold?
  • Are they off the hook if your data leaks?
  • Does your subscription renew by itself?