Host Hotels & Resorts
Real Estate
18
out of 100. Number 504 of 512, counting from the worst.
Where Host Hotels & Resorts does well
- Arbitration 0 of 20. Nothing found.
- Renewals 0 of 20. Nothing found.
- Data sharing 3 of 20. Few problems found.
- Data retention 2 of 15. Few problems found.
- No arbitration clause or class-action waiver anywhere in the public terms — rare among large companies.
- The privacy policy explicitly states 'Host does not disclose any nonpublic personally identifiable information about its website users to third parties' — an affirmative no-sharing promise, unlike most policies that permit broad sharing.
- No accounts, subscriptions, payments, or auto-renewal of any kind: the site is corporate/investor-facing, so there are no cancellation traps to set.
- The privacy policy clearly carves out investor data practices and tells visitors to check linked third-party policies — modest transparency about scope limits.
Host can change the rules of using its site whenever it wants, and the new rules take effect immediately upon posting — no email, no banner, no notice required.
The fine print
6 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.
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Host can change the rules of using its site whenever it wants, and the new rules take effect immediately upon posting — no email, no banner, no notice required. You're expected to re-read the terms every visit to stay caught up.
By visiting the website, you agree to these Terms of Use, which may be updated by us at any time. If we update our Terms of Use, we will post the updated Terms of Use here. Any such changes will be effective upon posting.
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Same deal for privacy: Host can rewrite how it collects and uses your data at any time, with changes effective the moment they're posted, and the burden is on you to check back every visit.
By visiting the website or providing your contact information, you agree to this Privacy Policy, which may be updated by us at any time. If we update our Privacy Policy, we will post the updated Privacy Policy here. Any such changes will be effective upon posting. You should consult the 'Privacy Policy' on this website each time you visit.
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Anything you send Host — feedback, suggestions, questions — loses all confidentiality: they can share it, reuse it, and build products on your ideas with zero obligation to you.
With respect to all communications you make to Host regarding Host information, including but not limited to feedback, questions, comments, suggestions and the like: (a) you shall have no right of confidentiality in your communications and Host shall have no obligation to protect your communications from disclosure; (b) Host shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute your communications to others without limitation; and (c) Host shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in your communications for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to the development, production and marketing of products and services that incorporate such information.
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Host disclaims all warranties, including that the site's content is accurate, secure, or virus-free. If their numbers or filings info misleads you, that's on you.
ALL HOST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SECURITY, ACCURACY, FREEDOM FROM MALWARE OR VIRUSES, OR COMPLETENESS.
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If the website causes you harm — a virus, a transmission error, bad information — Host accepts no liability of any kind, even if they were warned it could happen.
IN NO EVENT SHALL HOST, ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ... EVEN IF HOST IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS.
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How these were found
Terms of Use last modified May 10, 2023; Privacy Policy last modified November 11, 2019 (over 7 years stale — it predates CCPA-era norms and mentions no data-access/deletion rights). Both documents were read live directly from hosthotels.com (no mirrors needed); no access blocks were encountered. Host Hotels & Resorts is a lodging REIT — the website is corporate/investor-facing with no consumer accounts, booking, or e-commerce, so most sneaky-consumer-clause categories (arbitration, auto-renew, data selling) have little surface area to exist; the score is modest accordingly. Only the two public legal documents were reviewed; investor privacy notices and manager-operated hotel sites are separate and were not assessed.
These notes come from the original draft and are not independent verification.