The policy states that Anthropic does not sell personal data as defined by applicable law, and that users may opt out of sharing personal data for targeted advertising of Anthropic's own products and services, including through global privacy controls such as browser-level signals.
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This provision establishes that while Anthropic does not characterize its data practices as a sale of personal data, it does share personal data for targeted advertising of its own services, from which users may opt out. The policy states that Global Privacy Control signals will be honored, which is relevant to California and other state privacy compliance.
Under this clause, users can opt out of having their personal data shared for targeted advertising of Anthropic's products and services through account Privacy Settings or by sending a Global Privacy Control signal; the policy states Anthropic does not sell personal data under applicable legal definitions.
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Compare across platforms →"Sale & targeted Anthropic marketing of its products and services: Anthropic does not 'sell' your personal data as that term is defined by applicable laws and regulations. You can opt-out of sharing your personal data for targeted advertising to promote our products and services, and we will honor global privacy controls. To learn more, click here.Excerpt from Anthropic's Privacy Policy (Superseded Capture)
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages CCPA and CPRA, which require businesses to honor opt-out of sale and sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, and to recognize Global Privacy Control signals as valid …
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This provision establishes that while Anthropic does not characterize its data practices as a sale of personal data, it does share personal data for targeted advertising of its own services, from which users may opt out. The policy states that Global Privacy Control signals will be honored, which is relevant to California and other state privacy compliance.
Under this clause, users can opt out of having their personal data shared for targeted advertising of Anthropic's products and services through account Privacy Settings or by sending a Global Privacy Control signal; the policy states Anthropic does not sell personal data under applicable legal definitions.
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