CA-C-003960
Mercury Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
July 24, 2026
Effective date
July 24, 2026
Severity
Direction
Negative
Affected users
all users
Taxonomy
Data collection expansion
Changes
1 sentence modified
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Event Summary

Mercury updated its privacy policy to expand how certain cookies are classified and used. Specifically, cookies from Facebook Ads, Bing Ads, Braze, Google Ads, and LinkedIn Ads now include 'SaleOfInfo' alongside their existing purposes (Advertising or Analytics). This indicates that data collected via these cookies may be sold or shared with third parties for commercial purposes, in addition to their stated advertising and analytics functions.

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Consumer Impact

The updated privacy policy now discloses that cookies from Facebook Ads, Bing Ads, Braze, Google Ads, and LinkedIn Ads serve an additional purpose: 'SaleOfInfo'. This means data collected through these cookies may be sold or shared with third-party commercial partners, beyond their existing use for advertising and analytics. Under the revised policy, Mercury treats data from these cookies as subject to potential sale or commercial sharing. You can review Mercury's full privacy policy to understand your data rights and any available opt-out mechanisms.

Governance Analysis

The updated terms now authorize the sale or commercial sharing of data collected through cookies from major ad platforms (Facebook, Bing, Google, Braze, LinkedIn). This expands how Mercury may use or share user data beyond advertising and analytics functions. Organizations relying on Mercury should update their own privacy disclosures to reflect this expanded data-sharing purpose.

If No Action Is Taken

Data collected through cookies from Facebook, Bing, Google, Braze, and LinkedIn will be subject to sale or commercial sharing under the updated policy terms.

Key Clauses Affected

Cookie Purpose Expansion

Six cookies now list 'SaleOfInfo' as a permitted purpose, indicating data may be sold or shared with commercial partners in addition to advertising and analytics use.

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

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Previous Version
76ff609a168b3368164bf9f5f10c7f164588a4522b61a5aa366fc8fa8212c18a
July 16, 2026 01:00 UTC
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Current Version
1cfbe054545e1065a815bf63d21da38f4afaa03447b6e8c41e884c28c6dc5555
July 24, 2026 01:04 UTC
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Change Detected
July 24, 2026 01:04 UTC
Analysis Methodology
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Source Document
https://mercury.com/legal/privacy
Citation Record
Entity: Mercury
Document: Mercury Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-C-003960
Captured: 2026-07-24 01:04:09 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-07-24-mercury-mercury-privacy-policy-3960/
Accessed: July 24, 2026
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Impact Summary

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Expanded
Data controllers using Mercury Expanded

If you use Mercury's services and collect data from users, you must update your privacy notice to reflect that this data may be sold or shared with other companies.

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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

Mercury's privacy policy now explicitly discloses 'SaleOfInfo' as a permitted use for cookies associated with major ad platforms (Facebook, Bing, Google, Braze, LinkedIn). This expanded purpose statement indicates data may be sold or shared with commercial partners. Organizations using Mercury should assess whether this disclosure aligns with their own privacy notices and data-sharing representations to customers, and whether vendor contracts require amendment. If Mercury is a data controller or processor in EU/UK relationships, this change may require updates to privacy notices, data-sharing addenda, or SCCs if the expanded sharing crosses borders.

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ConductAtlas provides verified policy intelligence sourced directly from platform documents. All analysis is intended to support, not replace, legal and compliance review. Record CA-C-003960.

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Document
Mercury Privacy Policy
Entity
Mercury
Captured
July 24, 2026
Source URL
https://mercury.com/legal/privacy
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