Dropbox vs Wikimedia Foundation: whose terms are worse?

If you have a dispute with Dropbox, you must try to resolve it informally first, and then you'll have to go through individual arbitration. You can't sue Dropbox in court, unless you opt out of arbitration within 30 days.

If you have a dispute with Wikimedia related to paid editing, you may be required to participate in a binding mediation.

You can't bring a class action lawsuit against Dropbox. If you have a dispute, you'll have to resolve it individually.

When you use Dropbox, you give them permission to access, store, and scan your files to provide their services. This includes sharing your data with their affiliates and trusted third parties.

Dropbox says these terms don't give them any rights to your files, but it's not entirely clear what that means.

When you contribute to Wikimedia projects, you must license your contributions under a free license, such as CC BY-SA 4.0, so that others can reuse them.

If you have a paid Dropbox account, it will automatically renew and charge you unless you cancel it.

If you have a dispute with Wikimedia, you must bring it to their attention within one year or you will not be able to make a claim. If your dispute is related to paid editing, you may be required to participate in a binding mediation.

Dropbox can change the fees for their services, and they'll give you at least 30 days' notice before the change takes effect.

Dropbox can change these terms at any time, and the updated terms will be effective no less than 30 days after they notify you.

Wikimedia can change these terms of use at any time, but they will give you at least 30 days' notice.

If Dropbox's service causes you financial loss, the most you can get back is $20 or 100% of your last payment.

If their outage costs you money, the most you can get back is $1,000. This is the maximum amount that Wikimedia is liable for.

Dropbox can terminate or suspend your account at any time, and if they do, you won't be able to access your files.

Wikimedia can block your account or access to their services at any time, and this decision is final.

Dropbox may review your conduct and content to ensure it complies with their policies, and they can terminate your account if it doesn't.

Wikimedia may retain some of your data, but the details of their data retention policies are not clear.

Wikimedia may transfer their rights and obligations to another organization, but the implications of this are not clear.

Any disputes with Wikimedia will be dealt with under the laws of California.