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privacy policy?

by Joshua P
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brand x may disclose, transfer, and sell Individual Information to entities affiliated with brand x in brand x discretion.

read that on one site's PP,
so they can sell my info to anyone they want,or share them for free,is that what it means?

Or am I mistaken here?
#policy #privacy
  • Profile picture of the author loaf1011
    You seem to be correct!
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  • Profile picture of the author Joshua P
    well who would feel safe dealing with such a brand?
    and it makes almost $1m per month
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  • Profile picture of the author loaf1011
    You could say the same about Facebook or Google or any other service... it's just that most of the time we don't read them. Scary stuff, eh!?
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  • Profile picture of the author Joshua P
    well just realized how ignorant we are :x
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  • Profile picture of the author onSubie
    That is pretty standard language. Whether or not they actually sell your information, it is better to protect themselves with that clause.

    Read the fine print in any ToS, and despite what companies say in promotions or public forums, most have clauses that exempt them from any liability and allow them to use your information how they want.
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    • Profile picture of the author smjconet
      With the new CALOPPA California requirement, things are changing again for Privacy policies.
      Some of the changes to be compliant.
      WHAT IS CALOPPA?
      CAlOPPA currently requires Site operators to post a privacy policy that does the following:
      • Identifies the categories of personally identifiable information collected;
      • Provides a description of the process for an individual consumer who uses or visits a Site to review and request changes to his or her personally identifiable information that has been collected, if the Site offers such a process;
      • Describes the process by which consumers will be notified of material changes to the privacy policy; and
      • Identifies the effective date of the policy.

      In addition there is the new Do Not Track, Opt Out option. Yup pretty scary if one reads those TOS and privacy policies.

      Then there's the DCMA notice as well...
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