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Tonight you will be listening to Knowable’s Terms and Conditions. Narrated by Scott Elchison.  Knowable's Terms and Conditions Highlights:  Word Count: 6440 Arbitration Agreement: No  What is the DMCA? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a 1998 United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It criminalizes produc...

Tonight you will be listening to the Morning Brew’s Privacy Policy. Narrated by Scott Elchison.  Morning Brew Privacy Policy Highlights:  Word Count: 4204  New Word Learned: Adduced - cite as evidence. "a number of factors are adduced to explain the situation" Morning Brew does not use cookies for online advertising  Morning Brew does not do not sell, trade, rent, or share your personal in...

Tonight you will be listening to Unsplash's Terms and Conditions. Narrated by Scott Elchison.  Unsplash Terms and Conditions Highlights:  Word Count: 5316 Arbitration Agreement: Yes  Photos on the Unsplash service come with a very, very broad copyright license under the Unsplash License. This is why they say that they are “Free to Use.”  Users own all of the content that they upload to Unsplas...

Tonight you will be listening to Reddit’s User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Narrated by Scott Elchison. Reddit User Agreement and Privacy Policy Highlights  Word Count: 7634 Arbitration Agreement: No New Word: Investigatory - designed to find information or ascertain facts; "a fact-finding committee" When posting content to Reddit, users waive their moral rights associated with that conte...

Tonight, you will be listening to Overcast’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Narrated by Scott Elchison.  Overcast Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Highlights  Word count: 3836 Arbitration Agreement: No  Overcast Premium subscriptions automatically renew unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period Users are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of...

Tonight, you will be listening to Substack’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Narrated by Scott Elchison.  SubStack’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Highlights:  Word Count: 5445 Arbitration Agreement: Yes  Creators own the rights to the content that is published on Substack.  When deleting a Substack account there is no guarantee that the content will be deleted from Substack’s record or backups...

Tonight, you will be listening to DoorDash’s Terms and Conditions Part 2. Narrated by Eric Poluhovich. Here’s to better sleep!  DoorDash Terms and Conditions P2 Highlights:   Word Count: 6143 (9180) Arbitration Agreement: Yes New Word Learned: Inured - come into operation; take effect. When ordering alcohol delivery through DoorDash a person cannot be intoxicated when receiving the delivery.  To b...

Welcome to Season 2 of Ts&Zzz!  Tonight, you will be listening to DoorDash’s Terms and Conditions. Narrated by Eric Poluhovich. Here’s to better sleep!  DoorDash Terms and Conditions P1 Highlights  Word Count: 4931 (9180) DoorDash positions themselves as a marketplace that operates software connecting consumers and contractors. They are not a food delivery service, restaurant or food preparati...

Peacock Terms of Use Part 2. Narrated by Scott Elchison.  Peacock Terms of Use P2 Highlights:  Word Count: 9631 (4834)  Arbitration Agreement: Yes  New Word: Lascivious - (of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire. Arbitration is confidential. You agree not to release any information (ex. materials or results) publicly.  California residents w...

Peacock Terms of Use Part 1. Narrated by Scott Elchison.  Peacock Terms of Use P1 Highlights:  Word Count: 9631 ( 4797 P1)  Arbitration Agreement: Yes  Peacock acknowledges and warns users that some of their content has outdated cultural references.  User’s should not rely on Peacock content for any advice. Especially legal or medication shows.  You agree not to use any ad blockers when using the...

Tactile Games Terms of Service Part 2. Narrated by Scott Elchison. Tactile Games Terms of Service P2 Highlights  Word Count: 5832 (P2 2,332)  Arbitration Agreement: Yes  By accepting these terms of service you are also accepting their privacy policy  Tactile Games has an opt out of Arbitration clause built into the TOS. You have the right to opt-out and not be bound by the arbitration and class ac...

Tactile Games Terms of Service. Narrated by Scott Elchison.  Tactile Games Terms of Service P1 Highlights  Word Count: 5832 (P1 3500)  Abrition Agreement: Yes  Tactile Games can delete your account if it is inactive for more than 120 days  Tactile Games grants it user’s a license to access their content. User’s don’t buy anything.  Tactile Games relies on users connecting their Facebook accounts a...

