Photobucket is now safe.

[Tylers-mum]

A friend of mine compllained about the new Terms of Use and recieved this response from them.

 

Guess it's now safe but comes too late for me as I've already deleted my account. LOL

Best go make up a new one eh!

 

Here's the email she recieved from them.

 

Dear ********

 

We recently updated the Terms of Service on our Website with the intent

of

adding more features that allow you to do more with your photos and

content.

Unfortunately, our new TOS language was not clear, and did not

accurately

communicate our intent. We sincerely apologize for any confusion this

may have

caused.

 

As a result, we've just updated our Terms of Service, correcting and

clarifying our intent and the limits of the license you grant us in

accordance

with your use of the Photobucket service.

 

The initial reason for the change was to address a concern related to

members

of our site linking their content to other bulletin boards, web sites,

and

other third parties. When that linking occurs, the content linked is

now part

of the third party site even if it is still physically on the

Photobucket

service. The change was intended to protect your content on third

party

sites. We also needed to add some language to allow you to print your

images

through our third party fulfillment company Qoop (the MakeIt button).

 

At Photobucket, our members are the heart and soul of what we do - your

thoughts, behaviors, concerns and preferences drive our business, and

we value

your opinion. It is important to us to hear your concerns, and act

swiftly and

appropriately. We have revised our Terms of Service to clearly reflect

our

original intentions. These updated terms are posted here

http://photobucket.com/terms.php .

 

We want to make sure it's clear that our privacy policy has not

changed,

posted here http://photobucket.com/privacyPolicy.php - Photobucket will

not

rent or sell your personal information for use by third parties.

 

It is our sincere hope that these changes clarify the intent behind our

revised Terms of Service. Please feel free to pass along or post this

note to

any other concerned users with whom you come into contact. As always,

we

appreciate your feedback.

 

Thanks,

Michael Clark

VP of Engineering

mpclark@photobucket.com

 

Thank you!

 

Your Photobucket Support Team

[elaine1]

ooh ive been using that for ages never knew it wasnt safe!

[raelien]

me either - what was the issue before?

[Tylers-mum]

raelian - I posted about it a day or two before this one. If you do a quick search I'm sure you'll find it. I would bump it for you but gotta rush off. Sorry!

Edited March 13, 2006 by Tylers-mum