Rice University Terms Scorecard

Grade A — Highly protective (score 93/100)

The policy discloses the use of third-party tracking cookies for advertising and analytics, but lacks a clear, affirmative consent mechanism for non-essential cookies.

Uses third-party tracking cookies for advertising without explicit opt-in.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
UNCLEAR
Trains AI on your content
UNCLEAR
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
UNCLEAR
Easy to cancel
UNCLEAR
Tells you before changes
UNCLEAR
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

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The site uses implied consent, meaning they consider your continued browsing as agreement to their tracking practices.

Advertisement cookies

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The site tracks your browsing history to serve targeted advertisements.

Functional cookies

Used for personalized advertising & marketing.

Your activity is shared with third-party platforms like LinkedIn for marketing.

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Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site... These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

Essential cookies are limited to site functionality and do not track your identity.

Last reviewed 2026-08-06 under rubric v3.5.

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