RadioPublic Terms of Service. Narrated by Scott Elchison. RadioPublic Terms of Service Highlights:  Word Count:1777 Arbitration Agreement: No  RadioPublic can remove any content they want from their service for any reason.  If you’re outside the United States, you consent to letting RadioPublic transfer, store, and process your information (including your personal information and content) in and o...

Imgur Terms of Use. Narrated by Scott Elchison. Imgur Terms of Use Highlights: Word Count: 1842  Arbitration Agreement: No  Alan Schaaf Imgur CEO is the POC for any DMCA takedown notices  A person must have fun when using any of Imgurs services Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ts-and-zzz/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:/...

Apple iOS 13 Terms of Service. Last updated on June 25th, 2019. Narrated by Paul Miller.  Apple iOS 13 Terms of Service Highlights  Word Count: 5670 Arbitration Agreement: No  New Word Learned: Contemporaneous - existing or occurring in the same period of time.  iMessage - Apple may hold your messages in encrypted form for a limited period of time in order to ensure delivery (Section 4).  Apple Ma...

Twitter Terms of Service. Effective June 18th 2020. Narrated by Scott Elchison.  Twitter Terms of Service Highlights:  Word Count: 3203  Arbitration Agreement: No  Twitter has two different TOS agreements. One that is specific to the EU, EFTA States and the UK. And a second one for the rest of the world.  Twitter isn’t responsible for any content that is posted on their platform, the person who po...

Tonight you will be listening to the Google Terms of Service. Effective March 31, 2020. Narrated by Scott Elchison. Google Terms of Service Highlights:  Word Count: 3860 Arbitration Agreement: No  Interesting Word: Merchantability - Salable; of quality and type ordinarily acceptable among vendors and buyers.  Google acknowledges no one reads the Terms of Service: We know it’s tempting to skip thes...

Tonight you will be listening to the Quibi Terms of Service. Last Updated on May 6th, 2020. Narrated by Scott Elchison. Quibi Terms of Service Highlights:  Word Count: 6198  Arbitration Agreement: Yes New Word: Tortious - constituting a tort; wrongful.  Quibi explicitly calls out in section 1 (registration) users are not allowed to use a password for the Quibi service that is already in use on ano...

Tonight you will be listening to the Disney Terms of Use. Last update on April 14th, 2020. Narrated by Scott Elchison. Disney Terms of Use Highlights:  Word Count: 6617 Arbitration Agreement: Yes  Disney explains the impact of arbitration on consumers very clearly: YOU ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE A DISPUTE IN COURT BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY. The Passwords and Security clause states you aren’t...

Tonight you will be listening to the Netflix Terms of Use. Last update on April 24th, 2019. Narrated by Scott Elchison. Originally released for Podapalooza. Buy me a coffee to support the pod! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tsandzzz Netflix Terms of Use Highlights:  Word count 4147 Arbitration Agreement: Yes  New Word Learned: PURPORTED  appearing or stated to be true, though not necessarily so; all...

We’re taking the stage for Podapalooza on April 25th and 26th, a virtual podcast festival for the benefit of COVID-19 relief.  Purchase tickets here: https://www.podapalooza.org All proceeds of your purchase of a Podapalooza Pass go to Give Directly. Give Directly delivers cash payments of $1,000 to vulnerable households in areas affected by COVID-19. Learn more about Give Directly here: givedirec...

Zoom Terms of Service narrated by Scott Elchison. Zoom Terms of Service Highlights:  Word count 3915  Zoom has an arbitration clause  Zoom has a No Warranty clause. This disclaimer serves to release the seller or producer (Zoom) from legal liability for product failures or defects. In Zoom’s case this also includes security. Yikes.  ZOOM, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND RESELLERS MAKE NO WARRANTY OR...

Facebook's Terms of Service narrated by Scott Elchison. Facebook Terms of Service Highlights: Word Count: 4054 Facebook doesn’t have an arbitration clause.  You can have your Facebook account memorialized upon death or incapacity (but not disappearance. All my Tiger King fans out there know what's good).  When you delete content on Facebook, it’s no longer visible to other users, however i...

Ts&Zzz is a podcast to help you fall asleep. It’s a conversation you can turn on as you wind down and slowly tune out as you start to fall asleep, knowing full well you won’t have to rewind the podcast in the morning. The back and forth conversation becomes a metronome for your mind, helping you destress, focus and gently drift off to sleep. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ts-a...