Remember those new Instagram policies that caused such a backlashk in December? Well, they go into effect this Saturday, January 19th. The good news? It is without the clause that caused most of the backlash.
The new privacy policy and terms of service documents add a few new elements like new arbitration rules and rules for affiliate sharing , but do not contain any of the advertising language that led many users to get up on arms about Instagram of trying to sell their photos without compensation.
Here’s that language that Instagram attempted to put into their privacy policy, but has be been removed:
Some or all of the Service may be supported by advertising revenue. To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you.
According to the latest blog post from Instagram:
Here are a few key updates:
- Nothing has changed about your photos’ ownership or who can see them.
- Our updated privacy policy helps Instagram function more easily as part of Facebook by being able to share info between the two groups. This means we can do things like fight spam more effectively, detect system and reliability problems more quickly, and build better features for everyone by understanding how Instagram is used.
- Our updated terms of service help protect you, and prevent spam and abuse as we grow.
This is just a small preview. Our new Privacy Policy and Terms of Service will be effective on January 16, 2013.
What Do You Think?
Are you more comfortable contributing to the photo sharing site? Were you ever uncomfortable? Share your thoughts by commenting below!
