Dropbox

Dropbox is a cloud storage and collaborative workspace provider based in the United States.


Handling
Does the policy allow personally-targeted or behavioral marketing?  No
10/10
Does the service allow you to permanently delete your personal data?  Yes, using an automated mechanism
5/5
Does the service allow third-party access to private personal data?  Yes, all parties specified (including non-critical service providers such as advertisers)
3/10
When does the policy allow law enforcement access to personal data?  When reasonably requested
3/5
Transparency
Does the policy outline the service's general security practices?  Somewhat
1/3
Is the policy's history made available?  Yes, with revisions or a changelog
5/5
Does the policy require users to be notified in case of a data breach?  Yes, within 72 hours
7/7
Will affected users be notified when the policy is meaningfully changed?  Yes
5/5
Collection
Does the service collect personal data from third parties?  No
10/10
Is it clear why the service collects the personal data that it does?  Mostly
7/10
Does the service allow the user to control whether personal data is collected or used for non-critical purposes?  On an opt-out basis, but only for some non-critical data/uses
3/10
Does the policy list the personal data it collects?  Yes, generally
7/10

Last Updated

March 28, 2021

Contributors

kulchynska, ibarakaiev