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Logitech Terms of Service

4 serious, 4 to watch. Found 9 of 23 practices.
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Do they get wide rights to what you post or upload?Yes

However, by posting Your Content to public areas on the Website, you grant Logitech, its affiliates, partners, and distributors the perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use, copy, display, perform, distribute, adapt, create derivative works, sublicense, and promote Your Content in any medium and any manner whatsoever, and to use and sublicense your name, likeness, biography, voice, video, and photograph (if applicable) to attribute your postings to you. In addition to Your Content, we encourage you to provide us with feedback.
logitech.com/en-us/tos/terms, lines 37–37
In plain wordsBy posting in public areas, you give the company permanent and unlimited permission to use, change, and sell your content and your personal image to others. They also own any ideas or feedback you share with them.

Do they refuse responsibility when things break?Yes

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THIS WEBSITE AND ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, POSTINGS, OPINIONS OR SERVICES ON THIS WEBSITE OR LINKED FROM THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND LOGITECH AND ITS SUPPLIERS, THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND PARTNERS (HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS “SUPPLIERS”) HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE.
logitech.com/en-us/tos/terms, lines 86–86
In plain wordsThis clause means the company provides its services without any guarantees and is not responsible if the information or tools provided are inaccurate or fail to work for your specific needs. You use the website at your own risk, and the company is not liable for any errors or issues that arise.

Do you pay their legal bills?Yes

You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Logitech, its affiliates, and their respective officers, employees, and agents from any and all claims, demands, damages, costs, and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your acts or omissions that arise from your wrongful use of this Website in violation of its terms. Logitech reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and you agree to cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim.
logitech.com/en-us/tos/terms, lines 90–91
In plain wordsIf you use the website in a way that breaks the rules and causes a third party to sue Logitech, you must pay for Logitech's legal fees and any damages they are ordered to pay. You are essentially responsible for covering their costs if your actions lead to a lawsuit against them.

Do they own your ideas and feedback?Yes

In addition to Your Content, we encourage you to provide us with feedback. You agree that we may use in any manner and without limitation all comments, advice, recommendations, suggestions, complaints, and other feedback you provide relating to this Website, Logitech products and/or services, and that Logitech will own all intellectual property that we create based upon or incorporating your feedback.
logitech.com/en-us/tos/terms, lines 37–37
In plain wordsAnything you suggest or feedback you provide can be used by the company for free, forever, without paying you. They also own any new inventions or products they create based on your ideas.

Can they change the deal without asking?Partly

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE OR POST INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IN ANY MANNER. Modifications to these terms Logitech may change, modify, update, add, or remove portions of these Terms at any time. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of this Website, following the posting of any changes, will signify your acceptance of those changes. Changes to this website In an effort to continually improve this Website and its usefulness to you, we may add additional services or make changes to existing services.
logitech.com/en-us/tos/terms, lines 18–23
In plain wordsThe company can change the rules whenever they want without notifying you directly. If you keep using the website after they make changes, you are automatically agreeing to the new rules.

Can they hand your data to authorities without telling you?Partly

Logitech may disclose any information we have about you (including your identity), any transmittals or communications by you, and your use of this Website or any services made available on this Website if we determine that such disclosure is necessary to (1) comply with legal process, (2) comply with any investigation or complaint regarding your use of this Website, (3) enforce these Terms of Use, (4) respond to claims that any such data violated the rights of others, or (5) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Logitech, its employees, and visitors to or users of this Website, including Logitech’s customers, and the public.
logitech.com/en-us/tos/terms, lines 92–92
In plain wordsLogitech can share your personal information and activity with authorities or others if they believe it is necessary to follow the law or protect their interests. The clause does not promise to notify you when this happens.

Can your name or photo appear in ads?Partly

In addition to Your Content, we encourage you to provide us with feedback.
logitech.com/en-us/tos/terms, lines 37–37
In plain wordsIf you post content in public areas of the website, the company can use your name, photos, and videos to promote their products to others. They also have the right to use any feedback or suggestions you provide for their own advertising purposes.

Must disputes be settled in their chosen court?Partly

These Terms and your use of this Website will be governed by the laws of the United States and by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflicts of law provisions; all claims and actions must be brought in the appropriate state or federal court located in Santa Clara County, California; and, you agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action. You waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and venue.
logitech.com/en-us/tos/terms, lines 99–101
In plain wordsIf you have a legal disagreement with the company, you are required to file your lawsuit in a specific court in Santa Clara County, California. You are giving up your right to move the case to a different location or a court closer to you.

Checked, nothing hostile

  • Does not say your data can pass to a buyer if the company is sold or fails.

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 they sell or share your data?
  • Do you give up the right to sue?
  • Do they refuse to let you delete your account?
  • Can they read your private messages?
  • Do they use what you post to train AI?
  • Do they lock you in for a year or more?
  • Can they cut you off any time?
  • Do they track you across sites, apps or places?
  • 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?
  • Are they off the hook if your data leaks?
  • Does your subscription renew by itself?