American Airlines removed 12 sentences from its Terms of Use that previously disclosed how cookies and personal data are collected on its website. The removed language explained what cookies do, what data is collected for performance and functional purposes, and referenced the privacy policy. The updated terms no longer include these specific disclosures about cookie use and data collection methods.
Consumers: Users can no longer find in the terms a specific explanation of what performance cookies do on the American Airlines website.
Consumers: Users can no longer find in the terms a specific explanation of how the site uses functional cookies for preference storage.
Consumers: The terms no longer explain which cookies are mandatory for site operation.
The updated Terms of Use no longer include explicit statements about how American Airlines uses performance cookies to analyze site usage and track popular pages, or how functional cookies remember your preferences like language and region settings. Previously, the terms disclosed that cookies are essential to site operation and cannot be rejected. The removal of these disclosures means users visiting the American Airlines website will not find this granular explanation of cookie purposes in the terms themselves, though cookie collection may continue through other disclosure mechanisms such as a separate privacy policy or cookie banner.
Removed 12 sentences explaining the purpose and types of cookies (essential, performance, functional) previously used on the website.
Removed language stating that personal data may be collected by American Airlines and partners in accordance with the privacy policy.
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American Airlines removed 12 sentences from its Terms of Use that previously explained cookie and personal data collection practices. These disclosures covered performance cookies, functional cookies, essential cookies, and references to the privacy policy. The …
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