Vimeo vs Wikimedia Foundation: whose terms are worse?

If you have a dispute with Vimeo, you'll have to resolve it through individual arbitration, not a court trial. You have 30 days to opt out of this after you start using Vimeo services.

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

You can't join or start a class action lawsuit against Vimeo. If you have a problem, you'll have to resolve it individually.

You give Vimeo permission to use and distribute your content when you upload it to the service.

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.

Your subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel it. You'll be charged for the next period if you don't cancel in time.

If you have a dispute with Vimeo, you need to try to resolve it informally first, and then you can go to arbitration if that doesn't work.

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.

Vimeo can change its terms of service at any time, and you'll be bound by the new terms if you keep using the service.

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

If Vimeo's service causes you financial loss, the most you can get back is what you paid them in the last month.

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.

Vimeo can terminate your account at any time, with or without notice, if you breach the terms of service.

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

Vimeo may keep copies of your content even after you delete it.

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.

New York State law applies to any disputes between you and Vimeo.

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