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45

out of 100. Number 255 of 512, counting from the worst.

  • Arbitration 5 of 20
  • Renewals 6 of 20
  • Data sharing 5 of 20
  • Price & terms 13 of 15, bad
  • Data retention 9 of 15
  • Other findings 7 of 10, bad

Where Apple does well

  • Apple says it “does not share personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.”

Apple can rewrite the rules tonight with no warning, and you agreed by opening an app tomorrow.

The fine print

5 clauses and findings from the draft archive, dated 1 October 2026. The plain English comes first; the small print is the company's own words. None of these has been checked yet.

  1. Apple can rewrite the rules tonight with no warning, and you agreed by opening an app tomorrow.

    Apple reserves the right at any time to modify this Agreement and to add new or additional terms or conditions on your use of the Services. Such modifications… will be effective immediately… Your continued use of the Services will be deemed acceptance thereof.

    Apple Media Services Terms

  2. Your reviews, comments, podcasts are Apple’s to reuse forever — delete your account and they still have them.

    You hereby grant Apple a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, nonexclusive license to use the materials you submit within the Services and related marketing as well as to use the materials you submit for Apple internal purposes.

  3. You bought a movie, not the right to keep it — if Apple loses the license, so do you.

    You may be able to redownload previously acquired Content… Content may not be available for Redownload if that Content is no longer offered on our Services.

  4. Apple may push updates onto hardware that isn’t even theirs.

    By using the Services, you agree that Apple may automatically download and install minor updates to its software on third-party equipment from time to time.

  5. No forced arbitration — but if you’re in Florida, your lawsuit is in Cupertino’s backyard.

    This Agreement… shall be governed by the laws of the State of California… You and Apple agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Santa Clara, California.